{"id":18727,"date":"2022-05-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=18727"},"modified":"2022-05-12T11:27:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:27:13","slug":"geoff-tate-patti-pavilion-swansea-08-05-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=18727","title":{"rendered":"Geoff Tate \u2013 Patti Pavilion, Swansea (08 05 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Swansea on a beautiful sunny May evening is a great place to be. The historic Patti Pavilion is where I was heading to see the legendary Geoff Tate perform not just Queensryche\u2019s 1986 album Rage For Order<\/em> in its entirety, but also their most successful album, 1990s Empire.<\/em> Much has been said over recent years regarding the seemingly never-ending drama regarding Queensryche and ex-members. It does seem, however, that Tate has settled into his stride with his current band and is more than happy to be a legacy act. The number of punters wandering around wearing Queensryche T-shirts gives you a good idea of the demographic here tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before we get to the main event, we had a short but impressive set from openers Mark Daly & the Ravens. Mixing up a blend of southern rock with some Alice In Chains tinged tunes, Daly puts in an energetic performance. The sparse but appreciative audience thoroughly enjoys what they see and hear. Definitely, someone to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time we are presented with Tate\u2019s entrance, the room fills up considerably and there is an air of anticipation. I\u2019ve been checking out some YouTube videos of recent performances and it seemed like Tate has been firing on all cylinders vocally. Taking to the stage with the classic \u2018Walk In the Shadows\u2019<\/em>, when Tate strolls casually up to the microphone and nails that initial scream, everyone in attendance goes nuts. Snazzily dressed and looking the picture of health, Tate has the audience in the palm of his hand from the get-go. The band works their way through Rage For Order\u2019s tracks and there is only a noticeable lull from the audience when lesser-known songs such as Neue Regel<\/em> and London<\/em> are being played. A fantastic rendition of \u2018I Will Remember\u2019 <\/em>closes the first act with style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After an extended break, the band returns to the stage while the intro to \u2018Best I Can\u2019 blasts through the PA. Rapturous applause from the crowd pushes the energy of the band and yet again, Tate is nailing it. For a man in his sixties to be singing this well is no mean feat. Tate gets his saxophone out for \u2018The Thin Line\u2019 and the band seems to be having the time of their lives. Scottish guitarist Kieran Robertson gets a great reaction from the crowd every time he sticks his tongue out and nails his parts with gusto. Crowd favourite \u2018Jet City Woman\u2019 goes down a storm as does \u2018Another Rainy Night\u2019 and \u2018Empire\u2019 in its full-blown glory. \u00a0The sound mix tends to be a little muddy in places and drummer Daniel Laverde is obviously a very capable and talented drummer, but as a drummer myself I don\u2019t like the fact that Daniel is using electronic drums. They just look naff, Queensryche\u2019s original drummer Scott Rockenfield was renowned for the huge drum kits that he used, and it just doesn\u2019t work visually for me in a hard rock\/metal setting. Just my opinion of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Silent Lucidity\u2019<\/em> sounds amazing as always. You forget how great that song is and looking around at the crowd singing every word is goosebump enticing. Tate is a master at keeping everyone in attendance entertained, even his anecdote about having to go grocery shopping for the first time in his life due to Covid canceling all his tour plans is very funny. After \u2018Anybody Listening?\u2019 the band leaves the stage to more rabid applause, shouts, and screams for more. They return for an encore of \u2018Last Time in Paris\u2019 and \u2018Take Hold of the Flame\u2019. The band has played for around two and a half hours, Tate is certainly giving his loyal fan base value for money. He is happy to press the flesh with the many fans who are front of stage trying to get a reaction from their hero. He seems genuinely over the moon to back out playing live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The voice is well and truly alive and well. Go and see Geoff Tate if you get the chance, you won\u2019t be disappointed, but you will be thoroughly entertained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Kenny Kendrick <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Swansea on a beautiful sunny May evening is a great place to be. The historic Patti Pavilion is where I was heading to see the legendary Geoff Tate perform not just Queensryche\u2019s 1986 album Rage For Order in its entirety, but also their most successful album, 1990s Empire. Much has been said over recent years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[7677,6580,1787,1710,1681,1833],"class_list":["post-18727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-review","tag-big-top-promotions","tag-geoff-tate","tag-its-a-revolution","tag-rpm-online","tag-rpmnews1","tag-tourlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18733,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18727\/revisions\/18733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}