Top Of The World Tour 2023

[The Paddies]

No Train Of Thought at all.
I was expecting ITNOG as an encore.
Quite a short set. And some surprising choices.
All in all not too shabby!

[Trav86]

If this is accurate I really hope they bring this set back to the U.S.! I gotta top ten song in there now.

[geeeemo]

Got rid of Count and added PMU.

I am very happy with SG and ATC though!

[Deadeye21]

Setlist just got turned to crap. I would not bother buying tickets for this. Man, they did so much better last year. No encore and they brought back PMU which I’d say is easily their most boring song. This doesn’t even seem close to long enough without Ministry and Count. Nope, if this came to Australia, I would be second guessing without a good support and a cheap ticket.

[dodido253]

Killer killer set!!
Show just done rn

Out - invisible monster, ATM, ITMOLS, about to crash

In - sleeping giant, ATC , caught in a web, Solitary shell through the of 6 degrees, pull me under

[Deadeye21]

Hang on. Someone just said Count of Tuscany is still the encore. That saves it a little bit. Do we know if it’s Solitary Shell, About to Crash (Reprise) and Losing Time, or did they actually go into About to Crash (original)?

[Ben_Jamin]

Killer killer set!!
Show just done rn

Out - invisible monster, ATM, ITMOLS, about to crash

In - sleeping giant, ATC , caught in a web, Solitary shell through the of 6 degrees, pull me under

Okay, so it's the last half of Six Degrees starting from Solitary Shell, including Losing Time/Grand Finale? I was wondering that because of the setlist mentioning Six Degrees, and then now it's Solitary Shell with About to Crash after, and that got me wondering if they meant About to Crash (Reprise) since its be weird to transition from Solitary Shell into About to Crash.

[Trav86]

I honestly never get tired of Pull Me Under. Sorry, not sorry.

I am surprised they got rid of TCOT. Maybe it wasn’t going over as well as they thought it would.

Not surprised they dumped TMOLS. Snooze fest. The transition from ATC into it was great. That big symphonic melody is great. But then it’s a downer. The instrumental section is meh until the unison line which is one of their best. But…1,456 mins that song lasts isn’t worth it for that.

And I’m gonna assume ATC is the reprise now. Considering it comes after Solitary Shell. SS being one of my favorites that I’ve never seen live.

[dodido253]

TCOT was the encore.

[Trav86]

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

[genome]

Sleeping Giant and ATC were the two tracks I wanted to see from View so I'm pretty happy with that. Solitary Shell will be a treat too.

[Deadeye21]

 

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

This is what I’d like to know. If it’s the actual ending, then I rescind my disappointment for the most part.

Kinda interesting that kept Bridges in the Sky since it was so controversial last year.

[dodido253]

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

SS, about to crash (reprise), losing time.

[Trav86]

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

SS, about to crash (reprise), losing time.

 

[dodido253]

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

SS, about to crash (reprise), losing time.
edit - I could barely hear backing vocals. It seems that petrucci has stopped w/ mimicking. I might be wrong tho.

[Mladen]

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

SS, about to crash (reprise), losing time.

This alone is worth the ticket price. Thank you very much for the update!

[Deadeye21]

Yeah, alright. You saved it. I’m keen  to go if that’s the case.

I was so sure they’d add Transcending Time. Now that’s the only song they won’t play from this album. Bit of a bummer, as it’s a really great song

[Trav86]

OK, for me personally, this set just starts punching from the beginning and never stops. If they release a live album or video from this tour, I hope it’s this set and not the US one.

[geeeemo]

Ok. Ya, I feel much better knowing The Count stayed. Aside from PMU (which is amazing, of course, but, well, it's been around), the adds are great!

Now...when will they announce the US leg?

[NoFred]

Yeah that’s an improvement over the set list we got last year, and different enough that I hope they bring it back to the US - worth seeing again. (even better with a new encore, work AWE in for those that didn’t get it on DoT tour)

And no problem here with PMU, works the crowd really well. Needed something like that if dropping Endless Sacrifice.

[Ben_Jamin]

Was it the whole ending of Six Degrees or just SS and ATC?

SS, about to crash (reprise), losing time.

 

Now just awaiting for when they announce the US leg. 

I have no problem at all with the setlist. My issue with Pull Me Under is using it as the encore song. Having it in the middle of the set doesn't bother me.

[Deadeye21]

Hey, did Jordan have the keytar out at any point in this show? I know he had it for Endless Sacrifice in 2022, but I’m having trouble trying to pick where it would fit into this set.

[Ben_Jamin]

Kinda interesting that kept Bridges in the Sky since it was so controversial last year.

I figured either Bridges or Endless Sacrifice would stay. Keeping Bridges makes sense to me. It's a Mangini Era song and the band likely loves playing the song. I enjoy the song, and I thought it was awesome with this production.

[dodido253]

Endless sacrifice is out as well, I’ve forgot to mention.

[Trav86]

And no problem here with PMU, works the crowd really well. Needed something like that if dropping Endless Sacrifice.

I agree. ES was definitely a crowd pleaser. PMU does that easily. It’s their Jump or Tom Sawyer. Works every time.

[The Paddies]

Setlist is even better now. I'd rather had In The Name Of God as I've seen The Count Of Tuscany many times live by now. And Goodnight Kiss is a personal favorite so that would've been a nice addition as well. But I've decided I'm going for this leg as well because of the song selection. Props for the changes.

[Wim Kruithof]

Ok, interesting changes although The Ministry of Lost Souls was easily the highlight last tour. Too bad they vanished 'm. Pull Me Under is the least of whole Images and Words so I could interchange that with any of the album and I also hoped for another one than Caught In a Web. Awake has so much more to offer.

Then again, they still play Bridges In the Sky and A View, ending with The Count. So glad that remains the same and with Six Degrees, Answering the Call and Sleeping Giant, there are some pearls in their way.

[dodido253]

INTOG could’ve been incredible. But it’s too much for James at this point.

I’d drop 6:00 for basically for any other song in the catalog. Besides that this is my 6th show and it’s definitely a contender for the best one.

[The Paddies]

Agreed. On both ITNOG and 6:00.

Also interesting: songs from 'just' six studio albums. Of which only two Mangini-era albums. Considering that: DoT has a few songs that could have easily replaced 6:00.
And none from TOT - which celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year. They might save something for that for the next leg/US tour.

[TAC]

And none from TOT - which celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year. They might save something for that for the next leg/US tour.

Right. Maybe this is some sort of hybrid. I'd be surprised if TCOT was played on the 2nd US leg. I still cannot get over CiaW AND 6:00 being in the set.

[ReaperKK]

Man that is one bummer of a set list. I could go without seeing any songs from SDOIT (the complete song, I'd welcome something from the first disc).

[wolfking]

What a fucking awful setlist.  Atrocious.

[DTwwbwMP]

JP loves himself some Caught In A Web. No idea why they'd play that AND 6:00.

 

[DTwwbwMP]

No Train Of Thought at all.
I was expecting ITNOG as an encore.

Agreed,,,,very weak!

[wolfking]

JP loves himself some Caught In A Web. No idea why they'd play that AND 6:00.

 

Not sure why the thumbs down, he's right.  Both somewhat middle of the road songs from Awake.  Neither should be in there.  6:00 has already been played and Web is even a lower tier song on the album.