Porcupine Tree

I’m just thankful beyond words that I had the chance to see them play. This will go down as one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. I’m saying that now, and I’ll stick by that down the road. I just know it.

Poor sound management (ill-defined muddy bass, low volume), egocentric instruction to seated audience to stand ignorant of those unable to do so for 3 hours, ludicrous bar prices undermined a decent (but generally unremarkable) performance from a previously outstanding band. Shame.

Great music c**p venue. I broke my own rule of not attending Wembley Arena but as the band were only playing one show in Britain, it had to be done. Not enough treble in the sound and as I was three quarters of the way back from the stage, there was such a delay between sound and vision. However the band were excellent and the songs from the new album sparkled and crackled. Standouts were Herd Culling and Anesthetize.

Great ambiance, friendly and professional security personell and Porcupine Tree was super! Super tight, great sound and they always deliver high quality. Although 12 years of waiting was painfully long, they made it all up with the Closure/Continuation tour 🖤💜🖤

AWESOME!!! What a gig! Brilliant performance sound and lights were amazing and the venue was superb, really well organised, nice clean toilets, efficient and helpful staff only minor niggle was that the venue isnt very well signposted as Ziggo Dome but google maps found it okay!

Dutch people are crazy about them! We were 2 hours early but still couldn't make it to the front row. Still a very lovely memory and neck pain that I will cherish forever after all the headbanging. Well worth all the wait.

Es war der absolute Wahnsinn! Tatsächlich Soundprobleme bei den ersten zwei, drei Stücken und ich stand mittig zwischen FOH und Bühne... Das hat der begnadete Toningenieur, ich nehme an wieder Ian Bond, aber dann super in den Griff bekommen. Der Sound war laut, aber nicht zu laut. Für mich eins der besten Konzerte ever. Kein Schwachpunkt in der Setlist. Toll aufgelegte Band. Was hat Gavin da gestern wieder abgeliefert, krass! 😳 SW in bester Laune und mehr und mehr der lockere, witzige Frontmann, stimmlich top auf der Höhe und für jemanden, der Gitarren aufs alte Eisen legen wollte, hat er selbige ganz schön geil bedient. Barbieri wie immer ruhig und unaufgeregt, aber seine Soundscapes einfach großartig. Und die beiden "neuen", einfach sehr, sehr professionelle und hervorragende Musiker. McStine kann zusätzlich zum tollen Gitarrenspiel mit dem er sich hervorragend mit SW ergänzt hat, auch noch ganz toll singen... Von Navarro hatte ich mir im Vorfeld mehr erhofft, aber auch er ein begnadeter Musiker. Die Halle war gut gefüllt, aber nicht ausverkauft (vielleicht dann doch ca. 2000 Plätze zu groß?). Es hat inkl. 20 Minuten Pause exakt 3h gedauert, ging um. Punkt 20 Uhr los und war um 23 Uhr zu Ende. Ein mehr als runder Abend also, ich bete und hoffe, dass sie die Tour auf BluRay rausbringen zum immer wieder anschauen! 🥰

Disappointed. The volume was way too loud for the equipment used and not once all the sounds were blending into a distorted painful mess. Spent the most of the gig with my ears plugged, which actually helped me to hear the music properly. 3 starts only cause of my all time favorite band

Incredible. A life-affirming experience. Traveled to Vienna from Prague, and if adult life allowed it, I’d follow them every night of the tour. A once-in-a-lifetime band that exists in the same brief moment in time as you, me, ultimately the universe and cosmos surrounding us. What are you waiting for? Catch them while they’re around. 42/10.

I cannot but stand in awe. Musical perfection, a sonic blast, and some nice audience interaction as well. Not too much of that, but what would you expect in such a venue. A very coherent setlist at over 2:30 net running time. I felt entertained, touched. One of the best concerts ever. I do hope that this was continuation and not closure.

El mejor concierto al que he asistido en años! Sin duda alguna, jamás hubiera imaginado que tendría que esperar 12 años para volver a ver a mi banda favorita en vivo, todos unos genios, el sonido increíble para el lugar, el ambiente y trabajo de todos fue espectacular. Gran momento para estar vivo! :'D

I never thought I would get to see Porcupine Tree in concert. I've been a fan since almost the beginning. My all time favorite band. The concert did not disappoint. Great musicianship. Steven is interactive with the audience. Almost three hours. Spectacular.

The show was incredible…my ONLY complaints are that 1) it was too loud (I don’t mind loud…this was TOO loud; and 2) as an old fart, I wish the show had started 30-60 minutes earlier, as it was a late work night for me.

Venue was excellent, their music was more impressive live which I didn’t expect (a technical flick that stopped the music for a brief period about an hr in notwithstanding) the light show was solid, some lasers would be a nice addition. But overall I very much enjoyed it and am really glad I went, I was a bit on the fence about going but it rocked and I’d recommend:)

Gaffer needs to stop doing the high beam cues that blind your audience. Not sure why sitting in front of a bunch of pickups with their bright whites aiming at your retinas is an aesthetic. Also your audience, PT, is kinda hitting the elder stage, so encouraging the audience to stand is kinda unfair when an entire section of the orch right refuses to sit. Porcupine Tree was, as always, professional with good showmanship, but the sound quality by the booth was kinda lousy (rough highs and lows). Good show overall, especially with the growing pains of a new tour, but A/V needs real work.

I hope they come back it was such a great show. Phone free show, really nice not to have a million screens up distracting from the show. Still can't believe they played "last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is recycled". That has to be one of my favorite songs by them and it's such an oddity.

Great show at a great venue! My first time seeing Porcupine Tree, and I wasn't disappointed. They played a great assortment of their songs, and a lot of their new music. Steven Wilson's voice was strong and the band was really tight. The acoustics at The Met were amazing as expected, even up in the mezzanine. The doors didn't open until 7:30, but the show started right at 8:00, so there were a lot of people still making their way to their seats. They weren't allowing photos or recording, and security was busily enforcing this all through the show. They played two sets and an encore, for a total of 20 songs.

The band was great they sounded awesome it was a fantastic show they interacted with the crowd in a magnificent way very much a Class Act very professional they sound as good live as they do on a record album definitely the most progressive rock band out there the venue is very beautiful however the sound was somewhat lacking not because of the band's equipment or any of the sound people working for them but there is something missing with the way the concert hall has been designed it seems to lack of warmth if that's a proper way of describing it

After a 12 year absence, Porcupine Tree’s long awaited return did not disappoint. With no opening act, they played a nice long set, with only a 20 minute intermission. Sound was crisp and clear, not overly loud. The quality of musicianship was unparalleled. Song selection was perfect. Most of the newest album was played as well as many older favorites. The crowd was very appreciative, glad to see the band in glorious return. Hopefully, they will not go back into hiatus so quickly!

I’m just thankful beyond words that I had the chance to see them play. This will go down as one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. I’m saying that now, and I’ll stick by that down the road. I just know it.

Poor sound management (ill-defined muddy bass, low volume), egocentric instruction to seated audience to stand ignorant of those unable to do so for 3 hours, ludicrous bar prices undermined a decent (but generally unremarkable) performance from a previously outstanding band. Shame.

Great music c**p venue. I broke my own rule of not attending Wembley Arena but as the band were only playing one show in Britain, it had to be done. Not enough treble in the sound and as I was three quarters of the way back from the stage, there was such a delay between sound and vision. However the band were excellent and the songs from the new album sparkled and crackled. Standouts were Herd Culling and Anesthetize.

Great ambiance, friendly and professional security personell and Porcupine Tree was super! Super tight, great sound and they always deliver high quality. Although 12 years of waiting was painfully long, they made it all up with the Closure/Continuation tour 🖤💜🖤

AWESOME!!! What a gig! Brilliant performance sound and lights were amazing and the venue was superb, really well organised, nice clean toilets, efficient and helpful staff only minor niggle was that the venue isnt very well signposted as Ziggo Dome but google maps found it okay!

Dutch people are crazy about them! We were 2 hours early but still couldn't make it to the front row. Still a very lovely memory and neck pain that I will cherish forever after all the headbanging. Well worth all the wait.

Es war der absolute Wahnsinn! Tatsächlich Soundprobleme bei den ersten zwei, drei Stücken und ich stand mittig zwischen FOH und Bühne... Das hat der begnadete Toningenieur, ich nehme an wieder Ian Bond, aber dann super in den Griff bekommen. Der Sound war laut, aber nicht zu laut. Für mich eins der besten Konzerte ever. Kein Schwachpunkt in der Setlist. Toll aufgelegte Band. Was hat Gavin da gestern wieder abgeliefert, krass! 😳 SW in bester Laune und mehr und mehr der lockere, witzige Frontmann, stimmlich top auf der Höhe und für jemanden, der Gitarren aufs alte Eisen legen wollte, hat er selbige ganz schön geil bedient. Barbieri wie immer ruhig und unaufgeregt, aber seine Soundscapes einfach großartig. Und die beiden "neuen", einfach sehr, sehr professionelle und hervorragende Musiker. McStine kann zusätzlich zum tollen Gitarrenspiel mit dem er sich hervorragend mit SW ergänzt hat, auch noch ganz toll singen... Von Navarro hatte ich mir im Vorfeld mehr erhofft, aber auch er ein begnadeter Musiker. Die Halle war gut gefüllt, aber nicht ausverkauft (vielleicht dann doch ca. 2000 Plätze zu groß?). Es hat inkl. 20 Minuten Pause exakt 3h gedauert, ging um. Punkt 20 Uhr los und war um 23 Uhr zu Ende. Ein mehr als runder Abend also, ich bete und hoffe, dass sie die Tour auf BluRay rausbringen zum immer wieder anschauen! 🥰

Disappointed. The volume was way too loud for the equipment used and not once all the sounds were blending into a distorted painful mess. Spent the most of the gig with my ears plugged, which actually helped me to hear the music properly. 3 starts only cause of my all time favorite band

Incredible. A life-affirming experience. Traveled to Vienna from Prague, and if adult life allowed it, I’d follow them every night of the tour. A once-in-a-lifetime band that exists in the same brief moment in time as you, me, ultimately the universe and cosmos surrounding us. What are you waiting for? Catch them while they’re around. 42/10.

I cannot but stand in awe. Musical perfection, a sonic blast, and some nice audience interaction as well. Not too much of that, but what would you expect in such a venue. A very coherent setlist at over 2:30 net running time. I felt entertained, touched. One of the best concerts ever. I do hope that this was continuation and not closure.

El mejor concierto al que he asistido en años! Sin duda alguna, jamás hubiera imaginado que tendría que esperar 12 años para volver a ver a mi banda favorita en vivo, todos unos genios, el sonido increíble para el lugar, el ambiente y trabajo de todos fue espectacular. Gran momento para estar vivo! :'D

I never thought I would get to see Porcupine Tree in concert. I've been a fan since almost the beginning. My all time favorite band. The concert did not disappoint. Great musicianship. Steven is interactive with the audience. Almost three hours. Spectacular.

The show was incredible…my ONLY complaints are that 1) it was too loud (I don’t mind loud…this was TOO loud; and 2) as an old fart, I wish the show had started 30-60 minutes earlier, as it was a late work night for me.

Venue was excellent, their music was more impressive live which I didn’t expect (a technical flick that stopped the music for a brief period about an hr in notwithstanding) the light show was solid, some lasers would be a nice addition. But overall I very much enjoyed it and am really glad I went, I was a bit on the fence about going but it rocked and I’d recommend:)

Gaffer needs to stop doing the high beam cues that blind your audience. Not sure why sitting in front of a bunch of pickups with their bright whites aiming at your retinas is an aesthetic. Also your audience, PT, is kinda hitting the elder stage, so encouraging the audience to stand is kinda unfair when an entire section of the orch right refuses to sit. Porcupine Tree was, as always, professional with good showmanship, but the sound quality by the booth was kinda lousy (rough highs and lows). Good show overall, especially with the growing pains of a new tour, but A/V needs real work.

I hope they come back it was such a great show. Phone free show, really nice not to have a million screens up distracting from the show. Still can't believe they played "last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is recycled". That has to be one of my favorite songs by them and it's such an oddity.

Great show at a great venue! My first time seeing Porcupine Tree, and I wasn't disappointed. They played a great assortment of their songs, and a lot of their new music. Steven Wilson's voice was strong and the band was really tight. The acoustics at The Met were amazing as expected, even up in the mezzanine. The doors didn't open until 7:30, but the show started right at 8:00, so there were a lot of people still making their way to their seats. They weren't allowing photos or recording, and security was busily enforcing this all through the show. They played two sets and an encore, for a total of 20 songs.

The band was great they sounded awesome it was a fantastic show they interacted with the crowd in a magnificent way very much a Class Act very professional they sound as good live as they do on a record album definitely the most progressive rock band out there the venue is very beautiful however the sound was somewhat lacking not because of the band's equipment or any of the sound people working for them but there is something missing with the way the concert hall has been designed it seems to lack of warmth if that's a proper way of describing it

After a 12 year absence, Porcupine Tree’s long awaited return did not disappoint. With no opening act, they played a nice long set, with only a 20 minute intermission. Sound was crisp and clear, not overly loud. The quality of musicianship was unparalleled. Song selection was perfect. Most of the newest album was played as well as many older favorites. The crowd was very appreciative, glad to see the band in glorious return. Hopefully, they will not go back into hiatus so quickly!