I made the trip to Montreal for the first concert of the tour and I must say that the concert was incredible. What struck me most about Opeth's live act is that the songs are performed flawlessly, the guitar solos being fluid and Mikael's vocals just perfect. I don't know how Mikael can switch from grind to clean vocals like without showing signs of fatigue in his voice. The setlist from the show was already posted in another thread but I'll post it again:
The Lepper Affinity
Advent
Deliverance
Godhead's Lament
The Drapery Falls
Credence
Bleak
A Fair Judgement
Encore: Demon of the Fall
I don't see how anyone could complain of this setlist. Deliverance was simply mesmerizing, even more if you consider that it was the third time that they actually played the song together. After Deliverance, Mikael said to the crowd that they were going to play something off Still Life and then talked to Peter. He came back and announced that they were not supposed to play this song but they would anyway and we were thus given Godhead's Lament. Maybe they were not even supposed to play a Still Life song. Did Godhead's Lament replace April Ethereal ? Maybe not. This leads me to the next anecdote. The crowd in Montreal was extremely responsive, the atmosphere was simply electric and the band really felt it. The trashing for the first few songs especially was kind of annoying though. Not that I mind trashing, it's just that when you're not in the mood and you want to concentrate on the music because Opeth is playing live for you, it's not ideal. It wasn't really violent though, totally civilized if that can be said. I really didn't expect that level of trashing though at an Opeth show. All things considered, I can't complain because in a different mood I would have done the same thing and this is metal ! Back to my anecdote. I felt that the band really wanted to reward the crowd for being so into the concert and in any event, just felt like playing a few more songs than they were supposed to. But after Bleak, Martin Lopez made a sign to Mikael, pointing to his feet, and indicated that he could not go on any longer. I read in another thread that someone heard that Lopez had problems with his double kicks at the London show so I don't think that I imagined this. Afterwards, Mikael immediately said that this was to be their last song, and so they started A Fair Judgement. The anticipation for the chorus was immense and when it came, it was just magical. When you guys and gals see the show, you will just be in awe. Trust me, we're not worthy !
The band is awesome live, as I said they play the songs flawlessly, it's as if you were hearing the album but not exactly, for the energy is just unique. If you've never seen Opeth before, as was the case for me, you simply won't believe it, they get every note right.
Succintly put, every song was a highlight. Do everything to see them.
The Lepper Affinity
Advent
Deliverance
Godhead's Lament
The Drapery Falls
Credence
Bleak
A Fair Judgement
Encore: Demon of the Fall
I don't see how anyone could complain of this setlist. Deliverance was simply mesmerizing, even more if you consider that it was the third time that they actually played the song together. After Deliverance, Mikael said to the crowd that they were going to play something off Still Life and then talked to Peter. He came back and announced that they were not supposed to play this song but they would anyway and we were thus given Godhead's Lament. Maybe they were not even supposed to play a Still Life song. Did Godhead's Lament replace April Ethereal ? Maybe not. This leads me to the next anecdote. The crowd in Montreal was extremely responsive, the atmosphere was simply electric and the band really felt it. The trashing for the first few songs especially was kind of annoying though. Not that I mind trashing, it's just that when you're not in the mood and you want to concentrate on the music because Opeth is playing live for you, it's not ideal. It wasn't really violent though, totally civilized if that can be said. I really didn't expect that level of trashing though at an Opeth show. All things considered, I can't complain because in a different mood I would have done the same thing and this is metal ! Back to my anecdote. I felt that the band really wanted to reward the crowd for being so into the concert and in any event, just felt like playing a few more songs than they were supposed to. But after Bleak, Martin Lopez made a sign to Mikael, pointing to his feet, and indicated that he could not go on any longer. I read in another thread that someone heard that Lopez had problems with his double kicks at the London show so I don't think that I imagined this. Afterwards, Mikael immediately said that this was to be their last song, and so they started A Fair Judgement. The anticipation for the chorus was immense and when it came, it was just magical. When you guys and gals see the show, you will just be in awe. Trust me, we're not worthy !
The band is awesome live, as I said they play the songs flawlessly, it's as if you were hearing the album but not exactly, for the energy is just unique. If you've never seen Opeth before, as was the case for me, you simply won't believe it, they get every note right.
Succintly put, every song was a highlight. Do everything to see them.
. I still can't believe people were moshing to the acoustic parts sometimes...that just blew my mind because those just simply aren't moshible. Besides that it was good but I have to say Foufs sucks as a venue. There were tons of us trying to get out, and they were letting more people in to the club up the narrow stairway. I nearly got pushed down the stairs by the amount of people once the bouncers let us go down finally, and one of the bouncers pushed everyone on their way down and said don't push really forcefully even to those of us being carried along by the crowd (asshole 
