Porcupine Tree in Mexico City, Oct 2007

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   Hi everyone!
I'm sorry this post is a couple of weeks late since the concert was on Oct. the 6th. Unfortunately i wasn't able to log in during this time but now i'm ready. 
I want to mention that it was my 1st PT gig ever(first PT concert in Mexico as well), so i can´t make a comparison with previous PT shows, but what i can tell you that is one of the very best concerts i've been to (and i've been to quite a few). 

This is the set list:

Fear Of A Blank Planet
What Happens Now?
Sound of Musak
Lazarus
Anesthetize
Open Car
My Ashes
Blackest Eyes
Hatesong
Drawn With me
Half Light
Way Out Of Here
Sleep together
Dark Matter
Halo
Trains

The show was supposed to start at 8 pm but there were a lot of people outside the venue(Metropolitan Theater) so they started about 8:20. Crowd really went crazy when they opened with 'Fear Of A Blank Planet' and you could see half of the audience headbanging... It was amazing! They continued with 'What Happens Now?' , 'Sound Of Muzak' (I'm sure Steven was happy to see that everybody was singing at the top of their lungs) and 'Lazarus'. Then Steven said: "El publico mexicano es el mas chido del mundo....! ("Mexican audience is the coolest in the world...!), i'm sure that he says that in many places but it was a nice detail speaking in spanish and that made everyone become insane. 
Then he announced the next song: 'Anesthetize'... i don't have to tell you what happened... the building almost collapsed during that track! 
Next ones: 'Open Car' , ' My Ashes' , 'Blackest Eyes' (Another highlight of the night) and 'Hatesong'. Here is when SW apologizes for haven't been in Mexico before and promises to come back and play songs they didn't this night. 
They continued with 'Drawn with Me' , ' Half Light' , Way Out Of Here' and 'Sleep Together' to say goodbye and return with 'Dark Matter' and 'Halo', they thanked again, left and returned for the final track 'Trains' to make the place a real Pandemonium... 

The show was 2 hrs. and 5 min. long and as you can see there were a lor of classics left out but it was really worthed, great production of lights, sound and videos and the performance of each single member including John Wesley was superb. 
It was an excellent experience for me and the full audience, i'm looking forward to see them again.

Fran.

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FranMuzak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 01 2007 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 195	Topic: Porcupine Tree in Mexico City, Oct 2007 Posted: October 23 2007 at 15:37
	Hi everyone! I'm sorry this post is a couple of weeks late since the concert was on Oct. the 6th. Unfortunately i wasn't able to log in during this time but now i'm ready. I want to mention that it was my 1st PT gig ever(first PT concert in Mexico as well), so i can´t make a comparison with previous PT shows, but what i can tell you that is one of the very best concerts i've been to (and i've been to quite a few). This is the set list: Fear Of A Blank Planet What Happens Now? Sound of Musak Lazarus Anesthetize Open Car My Ashes Blackest Eyes Hatesong Drawn With me Half Light Way Out Of Here Sleep together Dark Matter Halo Trains The show was supposed to start at 8 pm but there were a lot of people outside the venue(Metropolitan Theater) so they started about 8:20. Crowd really went crazy when they opened with 'Fear Of A Blank Planet' and you could see half of the audience headbanging... It was amazing! They continued with 'What Happens Now?' , 'Sound Of Muzak' (I'm sure Steven was happy to see that everybody was singing at the top of their lungs) and 'Lazarus'. Then Steven said: "El publico mexicano es el mas chido del mundo....! ("Mexican audience is the coolest in the world...!), i'm sure that he says that in many places but it was a nice detail speaking in spanish and that made everyone become insane. Then he announced the next song: 'Anesthetize'... i don't have to tell you what happened... the building almost collapsed during that track! Next ones: 'Open Car' , ' My Ashes' , 'Blackest Eyes' (Another highlight of the night) and 'Hatesong'. Here is when SW apologizes for haven't been in Mexico before and promises to come back and play songs they didn't this night. They continued with 'Drawn with Me' , ' Half Light' , Way Out Of Here' and 'Sleep Together' to say goodbye and return with 'Dark Matter' and 'Halo', they thanked again, left and returned for the final track 'Trains' to make the place a real Pandemonium... The show was 2 hrs. and 5 min. long and as you can see there were a lor of classics left out but it was really worthed, great production of lights, sound and videos and the performance of each single member including John Wesley was superb. It was an excellent experience for me and the full audience, i'm looking forward to see them again. Fran.

Anguiad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 09 2005 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 195	Posted: December 14 2007 at 01:10
	Hi! The concert was magnificent in every way, I only had the last album plus The sky moves sideways and the Stars Die compilation. Hence, they played only one song from their "delerium" years! If I knew better I would have bought their latest cds like Deadwing and In absentia. Anyway I looked through the tracklist(thanks a lot!) and there is only one song I couldn't identify its origin and that was "Drawn with me". From which album is it?
	"Tis your birth and faith that wrong you...not I."

memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: December 14 2007 at 12:57
	Great review Fran , this was an awesome show one of the best this year!
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Logos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 08 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 2383	Posted: December 17 2007 at 09:05
	I was going to make a new topic but I had written quite a post and somehow managed to lose it, so I'll just reply here.. Porcupine Tree performed in Helsinki, Finland last saturday. The setlist was roughly the same as listed by FranMuzak here. What else can I say than that I enjoyed it quite a lot. Anesthetize reached truly epic proportions and was the highlight of the show. The videos and visual effects were stunning and constantly left me staring at the screen hypnotized. A spectacular audio-visual experience.

mr.mack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 21 2007 Status: Offline Points: 5	Posted: December 21 2007 at 14:45
	all i can say is great loved it dude

alanerc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2007 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 278	Posted: January 04 2008 at 01:19
	Nombre mn, me hubiera gustado estar ahí, pero pos no pude ir, hasta México jajaja Hay rumores que Rush viene aquí a Monterrey fuentes: http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1897484 http://www.rushisaband.com/ http://www.rush.com/resources/php/viewStory.php?id=225 Ya había leído reseñas del concierto, y pues los jotitos de YouTube quitaron todos los videos que habían subido, y no alcancé a ver ninguno, me hubier gustado ir la verdad, a ver si pa al otra se hechan una vuelta pa acá