YESSSSSSS Regarding Opeth's next American Tour:

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Just wanted to drop in, say hi and share this news on Opeth from Blabbermouth for those interested:

From Blabbermouth.net:

"OPETH To Play 'Drastically Different' Set On Upcoming U.S. Tour - Nov. 11, 2003
Sweden's OPETH recently returned from their first-ever Scandinavian tour. The band performed live in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The Finns finally had a chance to see the band live in concert for the first time ever, and OPETH tried to repay their "debt" by playing a set over two hours 20 minutes long in Helsinki. Surprise for this tour was the inclusion of "April Ethereal" from the 1997 album "My Arms Your Hearse". This has only been played live twice before back in 1997.

The long-awaited DVD, "Lamentations - Live at Shepards Bush Empire" will be released in late November through Music For Nations. American release is set for the end of February 2004.

Candlelight Records have re-issued the first three OPETH albums ("Orchid", "Morningrise", and "My Arms Your Hearse") in embossed tin-can editions. This is a very limited release and they're available now.

Since OPETH have been in North America three times in support of "Deliverance" and "Damnation", there will be some drastic changes in the band's live set list for the upcoming 2004 tour. To keep the interest from the fans, the band will pull out a series of never-before-played numbers from albums past and present. Some songs up for rehearsals are "The Moor", "Nectar" and "Blackwater Park", among others. "

Holy Smokes!!! April Ethereal???? The Moor??? ?Nectar????? Blackwater Park????? AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

****Faints in anticipation****

Best band on Earth to these ears. Bar none.
 
:wave:

I seem to remember them playing older material on the first leg of the US tour for Deliverance, stuff from Still Life and My Arms, Your Hearse. I'd love to hear the Moor live though.
 
Regardless of setlists - although this is good news - I just hope that when they return to the US, they go back to playing better venues like Irving Plaza, rather than shitholes like the Old Bridge, NJ or firehazard L'Amours.

Does anyone know who decides which venue a band gets to play at? Is it the tour manager or do bands have a say?