PORCUPINE TREE ~ Le Zenith. Paris.

  *** UP FOR SALE : 03/11/2021 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
6:30 pm — Doors Open
8:00 pm— Porcupine Tree (UK)

 

Support Act: ---

 

~ CLOSURE/CONTINUATION TOUR 2022 ~
 

Closure/Continuation is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree (formed by musician Steven Wilson). It is their first since 2009's The Incident. Released on June 24, 2022. Producer Steven Wilson - Richard Barber - Gavin Harrison. "One of their most anticipated rock and metal albums in 2022". Number one spot on the UK all-format album chart, potentially the band's first album to top the chart. The album ultimately debuted at number two in the official UK album charts, though it debuted at number one for both CD and vinyl sales. 

 

Fear of a Blank Planet is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree (formed by musician Steven Wilson) and their best selling before 2009's The Incident. Released on April 16, 2007. Producer Porcupine Tree. Fear of a Blank Planet won the "Album of the Year" award for the 2007 Classic Rock magazine awards. This was the second time the band won this award, the first time being in 2005 with Deadwing. It was also the No. 1 album for 2007 on Metal Storm.

In Absentia is the seventh studio album by English progressive rock band Porcupine Tree (formed by musician Steven Wilson), first released on September 24, 2002. Producer Steven Wilson. The album marked several changes for the band, with it being the first with new drummer Gavin Harrison and the first to move into a more heavy metal and progressive metal direction, contrary to past albums psychedelic and pop rock sounds. It was Metal Storm's number 2 of the Top 20 albums of 2002 and number 46 on the Top 200 albums of all time.

 

PORCUPINE TREE (Band)

 

 Steven Wilson — vocals, guitars, piano, synthesisers, hammer dulcimer, banjo, sampler, various instruments (1987–2010; 2021–present)
Richard Barbieri — keyboards, synthesizers, piano and sound processing (1993–2010; 2021–present)
Gavin Harrison — drums and percussion (2002–2010; 2021–present)

 

Touring members

Randy McStine — guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)
Nate Navarro — bass (2022–present)

The Setlist

PORCUPINE TREE

 Set 1

Intro Audio: Even Less / Stupid Dream (Stupid Dream - 1999)

Blackest Eyes (In Absentia - 2002)
Harridan (Closure/Continuation - 2022)
Of the New Day (Closure/Continuation - 2022)
Rats Return (Closure/Continuation - 2022)
Even Less (Stupid Dream - 1999) (7 minute version)
Drown With Me (In Absentia - 2002)
Dignity (Closure/Continuation - 2022)
The Sound of Muzak (In Absentia - 2002)
Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled (Lightbulb Sun - 2000) (banjo chords played on acoustic & clean guitars instead; "Do"'s speech sample played on tape)
Chimera's Wreck (Closure/Continuation - 2022)

Intro Audio: Turiya (Alice Coltrane song - 1970)

— 20 minute interval —

Set 2

Intro Audio: Fear of a Blank Planet / Sentimental (Fear of a Blank Planet - 2007)

Fear of a Blank Planet (Fear of a Blank Planet - 2007) (modified lyric: “He’s in a band / They sound like Japan”)
Buying New Soul (Recordings (Compilation) - 2001) (no Richard outro)
Walk the Plank (Closure/Continuation - 2022)
Sentimental (Fear of a Blank Planet - 2007) (all muffled intro percussion played on tape)
Herd Culling (Closure/Continuation - 2022) (crowd sings “Happy Birthday” for Steven in several languages at once)
Anesthetize (Fear of a Blank Planet - 2007) (the distorted guitar ostinato coming right after McStine's solo was played on a loop)
Sleep Together (Fear of a Blank Planet - 2007)

Encore

Collapse the Light Into Earth (In Absentia - 2002) (Steven and Richard only; with extended intro in 4/4) ; (>)
Halo (Deadwing - 2005)
Trains (In Absentia - 2002) (jokingly announced as a medley of several classic rock songs, though specifically not “Free Bird”)

 

 

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 Time Set: 2h30