Did I miss a thread about this?
Not a lot of time to squeeze in gigs. I'm surprised the paperwork is in order.
Think they hit the usual venues?
Did I miss a thread about this?
Not a lot of time to squeeze in gigs. I'm surprised the paperwork is in order.
Think they hit the usual venues?
Hope so.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Has this been announced? I follow the band closely and this is the first I've heard of it.
Announcement on 2nd October, tickets on sale from 6th October.
It's been announced that there'll be a tour, but I hadn't seen Mark's dates above before now - thanks! Definitely looking forward to this.
My interest in seeing Marillion live in the US has diminished a bit. It seems like every time they come around it's the same usual "greatest hits" type of setlist, with The Invisible Man, Neverland, Easter, Cover My Eyes, Three Minute Boy, Fantastic Place taking up a majority of the setlist space even though they've been played every trip over here. Last November, they did a good portion of FEAR and the rest was filled with those songs. I'd love to see them dig a bit deeper and give us material that may not have been played here yet.
I agree. While I think what we got in 2016 was similar to what they got in Europe, I've always felt since we miss out on a lot of tours they should give us at least tastes of what we missed here from "recent" albums when they didn't get to the US. StcBM, HItR, Somewhere Else, etc. But, I'm definitely grateful for the chance to connect with the band live, whatever the set list. And I have to say, the 2016 NYC show was very memorable due to it being election night. Insane, but the download makes for a good listen - definitely one where you want to crank it up during the banter! I'll never forget emerging into Times Square that night, seeing a stunned NYC trying to grasp what had happened.
i saw them in july. setlist: F E A R (in its entirety) • beyond you • easter • sounds that can't be made • real tears for sale • man of a thousand faces • king
only three songs that i had previously heard in a live setting. this was their most radical and uncompromising set to date with only one song that would pass as a crowd pleaser (“easter”). they do juggle their set about frequently during a string of live dates but i think that it's a safe bet to hope for some surprises this time around. i certainly expected much less and walked away enthused again.
I still had a good time at the Philly show (though the amount of fans who could not stop leaving their seats to get drinks or use the bathroom was honestly staggering). The band always performs exceptionally well and h is a great front-man. But yeah, a journey into those lesser-played albums would excite me more than anything. I love being surprised at shows by an obscure song or two, and it makes each tour feel more unique whereas their past shows all have a feeling of similarity between them due to their song choices.
It was a weird experience, taking moments to glance at CNN and figure out what the deal was, then emerging into Ocean Cloud for 15 minutes, then checking again. Dinner before the show was interesting too, with CNN up on the screens where we ate. Well, at least I remember where I was when it happened.
That's a cool set, HITR songs are incredibly under-represented in their setlists for some reason. They did a good portion of FEAR the last time they were here so I wouldn't mind if they just did The Leavers (which has not been done in the US yet) and Living In FEAR again and filled in the rest with back catalog.
Dates? What? Where did they go??
My feeling exactly. Philly only had a few songs overlap between '12 and '16, but they took a big chunk of set time due to the Marbles epics (ok to change up, much as I love 'em) and identical encores (ditto). Someone pointed out that the backing vids were probably a key reason for the sameyness of the sets last fall, and I'd be happy to leave them out in exchange for the flexibility to pull out a "Rich" or "The Other Half" now and then.
this is exciting similarly hadn't heard about this at all until now. kinda hope they come somewhere with seats as I was not much a fan of some of the people jostling us last time but if they come anywhere nearby I will be happy.
As someone who works on the backing videos I can definitely say that the setlist selection has nothing to do with the available vids :-)
I wish they'd do a broad North American tour for a change, not just a few major cities. They haven't been to my neck of the woods since the first tour with Hogarth.
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