Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:14 am
Time for this thread to restart. This thread is for any discussion related to Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson and his many related projects like Bass Communion, No-Man, IEM, Blackfield, Storm Corrosion and any tours or related activity he or the members of Porcupine Tree are involved with. Show reviews, album and song discussions, Porcupine Tree and Steven collectors discussions, pictures, stuff on ebay, etc are welcome here.
So, time for a quick update.
Porcupine Tree
Initially, the band had mentioned the possibility of working on new music in 2012, with Wilson mentioning "early 2012", and Harrison guessing they would start work in 2012 and release music in 2013. However, this soon changed, with Wilson announcing that he would continue to focus his future on his solo career.Â
This new focus included recording a third solo album "The Raven That Refused to Sing", in the second half of the year with his touring band, releasing it in early 2013, and then touring in support of the third solo album for "much of the year" - throughout 2013.Â
With pushing potential Porcupine Tree activity to at least beyond 2013, Wilson still says the band "haven’t split up and with no intentions of splitting up" but also says he has no specific plans for a new album either.Â
While he said that he still "want(s) to get Porcupine Tree back together at some point", he conceded that he isn't sure what direction he wants to take the band, only that he is "tired of metal music" and that one member of the band does not like jazz, so it won't go into the direction of his solo project either.
In June 2012, Wilson re-emphasized his continued focus on his solo career, with his answer to the question "...is (there) a danger that Porcupine Tree might fall by the wayside?" being "The honest answer is I don’t know. The solo career for me now is probably the most important. I think about it more than anything else, I’m more focused on it than anything else, I enjoy it more than anything else..."Â
The Raven That Refused to Sing
This album is out next month, (Febuary 25th) and it lools like all the tour dates have been announced. Steven's official store has been taking preorders for quite sometime now. If you want to preorder, there are four different kinds you can buy here including the usual Deluxe Edition.
https://www.burningshed.com/store/steve ... ection/65/
There may also be a high quality download available from the store the day of the release for those of us who live hours from a CD store that will carry it and don't want to wait a week to get our shipment.
I wanted to mention that there is a special show with Opeth in Albany, NY on April 28th. Possible Storm Corrosion performance?Â
These are the dates for The Raven That Refused to Sing world tour. Almost all of the links to purchase tickets can be found here:Â
http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/tour-dates/
Americans and Canadians will have to flip the month and day for this.
United KingdomÂ
01/03/13Â
Manchester, Lancashire, Academy 1, United Kingdom, Manchester University Union, Oxford Road
02/03/13
Glasgow, Lanarkshire ABC, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 300 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
04/03/13Â
London, Greater London Royal Festival Hall, United Kingdom, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
EuropeÂ
08/03/13
Paris, Paris, Le Trianon, France, 80 Boulevard de Rochechouart
10/03/13
Cologne, Köln, Live Music Hall, Germany, Lichtstraße 30
11/03/13
Melkweg, Amsterdam, Rabozaal, Netherlands, Lijnbaansgracht 234
12/03/13
Antwerpen, Arenberg, Schouwburg, Belgium, Arenbergstraat 28
14/03/13
Hamburg, CCH Saal 2, Germany, Am Dammtor / Marseiller Straße
16/03/13
Stockholm, Filadelfiakyrkan, Sweden, Rörstrandsgatan 5
18/03/13
Oslo, Sentrum Scene, Norway, Arbeidersamfunnets Plass 1
19/03/13
Copenhagen, VEGA, Denmark, Enghavevej 40
21/03/13
Berlin, Hasenheide, Huxley’s, Germany, Hasenheide 107-113
22/03/13
Essen, Altendorfer Straße, Colosseum, Germany, Altendorfer Straße 1
23/03/13
Frankfurt, Neu-Isenburg, Hugenottenhalle, Germany, Frankfurter Straße 152
25/03/13
Stuttgart, Siemensstraße Theaterhaus,Germany, Siemensstraße 11
26/03/13
Munich, Theresienhöhe, Alte Kongresshalle, Germany, Theresienhöhe 15
27/03/13
Zürich, Volkshaus, Switzerland, Stauffacherstr. 60.
28/03/13
Milan, Assago Teatro, Della LunaItaly, Via G. Di Vittorio, 6.
USA/CanadaÂ
16/04/13
Tampa, Florida, The State Theater, United States, 687 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg
17/04/13
Atlanta, Georgia, The Variety Playhouse, United States, 1099 Euclid Avenue Northeast
19/04/13
Glenside, Philadelphia, Keswick Theatre, United States, 291 North Keswick Avenue
20/04/13
Washington, Washington DC, Howard Theatre, United States, 620 T Street Northwest
21/04/13
Buffalo, New York, Town Ballroom, United States, 681 Main Street.
23/04/13
Toronto, Ontario, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Canada, 410 Sherbourne Street
25/04/13
Montreal, Quebec, Club-Soda, Canada, 1225 Saint-Laurent Boul
26/04/13
New York City, New York, Best Buy Theater, United States, 515 Broadway
27/04/13
Boston, Massachusetts, Berklee Performance Center, United States, 136 Massachusetts Avenue
28/04/13
Albany, New York, Upstate Music Hall, United States, 1208 Route 146, Clifton Park. Co-headlining show with OPETH, support from KATATONIA
30/04/13
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mr Small’s, United States, 400 Lincoln Avenue
02/05/13
Cleveland, Ohio, House of Blues, Cleveland, United States, 308 Euclid Avenue
03/05/13
Chicago, Illinois, Park West, United States, 322 West Armitage Avenue.BUY TICKETS
04/05/13
Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Fine Line, United States, 318 North 1st Avenue
06/05/13
Boulder, Colorado, Boulder Theater, United States, 2032 14th Street
09/05/13
San Francisco, California, The Fillmore, United States, 1805 Geary Boulevard
10/05/13
Los Angeles, California, Club Nokia, United States, 800 West Olympic Boulevard
Mexico 2013
14/05/13
Mexico City, Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico, Avenida Independencia 90