Devin Townsend will release his third live album Devolution #3 – Empath Live In America on August 4. The tour was cut short in 2020 thanks to the pandemic, but hey – we got a live album out of it at least. Check out "Evermore" below and pre-order Empath Live In America here.
"Hello everyone :) continuing in the Devolution series of albums (which has been an avenue for us to release cool little curiosities on the side of regular releases) we bring you Devolution #3 – Empath Live In America.
"This was a very unique tour for me, and one that was regrettably cut short by the pandemic. It was a stripped back version of the 'Order of Magnitude' band (without choir and a few other members…), but as i try to do with each tour, the goal was to make this a unique and special night. Therefore, this tour marked a free form' version of the material. There were no backing tracks, click tracks, or even a setlist, so every night was unique and different. The audience yelled out requests and we just rolled with it. The material was therefore interpreted in unique ways and the experience was a very special ‘fly by the seat of our pants' musical night.
"It's a raw and off kilter performance and I'm thrilled to have documented it. Until the next 'real' release, I hope you enjoy this rarity from a special, albeit ill-fated tour."
Devin Townsend will hit the road with Dream Theater and Animals As Leaders starting this month. Get your tickets here.
6/16 Cedar Park, TX @ H-E-B Center At Cedar Park
6/17 Dallas, TX @ Texas Trust CU @ Grand Prairie
6/18 Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
6/21 Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
6/22 Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live Arena
6/23 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock
6/25 Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theater
6/27 Washington, PA @ Wild Things Park
6/28 New York, NY @ Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
6/30 Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
7/1 Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
7/2 Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion
7/4 Laval, QC @ Place Bell
7/5 Hamilton, ON @ FirstOntario Centre
7/7 Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Casino
7/8 Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion
7/9 Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
7/11 Detroit, MI @ Masonic
7/12 OshKosh, WI @ OshKosh Arena
7/13 Cedar Rapids, IA @ Alliant Energy Power House
7/15 Denver, CO @ Mission Theater
7/17 Spokane, WA @ First Interstate Center
7/18 Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle
7/19 Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee
7/21 Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
7/22 Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Live
7/24 San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic
7/25 Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater
7/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
