King Crimson U.S tour announced

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: I paid $90 for center of Row S in Boston, didn't seem too bad to me, the row in front was $180.

There are no center seats in that price range anymore.  If you go as far back as possible on the two side wings which are closer to the stage (than the separate sections in the back) you can get as low as $82.00, which is a bit more than I want to spend for the view I'd be getting.  A lot of it has to do with my level of fandom for the band.  If this were a reunited Genesis I would be okay with spending like $500.00 for nosebleeds, but it isn't.  For some people, KC are their jam, so I'm not trying to say the price of admission isn't worth it.  I'd probably regret not going, but I just wish I'd jumped on tickets before prices jumped up.



If you are curious to know what makes me not a KC super fan, it's most about the more "meandering" and cacophonous moments.  I'm not a big jazz fan either, so some of their jazzier moments lose me.  When they incorporate lots of "found sounds" and noisy (date I say "industrial") stuff I lose interest. 

off topic:
When I want a darker brand of prog, my go to are VDGG.  I'd go see VDGG over KC any day, and probably pay more for it.  I would love to hear a whole VDGG album with Fripp on it.

So, anyone see the opening show last night in Albany????

Found set list:

1. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One
2. Pictures of a City
3. A Scarcity of Miracles
   (Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins cover)
4. The ConstruKction of Light
5. One More Red Nightmare
6. Percussion Interlude
7. Hell Hounds
8. Red
9. The Letters
10. VROOOM
    (This is the only song not performed at the previous night's "invitation only" run through)
11. Hell Bells
12. Sailor's Tale
13. The Light of Day
    (Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins cover)
14. The Talking Drum
15. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
16. Starless
17. Encore:
17. Hoo Doo
18. 21st Century Schizoid Man

link: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/king-crimson/2014/hart-theatre-the-egg-center-for-the-performing-arts-albany-ny-53cf9fb9.html

Edited by schizoidman - September 10 2014 at 09:26

calm_sea wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: I paid $90 for center of Row S in Boston, didn't seem too bad to me, the row in front was $180. There are no center seats in that price range anymore.  If you go as far back as possible on the two side wings which are closer to the stage (than the separate sections in the back) you can get as low as $82.00, which is a bit more than I want to spend for the view I'd be getting.  A lot of it has to do with my level of fandom for the band.  If this were a reunited Genesis I would be okay with spending like $500.00 for nosebleeds, but it isn't.  For some people, KC are their jam, so I'm not trying to say the price of admission isn't worth it.  I'd probably regret not going, but I just wish I'd jumped on tickets before prices jumped up. If you are curious to know what makes me not a KC super fan, it's most about the more "meandering" and cacophonous moments.  I'm not a big jazz fan either, so some of their jazzier moments lose me.  When they incorporate lots of "found sounds" and noisy (date I say "industrial") stuff I lose interest.  off topic: When I want a darker brand of prog, my go to are VDGG.  I'd go see VDGG over KC any day, and probably pay more for it.  I would love to hear a whole VDGG album with Fripp on it.

Interesting set list. First time any 70s material has been in rotation since the 80s?

darkshade wrote: Interesting set list. First time any 70s material has been in rotation since the 80s?

Red, The Talking Drum and Larks Tongues In Aspic II have all been in regular set lists through the last tour in 2008


Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - September 10 2014 at 18:49

Im at the Boston show on the 16th - cannot wait...

I went to the Philly show on Saturday 09/13 and the concert was awesome! I've listened to King Crimson since 1990, bit I've never been to one of their concerts until now. I must admit I was very excited, so I bought 2nd row seats even though they were very expensive. It was great to see three drummers as sometimes they all did their own thing and sometimes they mimicked each other. The concert set was very similar to the one from Albany, except they played Coda Marine 475 and Red was played right before Starless. I was very glad they played some of the old favorites like Larks' Tongues in Aspic Parts I and II, One More Red Nightmare, 21st Century Scizoid Man and Starless, which is my favorite King Crimson song.

I was hoping they would play at least one song from every album and hear something from Lizard, SABB, and Discipline, but I know they weren't going to play everything I wanted, and it was still an amazing show, well worth seeing.

saw them in Boston last night.

My apologies if this is against the rules but I have two extras for tomorrow nights show in NYC (Saturday, September 20th). I will also be attending and if anybody is interested I could meet at the venue tomorrow to make the exchange. They're orchestra seats that I purchased from the AEG live presale for 160 after fees. Looking to make back only what I paid. The seats are together of course, and I'll be sitting two rows ahead with my brother. 

twosteves wrote: The Tourist wrote: My apologies if this is against the rules but I have two extras for tomorrow nights show in NYC (Saturday, September 20th). I will also be attending and if anybody is interested I could meet at the venue tomorrow to make the exchange. They're orchestra seats that I purchased from the AEG live presale for 160 after fees. Looking to make back only what I paid. The seats are together of course, and I'll be sitting two rows ahead with my brother.  Again, sorry if this is against policy but I figured I should at least offer them to the community that introduced me to so much of the music that I listen to today. Away for the weekend in country home or I would take you up on it!