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A Perfect Circle 2011 summer tour wrap-up

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A Perfect Circle toured all across the US (and occasionally Canada) this summer and from all reports it was a good, though somewhat controversial tour.

Much of the controversy revolved around the choice of setlist for the tour.  The setlist changed from night to night, however played mainly songs from their last album eMotive.  Many fans, not being such huge fans of this album, were disappointed that they didn’t get to hear more tracks from their favorite albums Mer De Noms and Thirteenth Step.

However those attending the shows generally seemed to enjoy the new additions to the set.  According to Setlist.fm, the following tracks were played on the tour:

  • Every show:
    • Imagine
    • People Are People
    • Passive
    • Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums
    • Annihilation
    • Weak and Powerless
    • By And Down
    • The Outsider
    • 3 Libras (All Main Courses Mix)
  • Played most shows:
    • The Hollow
    • When The Levee Breaks
    • (What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
    • Gimme Gimme Gimme
    • The Noose
    • Fiddle And The Drum
    • What’s Going One
  • And a selection of these songs each night:
    • Rose
    • Magdalena
    • Gravity
    • The Package
    • Orestes
    • Blue

 

Personally, I was disappointed to read that the set was largely covers.  Far be it for me to dictate to a band what they should and shouldn’t play, but I find it a little distasteful that a band I’d pay money to see play a set with so many cover songs in it.  If I wanted to see a covers band I could go down to the local pub and see one for nothing.  That said, I do wish I could have seen the tour for myself.  It’s all too easy to judge a band on their setlist, not taking into account the atmosphere and dynamics of the show.

Speaking of which, from all reports the stage setup and lighting was excellent, with the band playing in front of a large metallic curtain with the APC logo on it.  As usual, Junior seems to have done a fine job with the lighting.

One thing many found quite interesting about the shows was that a new song, By And Down was played.  Normally the final song in the set, this moody song sounds more like a Thirteenth Step track than a Mer De Noms one, and there are plenty of bootlegs available on Youtube for those interested.

A reasonable number of you attended the shows as VIPs, and the reports from that experience were generally pretty positive.  VIPs received an APC bag, a poster and possibly some other stuff, and also got the change to experience the sound check, as well as get some premium seats at the shows.  There were a few hiccups here and there, but it seems as the though the VIP tickets offered good value for those that picked them up.

Some were even lucky enough to catch some of the band after the shows.  By all accounts the band were quite happy to chat with fans (though Maynard generally was nowhere to be seen).  Word is that there will be a new album, but don’t expect it any time soon.  A certain member has other priorities in the coming months/years…

One of which of course is Puscifer.  We’ve already been warned to expect a tour in October/November.  On the Ashes Divide front, they are close to completing a new album, so I’d be expecting to hear that and a tour as well, probably early 2012.

Howerdel discusses new A Perfect Circle material

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In a recent interview with Gotham Radio, Billy Howerdel talks about A Perfect Circle, new songs, the upcoming tour and Ashes Divide.  Here’s a snippet:

So will we hear new APC music on the tour? “We are gonna hear at least a song, I would say,” Billy tells me. “One of them is very, very close to being done. And from there, things could come together once we get on the road and start hashing through some of the other ideas and they could quickly become a song and find their way onto the live stage.”

Does that mean a new album is in the works? “In the works, but not for this summer. I think the idea was to try and get the juices flowing a bit and get back into A-B-C mode a bit and go from there,” he says. “See what happens in the new year. We have intentions of recording new material.”

I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet, so if any of you enterprising Fourtheye readers do, and hear anything else of note, feel free to comment below!  Thanks to av333 for the tip!

Maynard on new A Perfect Circle and the Blood Into Wine DVD

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A couple of things came out from Maynard today, firstly he briefly discusses A Perfect Circle:

"I doubt if we’ll do any touring or, you know, do a full album," he said. "We might do some one-off shows here and there if the timing’s right and it seems like a good vibe and a smart thing to do. But most likely we’ll just kind of concentrate on, you know, one or two songs at a time, rather than investing all the time and money and effort into making those plastic discs that no one cares about anymore."

Apparently he appeared with Ashes Divide the other night, however from what I read nothing too exciting happened.

It was also confirmed that the Blood Into Wine DVD will feature:

  • Interviews with Maynard and Eric Glomski
  • Puscifer Live Footage
  • Deleted scenes from the Tim and Eric Show

Should be out on September 7.