Watch DEVIN TOWNSEND's Retinal Circus online

[KingsGene]

From http://www.bravewords.com/news/191534 :

On October 27th, renowned multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and now ringleader, DEVIN TOWNSEND is gearing up for one of his biggest accomplishments to date: The Retinal Circus. Set to take place at London's historic Roundhouse venue, this one-night only event has been sold out for over a year now; however, fans worldwide can still watch this event live online in association with Live Music Stage.

To watch Devin Townsend's Retinal Circus online, visit Livemusicstage.com to purchase your tickets (tickets can be bought now for £7.99, which is roughly $13 and €10; paypal and all major credit cards are taken). Then on October 27th at 7PM GMT head back over to Livemusicstage.com, log in with your ticket number and watch the folly unfold.

Devin describes the Retinal Circus as: "a retrospective of my career in music to date, with the central theme being a metaphor of how life and the adventures therein are a 'circus' of sorts. The show involves a cast of characters and guests that support this theme through carnival type performances. A story about how a troubled young man dreams of fantastic scenarios, (illustrated through the music of my back catalogue), which ultimately crests in the characters realization that life is all about the relationships we have with each other. This is the first opportunity I have been given to make theatrical representations of my music."

This three hour plus performance will include:

- A retrospective of Devin Townsend's entire career
- Full choir and theatrical cast
- Visual and aural enhancements unlike any show Devin has done to date
- Several special guests
- Circus and carnival performances and cast
- Art exhibit of Devin's albums, including explanations of each album

 

[OdinsCourt]

Very cool! Thanks for posting that! I didn't realize there was going to be online viewing. I'm a Dev fanboy, so I will be doing this for sure!

 

[KingsGene]

These always make me nervous, especially when there's money involved. These streams almost never work, at least all the way through...

 

[zedowns]

These always make me nervous, especially when there's money involved. They streams almost never work, at least all the way through...

Yeah, but there's just no way in hell I'm missing a chance to see this.

 

[OdinsCourt]

These always make me nervous, especially when there's money involved. These streams almost never work, at least all the way through...

This is true, but still...I want to see this. Can't be there. Streaming is the next best thing I suppose.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Too bad I'll be at work. I'm guessing this will get a dvd release though. Has there been any info about that?

 

[OdinsCourt]

Too bad I'll be at work. I'm guessing this will get a dvd release though. Has there been any info about that?

Yes, the Dev posted on his Facebook page that it will be filmed and released on a DVD.

 

[zedowns]

35 minutes to go!

 

[zedowns]

Devy's the best in the business.

 

[KingsGene]

From http://www.bravewords.com/news/192764 :

On October 27th, Canadian singer/guitarist/producer DEVIN TOWNSEND launched his biggest accomplishments to date: The Retinal Circus. Taking place at London's historic Roundhouse venue, this one-night only extravaganza was sold out for over a year. It was filmed for both DVD and Blu-Ray, and is likely to be released sometime in the second quarter 2013 via InsideOutMusic.

During the show, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT performed a couple STRAPPING YOUNG LAD songs with SYL guitarist Jed Simon on stage as a guest. It was the first time in years Townsend had performed Strapping material. Check some footage out below:

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Simon posted the following message online after the gig:

"Well, all done and the cat is out of the bag. It was an awesome experience and my heart feels that much better because of it. You are my brother and my friend, Dev. Thank you. Byron (Stroud) and Gene (Hoglan), you were on my sleeve, my brothers. I love you."

 

[KingsGene]

Pro-shot footage of the entire show can be seen below:

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[KingsGene]

From http://www.bravewords.com/news/192904 :

Townsend's long time tour manager Paul Collis has issued the following recap of the event:

"It has taken a few days to sink in and I'm not normally overwhelmed easily, and I don't normally wear my heart on my sleeve so to speak, but here is a picture of possibly the proudest moment of my life so far. As the confetti went off at the end of Devin Townsend's Retinal Circus penultimate song 'Grace' and the incredible spectacle that it was had been pulled off I was in awe of everyone who had made it happen. The task was basically impossible but with a sheer will to make it work over 100 people came together for two days and made it happen. It was nothing but an idea and a script on paper at 10:00am on Friday morning and by 8:00pm on Saturday night it was performed in its 3 hour entirety, I cannot emphasise enough how vulnerable that made this show and how easy it would have been for it to be a complete fail, but Devin is not afraid to put himself out there and take that risk, and with that lead all cast and crew came together with the same incredible passion, commitment and hard work and created The Retinal Circus!"

The complete setlist on the night was as follows:

'Effervescent'
'True North'
'Lucky Animals'
'Planet Of The Apes'
'Truth'
'War'
'Planet Smasher'
'Babysong'
'Vampolka'
'Vampira'
'Addicted'
'Colour Your World'
'The Greys'

(15 minute intermission)

'Hyperdrive!' (acoustic)
'Ih-Ah!'
'Where We Belong'
'Detox'
'Bend It Like Bender'
'Life'
'Kingdom'
'Juular'
'Love?
'Wild Colonial Boy'
'Grace'
'Little Pig'