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★★★★★ Wilson launches his Headphone Dust online store with a stunning live recording made on The Overview Tour in Madrid Impossible Tightrope: Live in Madrid is Steven Wilson’s fourth solo live album, following Catalogue / Preserve / Amass (2012), Get All You Deserve (2012), and Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (2018). …
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Deluxe re-issue of Porcupine Tree's 2005 album casts new light on a classic ***** The cover of Deadwing by Lasse Hoile Deadwing is the second album in a run of three classic releases from Porcupine Tree, starting with In Absentia in 2002 and ending with Fear of a Blank Planet in 2007. It was released …
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Monday 12 May 2025 The London Palladium *****Steven Wilson's Epic Return to Solo Performance Steven Wilson last performed as a live solo act in England seven years ago at the Royal Albert Hall in London, in a series of three concerts, one of which was later released as the concert film Home Invasion. That tour …
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Steven Wilson. Image credit: Kevin Westenberg Lyrically I arrived at a point where I was no longer interested in writing about abstract concepts, like war, religion, space... etc. These are very personal and emotionally raw songs.Steven Wilson, on Porcupine Tree's Lightbulb Sun (2000) Steven Wilson's latest album, The Overview, is inspired by the emotional and …
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An updated e-book version of my book On Track ... Porcupine Tree, a detailed analysis of every track by Porcupine Tree, is now available.
Thursday 29 June 2023 Castlefield Bowl, Manchester **** You wait 12 years for a Train... then two come at once For 12 years between their gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London in October 2010 and their next London gig at Wembley Arena in November 2022 it appeared that Porcupine Tree would never play …
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Ten classic tracks from the early albums from On The Sunday of Life (1992) to Stupid Dream (1999) In November 2022, Porcupine Tree made a triumphant return to London to play live at London Arena in front of over 12,000 fans after a hiatus of over twelve years. The event was described by The Times …
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Friday 11 November 2022 Wembley Arena, London Triumphant return of the band to London after 12 year hiatus ***** Image credit: Mike Holmes Last time Porcupine Tree played in London was just over 12 years ago, in October 2010. As band leader and main songwriter Steven Wilson recounts in detail in his new book Limited …
***** Porcupine Tree return after 12 years' hiatus with their new album which reached number 2 in the UK charts Pink Floyd once satirised the music industry executive who said, 'You gotta get an album out/You owe it to the people' (Have a Cigar from their 1975 album Wish You Were Here). When Porcupine Tree …
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Excellent songs that didn't make the final cut Some very strong songs were left off Porcupine Tree's studio albums for reasons of space, changes of style ... or in at least one case due to what the band's leader Steven Wilson now regards as a mistake on his part. The Sound of No-One Listening This …
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