Devin Townsend performed an elaborate Ziltoid-centric set at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on April 13th, 2015. That performance, which also featured a set of various fan requested tracks from his back catalogue, was captured by Paul M Green and will now officially be released on November 13th as “Ziltoid: Live At The Royal Albert Hall“. Various guests joined him for the set, which also included narration, actors and a choir.
The showwill be released in various formats, including 3 CD’s, 2 DVD’s and on Blu-ray. A special edition digipak featuring 3 CD’s/1 DVD is also being readied. In addition to featuring various behind the scenes footage and a documentary on the show, select editions will come with an 44-page artbook. Townsend said of the experience:
“The show at The Royal Albert Hall was a great experience. To be able to make artistic expression rooted in creativity and then to be able to articulate it in these sorts of ways- at this sort of venue- was pretty awesome. The whole thing was quite a challenge, but ultimately it worked and we were all very satisfied with it. I completely appreciate the support that has allowed this to happen from the audience, and I thank my team and InsideOut Records for busting ass to make this DVD a reality. I think if you enjoy what I do, you’ll really dig it. Thank you so much for the opportunity!”
Ziltoid set:
01 – “Z²”
02 – “From Sleep Awake”
03 – “Ziltoidian Empire”
04 – “War Princess”
05 – “Deathray”
06 – “March Of The Poozers”
07 – “Wandering Eye”
08 – “Earth”
09 – “Ziltoid Goes Home”
10 – “Through The Wormhole”
11 – “Dimension Z”
By request set:
12 – “Namaste”
13 – “Night”
14 – “Deadhead”
15 – “Earth Day”
16 – “Christeen”
17 – “Supercrush!”
18 – “Kingdom”
19 – “Lucky Animals”
20 – “Heatwave”
21 – “Funeral”
22 – “Bastard”
23 – “The Death Of Music”
24 – “Universal Flame”
Townsend will return to the UK in early October for an acoustic/spoken word tour, dates for which have been posted here.
