And Also The Trees Untangled

June 15, 2012

» ... touring the Hunters

From 13th. April on the 'Trees are on the road touring the "Hunter" album, the largest tour since years spanning France, Germany, Denmark, Austria and Italy.

Please share these live experiences and your personal concert impressions in the comments.

Labels: Shows

51 Comments:

crowley said...: » One day after the first gig... how was the show & setlist? post it, please...; 14 April, 2012 08:16
Achim said...: » According to Mr S.D., this was the setlist of the first HNTH show... Surprising... Only 5 HNTH songs and neither SPB nor Virus Meadow were played...

1. Prince Rupert
2. The Beautiful Silence
3. Shaletown
4. What's Lost Finds
5. Hunter not the Hunted
6. The Legend of Mucklow
7. The Untangled Man
8. The Woman on the Estuary
9. Burn Down this Town
10.Rip Ridge
11.Dialogue
12.Only

13.A Room Lives in Lucy
14.Rive Droite; 14 April, 2012 09:52
Achim said...: » OK, 6 HNTH songs... :-); 14 April, 2012 09:59
*frank said...: » Here is the setlist of the show during the Strasbourg Festival. An excellent concert with interesting changes to the first show:

1. Domed
2. The Beautiful Silence
3. Shaletown
4. Hunter not the Hunted
5. What's Lost Finds
6. The Legend of Mucklow
7. Burn Down this Town
8. Rive Droite
9. The Woman on the Estuary
10. Only
11. Dialogue
12. Rip Ridge
13. A Room Lives in Lucy
14. Vincent Craine

Encore:

15. Prince Rupert
16. Angel Devil
17. Slow Pulse Boy; 15 April, 2012 03:10
Frank L. said...: » In Creil, Angel, Devil, Man and Beast was on the setlist after Lucy but sadly they didn't play it.; 15 April, 2012 09:33
*frank said...: » Slow Pulse Boy - live video from Strasbourg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOs5DwfeqME; 15 April, 2012 20:30
FERDICO said...: » I was at the show in Strasbourg Saturday and it was a real pleasure to see them once again live . (ok ok i'm an old follower & maybe i'm deliberetely positive with AATT but anyway here's my impression of the gig...)
The setlist (see above) was quiet perfect & very well measured out, it seems it needed adjustments after the Creil gig : "domed" is a fantastic song & is made to be an opener with its progressive, evolutive side : it resumed well what the trees are proposing nowadays during their shows.
The concert hall was very well packed for the trees at 20H15 & the public was very attentive & regardful which was not obvious for the evening was a kind of indoor rock festival with 3 other very rock bands (& eventually very good that's not the point)playing in the 2 venus of la laiterie.
AATT played in the largest one before Killing Joke . & the least we can say is that HntH is not an album conceived for rock festivals ...
Simon indeed thanks the audience for its attention & the warm & enthousiast response as the band played quiet a lot of new songs (7 from the new cd).
I think AATT presented something varied, complex & with mixed emotions & moods. It seems the band managed to captivate the crowd with soft sometimes intimate but intense songs (& also with great classics of course)
For me HntH is maybe one of the most "difficult" (fastidious) album of the Trees but it's also beautiful & courageous.
I'm not sure i prefer it to "rag & bone man" but i come to like it more & more. There 's such a level of musicality in this record & in the band performance that i would say that AATT is reaching a kind of climax in the present days.
For me they are in their best period since the late eighties. The 2OOO era is just brilliant from "further from the truth" until now including the acoustic adventure which is a great accomplishment.
I was very impressed by all the members (the guitars ahhh) but if you see the band live have a look on Paul Hill behind his drums : what he's doing during for instance "Mucklow" "hunter not the h" or "rive droite" is simply amazing.
For me most of the brand new songs sound already great in live (maybe apart of "rip ridge" which was a bit failed).
There's a lot of delicacy, subtlety and intensity in these tracks.
For the anecdote on "woman on the estuary" Justin plays with what seems to be a Gretsch guitar model (instead of the acoustic in the studio version)
"Only" in live is more punchy than the studio version.
And to finish , i bought my copy of the double 10" vynil album : great object & it contains a free download code & an extra track.; 15 April, 2012 22:57
Luc P. said...: » http://www.pilmeyer.com/images/aatt2e.html AND ALSO THE TREES - Creil (F) Grange à Musique - April 13, 2012 - 8 photos; 15 April, 2012 23:48
crowley said...: » Today's a day off for the guys, after the gig in Lille was cancelled...

But: How was the set list in Dijon on sunday?; 16 April, 2012 10:03
Achim said...: » Paris, Le Divan du Monde, 18 April 2012:

01 Prince Rupert
02 The Beautiful Silence
03 Shaletown
04 Hunter not the Hunted
05 What's Lost Finds
06 The Legend of Mucklow
07 Burn Down This Town
08 Dialogue
09 Rive Droite
10 The Woman on the Estuary
11 Only
12 Vincent Craine
13 Whiskey Bride
14 A Room Lives in Lucy

Encore 1:
15 Rip Ridge
16 Angel, Devil, Man and Beast
17 The Untangled Man

Encore 2:
18 Belief in the Rose; 19 April, 2012 11:35
Anonymous said...: » No Belief in the Rose in Paris but Gone like the Swallows ;); 19 April, 2012 11:37
Frédéric Tison said...: » Hello, some pictures (not professional) and a short text about the concert (in french) : see in URL. Thanks and best wishes !; 19 April, 2012 18:05
LN said...: » You can find some of my photos here : https://picasaweb.google.com/meuh1246/AndAlsoTheTreesParis180412LeDivanDuMonde

According to the setlist we saw, they were supposed to play Belief in the rose and Slow pulse boy in the last encore, but they did Gone like the swallows instead. Anyway, it was a fantastic show, as ever.

You can find another short text here : http://www.impressionofsounds.com/innerstatic/blog/?p=2993

Photos by Robert Gil : http://www.photosconcerts.com/and-also-the-trees-paris-divan-monde-2012-04-18-5916

Photos by Mauro Melis : http://www.soundofviolence.net/multimedia/photos/1205/9272/and_also_the_trees_paris_divan_du_monde_18_04_2012.html; 19 April, 2012 18:54
bekru said...: » As Anonymus Said: gonne like the swallows was the last song. My favorite song of the night: a very powerful Vincent Crane. It was a nice a gig! Looking forward to seeing the Trees again in 4 weeks and then again ...

Yep - I'm trying to make you jealous ;); 19 April, 2012 22:31
MathSou said...: » For sure, Bekru, you're driving guys like me mad ! I'm living in New caledonia, which is close to Australia and so I've got no chance to see AATT for the moment. Anyway, keep sharing your impressions about the tour, for me It's a kind of procuration.; 21 April, 2012 02:01
bekru said...: » We'll keep you guys posted. It's a small world so Achim and I just met by accident at the Soap&Skin concert tonight ...; 22 April, 2012 01:15
*frank said...: » Krems, Kunsthalle, 28.04.2012:

01 Domed
02 The Beautiful Silence
03 Hunter not the Hunted
04 What's Lost Finds
05 The Legend of Mucklow
06 Burn Down this Town
07 Dialogue
08 Rive Droite
09 The Woman on the Estuary
10 Only
11 Vincent Craine
12 Whisky Bride
13 A Room Lives in Lucy

Krems, Kunsthalle, 29.04.2012:

01 Domed
02 The Beautiful Silence
03 Hunter not the Hunted
04 What's Lost Finds
05 The Legend of Mucklow
06 Burn Down this Town
07 Dialogue
08 Rive Droite
09 The Woman on the Estuary
10 Angel, Devil, Man and Beast
11 Only
12 Whisky Bride
13 Vincent Craine

(Thanks Achim!); 13 May, 2012 20:23
Anonymous said...: » Copenhagen on saturday. I can't wait!

Karsten; 17 May, 2012 01:42
silvio said...: » any new setlists and impressions from bruxelles?; 18 May, 2012 14:29
crowley said...: » We are excited to get the setlists from Brussels, Cologne & Copenhagen... Please post them!; 19 May, 2012 21:07
MathSou said...: » Yes, Silvio and Crowley are in their right ! Really anybody was there at Brussels or Copenhagen ? Come on, boys and girls, dont make us drool like dogs !; 21 May, 2012 03:05
bekru said...: » Well, Copenhagen was a rather small venue. Given the fact that the guys traveled about ~900 km in one day and were on the road for what I assume must've been 11+ hours, they seemed to be pretty relaxed. The venue was kind of small and quite packed (I'm always bad when it comes to estimations - but I'd guess that 200 people showed?). They started to play at midnight. There were a few a sound issues with some quite loud static but that didn't bother them.

The audience was kind of "weird" - it was my first concert in Denmark so maybe that's how it usually is. But when people talk and chat away while the band is playing, that is something that I can never get used to. It also bothers me a lot in Germany. But this was on another level. Even in the front row, directly in front of Simon ... chatting away ...
I prefer a policy like in the Luminaire in London: "when the band is playing: shut the f$%& up".

Anyway, I refer to Achim for the setlist - I can only say that they concluded the gig with Virus Meadow.

So let's see what they have in store for us tonight ;)
Apparently it might be rather cozy as not too many tickets have been sold.; 21 May, 2012 07:12
renaud said...: » Hi,
I can’t remember the exact set-list in Brussels, but they opened with Domed (always a great moment), and then Beautiful Silence and Shaletown; finihed with Vincent Craine (splendid!) / Whisky Bride / Lucy.
The encores were (for sure) :
1/ Prince Rupert / Angel, Devil, Man and Beast / The Untangled Man
2/ Virus Meadow
If anyone has the complete set-list, welcome!
Great concert anyway, the venue was ok: right size, well crowded but not too much, good sound…; the audience was generally concentrated during the songs and enthusiastic between … Fantastic versions of Dialogue and Rive Droite – this song becomes a powerful ‘classique’ in the aatt’s repertoire.
A very, very great evening with a very, very beautiful band… just brilliant! Three days later and still into it.; 21 May, 2012 10:04
SD said...: » here is the setlist of the koln show
domed
beautiful silence
shaletown
hunter...
what's lost finds
mucklow
woman of the estuary
rive droite
burn down...
only
dialogue
craine
angels devil
lucy
encore: virus

the setlist in bxl was pretty similar. despite some ppl complaining about the sound in Koln i thought it was great. bxl was too bassy in my opinion not speaking of some mistakes of Justin during shaletown or craine.
whisky bride was played in koln but skipped in koln otherweise overall same show...
still wondering why slow pulse boy is supposed to be played and always ignored by the band ?; 21 May, 2012 21:50
MathSou said...: » Maybe they are tired to play Slow Pulse Boy ? It could be like So This Is Silence. They used to play this song at the begining, and it was always a great moment for the crowd. Then, one day, they stopped playing it, despite the audience demands. Slow Pulse Boy is very popular, but the band play what suits to its own mood. Gotta ask Simon and Justin, no ?; 21 May, 2012 23:13
*frank said...: » They still play SPB. They did it in Strasbourg (personally I would have preferred Virus Meadows). They play Slow Pulse boy over 20 years on most every single show. They have so much classics ... I think it's good meanwhile do rotate and change the classics between shows... :); 22 May, 2012 00:33
bekru said...: » The Hamburg gig was just plain magnificent - way better than the one in Copenhagen (sorry guys). And a great setlist with both "Virus Meadow" and "Slow Pulse Boy". And both just "in the middle" of the set. Someone else needs to supply a proper setlist. I can only tell you that they closed with "The Untangled Man".
What a great night!; 22 May, 2012 01:24
SD said...: » You lucky ones in Hamburg !!!!
what i meant is SPB is just written on their setlists on stage and they've been playing another title instead almost everytime !! don't get me wrong i love almost every track of their back catalogue so i have no hard feeling 'bout them playing swallows or virus instead...; 22 May, 2012 05:55
Lars said...: » Copenhagen:

It is a sad fact that the venue - called Krudttonden - can distroy even the best bands in the world. The stage is almost at floor level. So even people in 2nd or 3rd row can not see a thing!
Furthermore the stage is extremely small which means that the band is cramped on stage. Ian actually had to place one of his basses on top of his amp to find some space for himself!
The room has some odd dimensions which results in many people having to stand at the far sides of the stage. The sound in the room is also quite bad.
Still, AATT played a good show! The new songs sound a lot more tight now than at the first couple of shows and all 5 gents and lady seemed sharp and in good shape.
The setlist was almost identical with the previous ones. No Whiskey Bride though.
I have seen many AATT shows over the years and one thing is certain: They NEVER disappoint! However, given that horrible venue (NOT the band) the Copenhagen show will not enter my top 10.; 22 May, 2012 20:31
Lars said...: » Hamburg:

I don`t think AATT has ever played anything other than brilliant concerts in Hamburg. Eventhough the band suffered from technical problems at the previous concert they played there, they still did an excellent job. This luckily had no problems at all. Everything just worked from the first moment! The set list had several changes compared to Copenhagen. HNTH came in as the second song and both Beatiful Silence and Mucklow was absent from the set list. Instead they had dusted off Scarlet Arch which sound pretty good despite not being played for a while. Slow Pulse made a return to the list and was placed in the middle of the set. It was good to hear Only and it turned out to be one of the best songs that night.
The Untangled Man finished off a fantastic concert. It has absolutly found its way into the top 10 - even the top 3...; 22 May, 2012 20:31
bekru said...: » Hej Lars - thanks for summing it up quite beautifully. There is only one minor thing that I have to disagree with: they did play a not-so-great gig in Hamburg. It must've been the mid 90s and they played the Logo. To say it was horrible might be a bit harsh but it was definitely not great.

But I'm on the same page with you that the gig in Hamburg is also probably in my Top 3 AATT gigs!; 22 May, 2012 21:38
Luc said...: » Brussels: Bernard's idea and plan are not too bad this time.... Good gig and well crowdy... Kon: Good feelings , not only on stage.... people were glad with old songs and well received new ones. Copenhagen : yes, stage was too small, and the band was tired... but there is no bad concert of AATT... They can find energy when there is some problems... and once again, they did! Set-list? I can remind... except that all the 3 were good!!!; 22 May, 2012 23:48
Achim said...: » And here's the complete setlist of AATT's fantastic Hamburg show...

Hamburg, Knust, 21 May 2012

01 Domed
02 Hunter not the Hunted
03 What's Lost Finds
04 Only
05 Scarlet Arch
06 Slow Pulse Boy
07 The Woman on the Estuary
08 Rip Ridge
09 Rive Droite
10 Burn Down this Town
11 Dialogue
12 Virus Meadow
13 Angel, Devil, Man and Beast
14 A Room Lives in Lucy

15 Prince Rupert
16 Shaletown
17 The Untangled Man; 23 May, 2012 13:44
Anonymous said...: » How about the complete setlist for the decent Copenhagen show too? I was there, but memory fails me.; 23 May, 2012 13:49
Anonymous said...: » Hello,
this is the complete set list of the show in Brussels (unforgettable !)

BRUSSELS 17 MAI 2012

1- Domed
2- The beautiful silence
3- Shaletown
4-Hunter not the hunted
5-What’s lost finds
6-The legend of Mucklow
7-The woman of the estuary
8-Rive droite
9-Burn down this town
10-Only
11-Dialogue
12-Vincent Craine
13-Whisky bride
14-A room lives in Lucy

15-Prince Rupert
16-Angel, devil, man and beast
17-The untangled man
18-Virus meadow; 23 May, 2012 15:21
Luc said...: » BRUSSELS - 8 photos http://www.pilmeyer.com/images/aatt13e.html

KOLN - 9 photos : http://www.pilmeyer.com/images/aatt14e.html

COPENHAGEN : no photo, by special request of S.; 23 May, 2012 20:39
Karsten Nielsen said...: » Here's the Copenhagen setlist.

In my opinion the gig was fantastic. I don't mind small stages at floor levels, as long as i'm in front... Bekru...I heard the chat...It wasn't me...!

All five came outside the venue after the gig to talk with people. They were really relaxed even though it was 2:30.

1. Domed
2. Beautiful silence
3. Shaletown
4. Hunter not the hunted
5. What’s lost finds
6. Mucklow
7. The woman of the estuary
8. Rive droite
9. Burn down this town
10. Rip Ridge
11. Dialogue
12. Vincent Craine
13. Angel Devil Man Beast
14. Lucy

15. Prince Rupert
16. Only
17. Virus Meadow

Karsten; 24 May, 2012 00:42
SD said...: » well i found this tracklist on a fb friend page. here is the sheet lying in front of Simon at the Torino show

domed
beautiful silence
hunter
what's lost finds
angel devil
shaletown
woman of estuary
rive droite
burn down this town
belief in the rose
dialogue
bloodling
virus meadow

rupert
lucy; 27 May, 2012 08:06
MathSou said...: » Apparently this is is the first time they play "Bloodline" on stage, no ? And "Belief In the Rose" is quite unusual palyed in an electrical way. Lucky torinesi !; 27 May, 2012 09:41
Mike said...: » Bloodline had its public premiere in Essen and was also played in Freiburg!
I'll post the setlists later (and hope the system won't swallow them once more!).; 27 May, 2012 11:00
Mike said...: » Here are more setlists of some very memorable AATT-shows in Cologne, Essen and Freiburg.
And Also The Trees: Douze points!

COLOGNE, Luxor, 2012 May 18th:

Domed
The Beautiful Silence
Shaletown
Hunter Not The Hunted
What’s Lost Finds
The Legend Of Mucklow
The Woman On The Estuary
Rive droite
Burn Down This Town
Only
Dialogue
Vincent Craine
Angel, Devil, Man And Beast
A Room Lives In Lucy
----
Virus Meadow
________________________________

ESSEN, Grend, 2012 May 24th:

Domed
Hunter Not The Hunted
What’s Lost Finds
Angel, Devil Man And Beast
Under The Stars
Gone… Like The Swallows
The Woman On The Estuary
Rive droite
Burn Down This Town
Belief In The Rose
Rip Ridge
Dialogue
Only
Virus Meadow
----
Prince Rupert
Bloodline
The Untangled Man
________________________________

FREIBURG, Café Atlantik, 2012 May 24th:

Prince Rupert
Hunter Not The Hunted
What’s Lost Finds
Angel, Devil, Man And Beast
Shaletown
The Woman On The Estuary
Dialogue
Rive droite
Burn Down This Town
Belief In The Rose
Rip Ridge
Vincent Craine
Bloodline
Virus Meadow
----
Slow Pulse Boy
Only
A Room Lives In Lucy
________________________________; 27 May, 2012 12:32
Achim said...: » Thanks for the new setlists, Mike! And here's a small correction to the Copenhagen setlist posted by Karsten. Although "Only" might have appeared on the setlists, it was NOT played between "Prince Rupert" and "Virus Meadow". Can't wait for the next tour!!!; 27 May, 2012 13:00
Mike said...: » Oh, sorry:
Of course ESSEN was on May 23rd! (not 24th); 27 May, 2012 13:02
bekru said...: » Being a nitpicker: Essen was the 23rd.
Especially Freiburg looks like a great setlist.

So guys - when's the next tour? I'm going cold turkey already ;)
I need my monthly AATT gig!; 27 May, 2012 13:06
MathSou said...: » Nobody in Roma the evening of the 26th ?; 28 May, 2012 08:32
SD said...: » as seen on a fb friend's page:
the Roma setlist looks like this

rupert
shaletown
hunter
what's lost
angel devil
mucklow
estuary
rive droite
burn down this town
dialogue
bloodline
only
virus

arch
craine
lucy; 28 May, 2012 17:27
crowley said...: » Let's take a look:

All setlists were posted, except for Berlin, Lyon and Dijon...; 28 May, 2012 19:34
Achim said...: » Berlin, Lido, 22 May 2012

01 Domed
02 Hunter Not The Hunted
03 What's Lost Finds
04 Angel, Devil, Man And Beast
05 Gone... Like The Swallows
06 The Legend Of Mucklow
07 The Woman On The Estuary
08 Rive Droite
09 Burn Down This Town
10 Rip Ridge
11 Dialogue
12 Virus Meadow
13 Only
14 A Room Lives In Lucy
--------------------------
15 Slow Pulse Boy
16 Scarlet Arch
17 The Untangled Man
--------------------------
18 Shaletown; 29 May, 2012 01:28
Anonymous said...: » Went from Berlin to Copenhagen to see my alltime favourite band. The venue was indeed crap. A few days later in Berlin at the Lido: what a difference. Great audienxe, great acoustics. Wonderful concert. Hope to see AATT come here every year.; 03 June, 2012 17:42
Mike said...: » Yeah, comment No. 50 is mine!

There is talk of a concert in Frankfurt a.M. (Germany) on Saturday, 2012 September 8th here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/480677735291033/; 13 June, 2012 20:21
bekru said...: » check the official site: 4 more dates added

04/09 Zurich - Viadukt (CH)
05/09 Martigny - Caves du manoir (CH)
06/09 Geneva - l'Usine (CH)
07/09 tbc; 23 June, 2012 11:33

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