How did I miss this? King Crimson touring!

Benjamin Strange · #1 04-12-2008, 03:48 PM

It appears to be just a small tour, and I didn't even know about it until just now. I may fly to NYC for this.

It appears that KC has added a new member: Gavin Harrison, the drummer for Porcupine Tree. Sick!

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Aug 2 2008 8:00P
The Belcourt Theatre Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 3 2008 8:00P
The Belcourt Theatre Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 6 2008 8:00P
Park West Chicago, Illinois
Aug 7 2008 8:00P
Park West Chicago, Illinois
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
Park West Chicago, Illinois
Aug 11 2008 8:00P
Keswick Theater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 12 2008 8:00P
Keswick Theater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 14 2008 8:00P
Nokia Theater New York, New York
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
Nokia Theater New York, New York
Aug 16 2008 8:00P
Nokia Theater New York, New York

Is anybody here going?

EDIT: Eeek! Tickets for the New York shows are $60 each! Three tickets at $60 each (plus fees... damn you Ticketmaster!), plus $200 for a plane ticket... I just may have to do it anyway. I'm sure I could just crash at Major Metal's place and eat all his chicken pot pies...

Matt Till · #2 04-12-2008, 04:11 PM

I would scrape together that 60 bones, but I couldn't afford to drive/fly to any of those places.

Well, it's official, I will never see KC live.

Deluge Of Sound · #3 04-12-2008, 05:25 PM

Yeah, that's a long haul, especially when tickets themselves are 60 each.

StanFan · #4 04-12-2008, 05:29 PM

I'd easily pay 60 to see King Crimson. Those shows are nowhere near me and I'll be busy with school then anyways.

megadan · #5 04-12-2008, 05:34 PM

Wow, I would pay $60 in a heart beat to see KC. Unfortunately I'm not even in the right country

Eric Cioe · #6 06-18-2008, 10:40 PM

My girlfriend bought tickets for one of the Chicago shows for my birthday. I'm pumped. Levin is back, plus Gavin, Pat, Adrian, and Bobby.

**baba** · #7 06-19-2008, 07:54 AM

I've seen KC several times and $60 a ticket is very reasonable. I may have to road trip to Philly...

Hoover · #8 06-19-2008, 09:33 AM

I've got tickets to the 8/14 NYC show. (One week after I'm seeing the Return To Forever show!)

I read an interview with Adrian Belew where he said they won't be playing any new material on this tour, just seeing how the chemistry works, and then if there is interest he & Robert Fripp will start writing material for a new album in Spring '09.

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Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

It appears that KC has added a new member: Gavin Harrison, the drummer for Porcupine Tree. Sick!

And, perhaps more germane to us TB'ers, the bass chair is once again occupied by Tony Levin. Trey Gunn is gone.

Benjamin Strange · #9 06-19-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoover

I read an interview with Adrian Belew where he said they won't be playing any new material on this tour, just seeing how the chemistry works, and then if there is interest he & Robert Fripp will start writing material for a new album in Spring '09.

Really? Ah, boo. Well, that at least makes me feel better about my decision to not fly up there to catch it.

Barkless Dog · #10 06-19-2008, 10:23 AM

I feel KC really needs to shake up the line up, with all new people other than Fripp, of coarse.

Fripp needs to move KC on and leave behind the syncopated music from the last 15 years.

Lp's like Lizard, Islands & Wake Of Poseidon for example. All drastically different from each other.

Benjamin Strange · #11 06-19-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

I feel KC really needs to shake up the line up, with all new people other than Fripp, of coarse.

Fripp needs to move KC on and leave behind the syncopated music from the last 15 years.

Lp's like Lizard, Islands & Wake Of Poseidon for example. All drastically different from each other.

I'm not so sure about that. Thrakk was very different from the 80's incarnation (although it wasn't very good), and The Power To Believe is quite a bit different than their previous stuff (and a great record).

For the record, I don't really care much for Lizard nor Islands.

Jeramaya · #12 06-19-2008, 12:13 PM

I bought a ticket for the Wednesday show (August 7th, I think) in Chicago. After the $60 cover fee, I ended up paying an extra $25 (I think) more via everyone's favorite online ticket outlet. So, this summer it was $100 for Rush and, if I remember correctly, $85 for King Crimson. Daaaaaamn. But, I've never seen T-Lev live in concert before, so I'm excited.

Hoover · #13 06-19-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

Lp's like Lizard, Islands & Wake Of Poseidon for example. All drastically different from each other.

But In The Wake Of Poseidon was almost note-for-note identical to In The Court Of The Crimson King!

I do agree that there's a sense of stagnation or rote formula about their last two studio albums; in a rather gross sense the only difference between The ConstruKction of Light and The Power To Believe is that the former sucked. But if they'd just never released The ConstruKction of Light I think their discography over the past 15 years would looks like a band constantly evolving.

GianGian · #14 08-22-2008, 11:35 PM

Any comments from those who went to the shows?

Barkless Dog · #15 08-23-2008, 06:41 AM

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But In The Wake Of Poseidon was almost note-for-note identical to In The Court Of The Crimson King!

I agree, I should have added that, seeing they were pretty much the same band. era of KC, in my eyes as well. I liked Lizard. Islands was mediocre to me.

While I do agree Fripp has shaken up the line up in the last couple of years (also agree the CD's were just O.K., had some bright spots), Fripp seems to locked into the ultra syncopated type of music.

I think he needs to abandon his music formulas that are wearing thin to me, and plant some new seeds.

Eric Cioe · #16 08-23-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GianGian

Any comments from those who went to the shows?

Pretty good. Really cool to see the two drummers, though I think they did a little too much double drum stuff. Ever have a show where you end up with 5 minutes to play, and have run out of songs? Drum solo! Same thing here x2.

I saw the last Chicago show. They were solid but you could tell that they hadn't played together a lot. Fripp has now moved to stage right and sits behind his rack, and didn't join the band for bows. Typical. Levin was sick.

GianGian · #17 08-23-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Cioe

Pretty good. Really cool to see the two drummers, though I think they did a little too much double drum stuff. Ever have a show where you end up with 5 minutes to play, and have run out of songs? Drum solo! Same thing here x2.

I saw the last Chicago show. They were solid but you could tell that they hadn't played together a lot. Fripp has now moved to stage right and sits behind his rack, and didn't join the band for bows. Typical. Levin was sick.

Levin is awesome...I think that they had way too few rehearsals. I always disliked drum solos because of the time they take...we could always have more songs. But Krimson is awesome always.