What an awesome show. Opeth was flawless and kicked ass. This show was even better than the heavier show in the beginning of the year. Damnation sounds much better live, especially Closure with the extended middle and heavier ending. Benighted was cool, and To Bid You Farewell was the highlight of the show for me. Amazing song, and it was played to perfection. I thought the cover of Soldier of Fortune was a bit of a strange choice, and I would rather they would have played another Opeth song instead of it (such as Harvest), but oh well. Face Of Melinda was a good closer as well.
Porcupine Tree were okay, kind of boring but still played well. Their set felt a bit drawn out, but maybe that was just the anticipation for Opeth kicking in. Steven Wilson was pretty funny, cracking jokes in between every song and messing with the Opeth fans.
Speaking of, one thing that irritated about the show was the fans. Last night I learned that a good amount of Opeth fans only like the heavy stuff and are just your typical mosh pit morons. There was this couple that would start a bit whenever there was a distorted guitar (and sometimes when there wasn't). This guy would just throw his girlifrend into anybody around him and was just overall being a big asshole. People were moshing during To Bid You Farewell even. Sometimes I wonder if many of the fans even understand what Opeth is all about, or if they come just to mosh for an hour and a half.
Overall though, it was an excellent show, and one of the best I've seen.
Porcupine Tree were okay, kind of boring but still played well. Their set felt a bit drawn out, but maybe that was just the anticipation for Opeth kicking in. Steven Wilson was pretty funny, cracking jokes in between every song and messing with the Opeth fans.
Speaking of, one thing that irritated about the show was the fans. Last night I learned that a good amount of Opeth fans only like the heavy stuff and are just your typical mosh pit morons. There was this couple that would start a bit whenever there was a distorted guitar (and sometimes when there wasn't). This guy would just throw his girlifrend into anybody around him and was just overall being a big asshole. People were moshing during To Bid You Farewell even. Sometimes I wonder if many of the fans even understand what Opeth is all about, or if they come just to mosh for an hour and a half.
Overall though, it was an excellent show, and one of the best I've seen.