Kamelot -- Mokena, IL -- October 18th, 2008

[es156]

Tour: Ghost Opera Tour 2008
Headliner: Kamelot
Support: Edguy, Something Beautiful, Shield Of Wings
Venue: The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL
Date: October 18th, 2008

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Edguy Set List:

01. Mysteria
02. Sacrifice
03. Lavatory Love Machine
04. Tears Of A Mandrake
05. Superheroes
06. Vain Glory Opera

07. King Of Fools

Set Time: 8.41-9.35

Edguy Lineup:
Vocals: Tobias Sammet
Guitar: Jens Ludwig
Guitar: Dirk Sauer
Bass: Tobias Exxel
Drums: Felix Bohnke



Kamelot Set List:

01. Rule The World
02. When The Lights Are Down
03. Soul Society
04. The Pendulous Fall
05. Center Of The Universe
06. Wander
07. Descent Of The Archangel
08. Instrumental (Including Drum Solo)
09. The Human Stain
10. The Haunting
11. Eden Echo
12. Keyboard Solo
13. Forever

14. Ghost Opera
15. Epilogue
16. Karma

17. March Of Mephisto

Set Time: 10.03-11.40

Kamelot Lineup:
Vocals: Roy Khan
Guitar: Thomas Youngblood
Bass: Sean Tibbetts
Drums: Casey Grillo
Keyboards: Oliver Palotai
Vocals: Anne-Catrin Maerzke


This was a really cool show. The Edguy set was very energetic and there was actually a pretty decent crush towards the front. I definitely think they should continue to open with Mysteria in the future. I was hoping they might slip in a new song but no such luck. They did announce that they would be touring the States in September of next year in support of the new CD.

The crush subsided for the most part after the Edguy set and the Kamelot set was a little less intense. The crowd was definitely into the show and sounded very loud. Khan did sound like he was struggling a little bit but I don’t think that it detracted much from the overall show. It was awesome to hear The Pendulous Fall and Eden Echo. I also thought Wander was really cool, even though I was a little disappointed to not hear Abandoned. I thought it was somewhat odd to have a keyboard solo right before the last song of the main set. That kind of killed the momentum, although I am sure it gave Khan a break before the encores.

[metalmilitia54]

Originally Posted by es156

Tour: Ghost Opera Tour 2008
Headliner: Kamelot
Support: Edguy, Something Beautiful, Shield Of Wings
Venue: The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL
Date: October 18th, 2008

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Edguy Set List:

01. Mysteria
02. Sacrifice
03. Lavatory Love Machine
04. Tears Of A Mandrake
05. Superheroes
06. Vain Glory Opera

07. King Of Fools

Set Time: 8.41-9.35

8:41-9:35?? That's way to short for Edguy being a "special guest." 5 more minutes....make it an hour with one more song! Say...."Avantasia"? Or "Under The Moon," - "Babylon"!! C'mon, nothing from "Theater of Salvation?"

Well, even if they just perform those 7 I'll be happy, I love those 7 songs anyway. And they better open with Mysteria in Hollywood though. And a big FUCK YES to Edguy coming back to the States in September next year. Full headline tour? With a LONGER set? I'm totally there.

I'm already pleased with Kamelot's set so no criticism there...but "The Fourth Legacy" material would be nice like the title song or Nights of Arabia!