), it was always going to also depend on the bass, the keyboards, and the drums to play their part in order to deliver the massive sound that they had.
The band intended to finish with their amazing epic “Hegaiamas”, the title track of their previous album. Towards the end of it, every single person in the venue have their hands up in the air, you can hear everyone singing “a song for freedoooom, a song for freedoooom”… It is such a fantastic experience. Jon says “thank you so, so much” more times than he can count, the band bows before us and they leave the stage but -of course- the crowd is demanding rhythmically: “We want more! We want more!”
And it doesn’t take them long to get out again. Jon holds high the piece of paper with the setlist and, indeed, “Hegaiamas” is the last track on there, but they have rehearsed another one; a song for the fans of their older days. It is “Lie Before You Sleep” from Siamese Gods and it’s one last opportunity to headbang for the evening, this time more than ever before, because it is the heaviest track of the set. I could not have imagined a more perfect closer for the show.
Do yourself a favour and check Need out, if you haven’t yet. And if they come to perform in your neck of the woods, do not dare miss them because they put on one hell of a show.
Setlist:
Lifeknot
Alltribe
Circadian
Beckethead
Rememory
Bloodlux
Avia
Tilikum
Nemmortal
Mother Madness
Norchestrion
Kinwind
Hegaiamas
Encore:
Lie Before You Sleep
*Photos taken from the crowd by Anthia.
