Sure kicked off their Basic Tales of Sure U.S. tour on Tuesday with an intimate fan membership present in Lititz, Pennsylvania, that featured a number of reside debuts and songs that hadn’t been carried out in years.
You possibly can see movies from the efficiency and the complete set checklist beneath.
The progressive rock legends launched their newest stateside run at Mickey’s Black Field, a 600-person venue situated on the campus of Rock Lititz, a sprawling rehearsal and manufacturing facility the place artists can workshop their stage designs, movie music movies and extra.
Sure Performed A number of Deep Cuts and Dwell Debuts on Tour Kickoff
After opening their set with the title monitor from 1977’s Going for the One, Sure unearthed “It Will Be a Good Day (The River),” off 1999’s The Ladder, for the primary time since 2000. Additionally they carried out 1977’s “Flip of the Century” for the primary time since 2014, and a number of other different tracks — together with “Machine Messiah,” “Time and a Phrase” and “South Facet of the Sky” — for the primary time since 2018.
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The intimate efficiency additionally featured two reside debuts — “All Related” and “Reduce From the Stars” — off Sure’ most up-to-date album, Mirror to the Sky, launched in Might.
Extra time-honored tracks included a canopy of Simon & Garfunkel’s “America,” in addition to the hits “I’ve Seen All Good Individuals” and the show-closing “Roundabout.”
The Basic Tales of Sure tour will start in earnest on Thursday on the Wind Creek Occasion Middle in close by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The voyage will conclude on Nov. 4 in Riverside, California. Every present will even function an on-site presentation and gallery by artist and designer Roger Dean, whose work has appeared on a number of Sure album covers.
Watch Sure Play ‘I’ve Seen All Good Individuals’ at 2023 Tour Kickoff
Watch Sure Play ‘Rhythm of Love’ at 2023 Tour Kickoff
Sure, 9/19/23, Mickey’s Black Field, Lititz
1. “Going for the One”
2. “It Will Be a Good Day (The River)” (first time since 2000)
3. “Machine Messiah” (first time since 2018)
4. “America” (Simon & Garfunkel cowl)
5. “Time and a Phrase” (first time since 2018)
6. “I’ve Seen All Good Individuals”
7. “South Facet of the Sky” (first time since 2018)
8. “Flip of the Century” (first time since 2014)
9. “Rhythm of Love”
10. “Do not Kill the Whale” (first time since 2018)
11. “All Related” (reside debut)
12. “Reduce From the Stars” (reside debut)
13. Excerpts from Tales From Topographic Oceans
14. “Roundabout”
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