So, I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about this tour since it's been going on. I'm going this Sunday in Chicago, so I was just curious how the shows have been, how long the set is, merch, etc.
90 minutes? I didn't time it but at the start of the set he said we were stuck with him for the next hour and a half lol.
I thought I already replied to you
This tour is a must see as far as I'm concerned. TesseracT and Devin Townsend both put on quality shows.
As far as merch goes. We were at the beginning of the tour and they had already ran out of XL Devin Townsend shirts. Go figure.
You were it. I just found it odd no one talking about it. Weird that the XL's were out already. Hopefully they have a medium or large. For merch, I meant more if there was a variety of shirts and such or just a basic tour shirt, etc.? Also, how was the setlist? A good mix of all his solo stuff?
I was at the Hartford, CT show on Halloween...and it was a BLAST. .
I was at the Hartford, CT show on Halloween...and it was a BLAST. Probably the most fun I've had at a show before. It felt like a party, and Devin is just so awesome musically and personally. He had me cracking up throughout the night, at things he was saying and the faces he was making. The setlist was a nice mix of his solo material and Ziltoid. The 30 minutes between TesseracT and Devin was pretty funny too with 'Ziltoid Radio' playing over the PA. Totally awesome show, and I hope the turnouts have been good enough for him to do another Headlining tour sooner than later, and in bigger rooms/venues. The venue he was at here was so small...I think our living room is wider.
I was at the Hartford, CT show on Halloween...and it was a BLAST. Probably the most fun I've had at a show before. It felt like a party, and Devin is just so awesome musically and personally. He had me cracking up throughout the night, at things he was saying and the faces he was making. The setlist was a nice mix of his solo material and Ziltoid. The 30 minutes between TesseracT and Devin was pretty funny too with 'Ziltoid Radio' playing over the PA. Totally awesome show, and I hope the turnouts have been good enough for him to do another Headlining tour sooner than later, and in bigger rooms/venues. The venue he was at here was so small...I think our living room is wider.
Ahhh! Didn't even know he was hitting Hartford. I decided to skip the Palladium show. If I had known about the Webster, I would have gone
I saw Devin there years back and it was an awesome show. Soo much fun and he's quite a character. He kept telling the crowd they were jealous of him and they all wish they could be as ugly as he is!
As for the venue, have you ever been to the main stage at the Webster? The Devin/TesseracT shows were held at the Underground, the smaller room. The main portion of the Webster (where Devin has played in the past) is actually pretty damn big.
I have been to quite a few shows at the main stage, saw Dev there with Opeth I think it was...this was actually my first time really seeing and being IN the Underground section...which was ridiculously small.
I was close to the front, so I couldn't see exactly how the room filled up, but by looking back and between all the people taller than me, it seemed close to full. Not sure how many people it holds...but maybe around 150-200?
They had a slight variety. I thought the tour shirt was the coolest. As far as the setlist, I thought the variety was excellent. He played all my favorite songs. A lot of Ziltoid.
Sounds like yet another tour that isn't being promoted very well.