King Crimson Announce Double Blu-ray “2014 (The Complete US Tour)”

King Crimson, the British pioneers and icons of progressive rock, will release a double Blu-ray set titled “2014 (The Complete US Tour)” on October 30.

This was the band’s first tour in six years, and the one where King Crimson first unveiled their now-famous lineup with three drummers: Gavin Harrison and Pat Mastelotto – both veterans of earlier incarnations of the band – plus Bill Reiflin, who joined the crew for the new tour and had previously worked with Ministry and R.E.M., among others.

Robert Fripp wrote to his bandmates in an email: “Dear ‘Crims’ brothers. We have one year to get ready for wild action and be prepared by September 2014 – well, actually King Crimson is already on the move.”

The double Blu-ray set contains King Crimson’s entire 2014 US tour with 19 concerts, plus a previously unreleased pre-tour show for friends and family at The Egg club in Albany, New York, recorded in 24/48 and presented in 1920×1080 (HD).

The new live recordings are presented in high-resolution 24/96 stereo, taken from the live mix (from the front-of-house console), which is derived from the band’s multitrack recordings and includes the sound of the audience and the hall.

Sid Smith contributed an accompanying essay in the 24-page booklet.

You can already pre-order the double Blu-ray.

King Crimson: 2014 (The Complete US Tour)

Blu-Ray I
SEPTEMBER 2014
8^th Sept – Albany, NY The Egg (Friends & Family show) video*
9^th Sept – Albany, NY The Egg
10^th Sept – Albany, NY The Egg
12^th Sept – Philadelphia, PA Verizon Hall
13^th Sept – Philadelphia, PA Verizon Hall
15^th Sept – Boston, MA Colonial Theatre
16^th Sept – Boston, MA Colonial Theatre
18^th Sept – New York, NY Best Buy
19^th Sept – New York, NY Best Buy
20^th Sept – New York, NY Best Buy

Blu-Ray II
SEPTEMBER 2014
21^st Sept – New York, NY Best Buy
23^rd Sept – Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
25^th Sept – Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
26^th Sept – Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
27^th Sept – Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre
30^th Sept – Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
OCTOBER 2014
1^st Oct – Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
3^rd Oct – San Francisco, CA The Warfield
4^th Oct – San Francisco, CA The Warfield
6^th Oct – Seattle, WA Moore Theater

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