THE SET
GIVE ANY BAND the choice between playing a livestream or a real gig and the answer is a no-brainer, and yet the range of virtual shows that has emerged as a result of the pandemic has been quite incredible. Whether it’s Wednesday 13 intertwining their set with comedy sketches or Puscifer beaming their performance from a multi-stage amphitheatre in Arizona, it’s just possible that, in a weird way, COVID-19 has created opportunities for bands we never thought would be possible.
Silence In The Age Of Apes Colossus A Secret Door God Of Sick Dreams Scream Until You Wake Child Justice Gun When All But Force Has Failed Wormhole The Eagle Has Landed For The Swarm The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country A Statue Of The King Let It Burn Bloody Angel Smells Like A Freakshow
Taking full advantage of the livestream experience with not one but four shows paced over four weeks, those circus-obsessed masters of the freakshow, Avatar, have admittedly taken on a gargantuan task, promising an “impossible concert experience” with all the usual bells and whistles, including tour shirts and a meet ’n’ greet. The prospect of fan-voted setlists is tantalising, but these are reserved from the second show onward. For the first chapter of their four-show spectacular – mysteriously entitled ‘Age Of Dreams’ – the Swedes have opted to play their latest album, Hunter Gatherer, in full plus some of their biggest hits.