Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Epica + Apocalyptica 2023-02-14 Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon

Tue, February 14, 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseu de Lisboa

The tour of Epica is: "The Epic Apocalypse Tour".
It was my 1st Epica show. And this was a show with 3 Bands I've Never Seen before, Wheel (1st band), Epica (2nd band) and Apocalyptica (3rd band)

I arrived at Coliseu at 6 pm. Doors opened at 19:00 and the 1st band was scheduled to start at 20:00.

1st band were "Wheel" in Coliseu, they started at 20:00 and played 26 minutes.

Wheel is a Finnish prog-metal band based in Helsinki, consisting of James Lascelles (Vocals/Guitar), Santeri Saksala (Drums), Aki ‘Conan’ Virta (Bass) and Jussi Turunen (Lead Guitar).

Here it is their official website: Wheel

I never heard of them before. They were cool.

Time for Epica. I thought they were the last band playing. But some Epica fans told me that Apocalyptica will be the last band playing and Epica before them.
They started at 20:50 and played 80 minutes. Played a set of 12 songs.

Love the concert. Was my first time watching them live. And I only knew their music on the last 2 to 3 weeks. Awesome metal and symphonic sounds that Epica have.

The band members are:
Mark Jansen – rhythm guitar, growled vocals, co-lead vocals (2002–present)
Coen Janssen – keyboards, synthesizer, piano (2002–present)
Simone Simons – lead vocals (2002–present)
Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums (2007–present; session member: 2006–2007)
Isaac Delahaye – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
Rob van der Loo – bass (2012–present)

You can check all the details of the show in the setlist below.

Here it is the setlist:



Alpha – Anteludium
01. Abyss of Time – Countdown to Singularity
02. The Essence of Silence
03. Victims of Contingency
04. Unleashed
05. The Final Lullaby
06. Fools of Damnation
07. In All Conscience
08. Rivers
09. Code of Life
10. Cry for the Moon
11. Beyond the Matrix
12. Consign to Oblivion
Jack Sparrow (Hans Zimmer song)
Until We Meet Again

In bold are the videos I made.

Videos of Epica (6 videos):

Epica-Abyss Of Time - Countdown To Singularity, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/y84Z_S_9b4I
And the video:


Epica-Victims Of Contingency, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/LwpP57WHiEk
And the video:


Epica-In All Conscience, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/OmT210L3uMU
And the video:


Epica-Cry for the Moon, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/IFO2Uapcp7g
And the video:


Epica-Beyond the Matrix, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/QHHyY6hpCgg
And the video:


Epica-Consign to Oblivion, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/R6MdlBRv8jA
And the video:


Finally was time for Apocalyptica. I thought they were the 2nd band playing. They were the last to play.
They started at 22:40 to 23:52 and 23:54 to 00:07, played (72+13) 85 minutes. Played a set of 13 songs.

Love the concert. Also my first time watching them live. I remember only of 1 song of Apocalyptica "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.

The band members are:
Eicca Toppinen – bandleader, lead cello (original and occasional role) rhythm cello (current role), programming (1993–present)
Paavo Lötjönen – rhythm/bass cello (1993–present), lead cello on "Master of Puppets" only (1996–present)
Perttu Kivilaakso – lead cello (current role), programming (1995, 1999–present), rhythm cello (1995, 1999–2002)
Mikko Sirén – drums, percussion, programming (touring member: 2003–2004; official member: 2005-present)

You can check all the details of the show in the setlist below.

Here it is the setlist:



01. Ashes of the Modern World
02. Grace
03. I'm Not Jesus (with Franky Perez)
04. Not Strong Enough (with Franky Perez)
05. Rise Again (with Simone Simons)
06. En Route to Mayhem
07. I Don't Care (with Franky Perez)
08. Shadowmaker (with Franky Perez)
09. Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover)
10. Inquisition Symphony (Sepultura cover)
11. Seek & Destroy (Metallica cover)
Encore:
12. Farewell
13. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg cover)

In bold are the videos I made.

Videos of Apocalyptica (4 videos):

Apocalyptica + Simone Simons-Rise Again, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/i7prFfAxUUI
And the video:


Apocalyptica-Nothing Else Matters, Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/rDGd-X_TW6g
And the video:


Apocalyptica-Seek & Destroy (Part 1), Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/3OXxmDO90ZU
And the video:


Apocalyptica-Seek & Destroy (Part 2), Coliseu de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, 2023-02-14 HD
https://youtu.be/bMPrOfTOIsM
And the video:

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