Opeth 20th anniversary
Soze
Slayer gig in Birmigham I have tickets for.
Sweden's OPETH, easily one of the most revered and respected bands in the
metal scene and beyond for the past two decades, will commemorate their
twentieth anniversary in Spring 2010 with six exclusive shows that will take
place across the globe in; Stockholm Sweden, Essen Germany, Paris France,
London UK, New York City and Los Angeles USA.
Front-man Mikael �kerfeldt had the following to say on behalf of the band;
"I can't believe it, but...fuck...we're celebrating 20 years!! 20 years I've
been in this band, ever since I was 16! It's insane! As far as I remember,
we've never had a release party, never celebrated anything officially. Well,
now is the time, you hear? We've set up a string of shows, 6 of them
actually, around the world. To say that they will be super-exclusive is
beyond an understatement!
We've discussed the set list already and it seems like we'll pull out a few
songs we've never played before, some of which fans all over the world have
been demanding to hear for years and years. Our main agenda for these shows
is to have "fun" whilst trying to blow your fucking minds, you could say
business as usual, but really.it'll be special, trust me!
I can't stress enough how exclusive this will be! We will not add any more
shows on top of the 6 that we've confirmed already, so please make up your
mind early on whether you wanna go or not (of course you fucking do!) as I
would assume there's quite a few of our fans that might be interested in
seeing a thing like this.
We'll spend the better part of January-March rehearsing for this. All to
make YOU fucking happy! OK, we'll be tight, very tight indeed.come see us!
It's a celebration!!!!
At each show, the band will perform two sets. The first set will feature the
band playing its breakthrough epic Blackwater Park in its entirety. The
second set will consist of mixed material from the band's extensive catalog.
The band will be playing for over two hours at carefully selected venues in
order to achieve an element of intimacy and exclusivity, and an overall "You
had to be there" vibe!
The venues include the famed and prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London, as
well as the luxurious Lichtburg in Essen, the oldest fully seated cinema in
Germany.
The band will offer exclusive VIP ticket packages to all shows which include
a laminated VIP pass exclusive to each show, access to sound check, a meet
'n greet with Opeth, a t-shirt exclusive to that particular show, a signed
tour programme and a special edition CD/DVD of Blackwater Park, with a 5.1
mix and a 30-minute, never-before-seen documentary all nicely packaged in a
hard cover digipack designed by artist Travis Smith. The special edition
will be released in March 2010 through Sony Music. All the Opeth loot will
be included in an Opeth rucksack. The VIP laminate will also allow early
access to venues without seat allocation so that VIP's can get the best
seats in the house.
Below are the dates and venues:
March 30 - Cirkus - Stockholm, Sweden
April 1 - Lichtburg - Essen, Germany
April 3 - Bataclan - Paris, France
April 5 - Royal Albert Hall - London, UK
April 7 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY
April 9 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
VIP and normal tickets will go on sale next week
tom.m...@gmail.com
>All the Opeth loot will
> be included in an Opeth rucksack. The VIP laminate will also allow early
> access to venues without seat allocation so that VIP's can get the best
> seats in the house.
> Below are the dates and venues:
>
> March 30 - Cirkus - Stockholm, Sweden
> April 1 - Lichtburg - Essen, Germany
> April 3 - Bataclan - Paris, France
> April 5 - Royal Albert Hall - London, UK
> April 7 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY
> April 9 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
>
> VIP and normal tickets will go on sale next week
Sounds nice. Too bad it's only 6 shows.
Tom
audiophile
I think I'm flying to Germany in April.
e.
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drool!
dclizardking
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If I'm still employed by then I'll be doing everything in my power to
grab a ticket for London.
Soze
"audiophile" <audio...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Why Germany out of interest? Out of those 6 cities Essen is the last place
I`d choose to visit for a couple of days...by some considerable distance!!
audiophile
> > VIP and normal tickets will go on sale next week
> >I think I'm flying to Germany in April.
>
> Why Germany out of interest? Out of those 6 cities Essen is the last place
> I`d choose to visit for a couple of days...by some considerable distance!!
My folks are German, and I'd be able to roll this concert into a long
overdue family visit.
Essen is definitely the worst city on that list, although I quite
dislike LA too.
e.
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opeth: why not heidelberg and san diego?