Something of a departure from our recent outings to see Finnish band Apocalyptica on 11th March. After somewhat 're' discovering the band via this route, we were quite excited by the time Friday came.
To detail the evening in reverse, Apocalyptica's show was superb, with a range of songs both old and new/transcriptions and originals. I particularly liked the more introspective mid-set performance of Beautiful (with drummer Mikko Sirén on a 4th cello) and Sacra. As far as I recall and compared to setlists from other shows (none available for 11th March), the setlist (compiled here from setlist.fm) was as follows:
On the Rooftop With Quasimodo
2010
Grace
Master of Puppets
(Metallica cover)
End Of Me
(with Tipe Johnson)
I'm Not Jesus
(with Tipe Johnson)
One
(Metallica cover)
Refuse/Resist
(Sepultura cover)
Beautiful
(Mikko Sirén left the drumset to play Cello for this song)
Sacra
Bittersweet
Last Hope
Bring Them to Light
Seek & Destroy
(Metallica cover)
Inquisition Symphony
(Sepultura cover)
Encore: (with a nod to Ode to Joy buried within)
At the Gates of Manala
I Don't Care
(with Tipe Johnson)
Hall of the Mountain King
The support band, Iconoclast, were pretty ok (given the many at-best-average support bands we've seen over the years) and received a reasonable reception from the crowd.
As to the venue, well maybe 4 out of 10? Partly as the show was all ages, partly due to the venue, there was no alcohol available. That was very weird, even more than the seated theatre aspect. Most of the crowd were standing a few tracks into Apocalyptica's set, but despite the sheer energy coming from the band, there were a few still seated! Lack of drinks, maybe?? Either way, it seems that a better medium venue is needed round here, as the boxy style of the theatre doesn't make it ideal for music. Nor photos (or only for those near the front).
But hey. Still an amazing night, and we spent Saturday listening to Apocalyptica's catalogue on (another new discovery) mflow. This is a UK-based (but seemingly not IP-restricted) music service, effectively 'music twitter' where users can listen to and flow music, see what other users flow, and buy tracks, all ad-free.
Next on the horizon? Possibly a few Canadian bands - recently started listening to the likes of Young Galaxy, Hey Rosetta!, Rural Alberta Advantage and the like, usually via local listings paper/website Ottawa Xpress.
To detail the evening in reverse, Apocalyptica's show was superb, with a range of songs both old and new/transcriptions and originals. I particularly liked the more introspective mid-set performance of Beautiful (with drummer Mikko Sirén on a 4th cello) and Sacra. As far as I recall and compared to setlists from other shows (none available for 11th March), the setlist (compiled here from setlist.fm) was as follows:
On the Rooftop With Quasimodo
2010
Grace
Master of Puppets
(Metallica cover)
End Of Me
(with Tipe Johnson)
I'm Not Jesus
(with Tipe Johnson)
One
(Metallica cover)
Refuse/Resist
(Sepultura cover)
Beautiful
(Mikko Sirén left the drumset to play Cello for this song)
Sacra
Bittersweet
Last Hope
Bring Them to Light
Seek & Destroy
(Metallica cover)
Inquisition Symphony
(Sepultura cover)
Encore: (with a nod to Ode to Joy buried within)
At the Gates of Manala
I Don't Care
(with Tipe Johnson)
Hall of the Mountain King
The support band, Iconoclast, were pretty ok (given the many at-best-average support bands we've seen over the years) and received a reasonable reception from the crowd.
As to the venue, well maybe 4 out of 10? Partly as the show was all ages, partly due to the venue, there was no alcohol available. That was very weird, even more than the seated theatre aspect. Most of the crowd were standing a few tracks into Apocalyptica's set, but despite the sheer energy coming from the band, there were a few still seated! Lack of drinks, maybe?? Either way, it seems that a better medium venue is needed round here, as the boxy style of the theatre doesn't make it ideal for music. Nor photos (or only for those near the front).
But hey. Still an amazing night, and we spent Saturday listening to Apocalyptica's catalogue on (another new discovery) mflow. This is a UK-based (but seemingly not IP-restricted) music service, effectively 'music twitter' where users can listen to and flow music, see what other users flow, and buy tracks, all ad-free.
Next on the horizon? Possibly a few Canadian bands - recently started listening to the likes of Young Galaxy, Hey Rosetta!, Rural Alberta Advantage and the like, usually via local listings paper/website Ottawa Xpress.
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