Known for their grandiose stage performances Opeth are not one to do shows by halves. Easily their biggest shows to date Wembley Arena will play host to the swedes and their special sets complete with some surprises for classic fans.
Despite Opeth’s new direction creating somewhat of a divide between the opinions of fans, Sorceress seems to be more of a step in the logical direction for the band. Announcing previously that the band will be performing at various prestigious venues all over the world, adding Sydney Opera House to the list today the band also reveal that they will be performing two special sets one comprising of Deliverance and Damnation with the other featuring material from the new album Sorceress as well as classic tracks.
“We’re getting pumped up for the coming ‘Sorceress’ world tour. We have three shows scheduled that are quite ‘out of the ordinary’ due to their legendary status and location – Wembley Arena in London/UK, Radio City Music Hall in New York/USA and the famous Opera House in Sydney, Australia. These three shows will be completely unique in terms of songs, spanning over two separate set lists. We’ll pull out songs from our back catalogue and mix it up with newer stuff during the first set. The second set will consist of songs exclusively from the ‘Deliverance’/’Damnation’ records, that was just celebrated with a re-release combo package by the newly revived Music For Nations label. So it’s a little bit of a celebration indeed! We’ll only play this set list three times on the whole world tour, so if you miss it, you’ll have missed it. Of course, all other shows will be treated with the same amount of respect and we’ll chisel out a nice diverse set list spanning over our entire career for every single show during the tour. We very much hope to see you there!”
To say that this is a fan’s dream come true would be a severe understatement. Not only will the band be performing new material but in celebration of the Music For Nations release of Deliver and Damnation, which is a brilliant re-release I might add, is truly phenomenal.