Dead Can Dance Live in the Hague 2005 torrent

It was only after their breakup in 1998 that I learned to appreciate Dead Can Dance, so I thought my changes of ever seeing Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard perform live were slim at least. But as it turns out, I did.

On the 12th of march 2005 they played the Congres Centrum (NCC), PWA Zaal in the Hague. I cried my way through the show, as many :-) Funniest thing listening to all these sobbing people around you during the deep silences in between songs.

The long almost sacred silences in between songs...

After three songs Brendan quietly asks \"Is there anyone out there\" and even then it takes a while before the first person awakes from his trance and says \"Yeah\" :-)

Among the other musicians was Patrick Cassidy, with whom Lisa Gerrard recorded \'Immortal Memory\'. This being only the second concert of the tour of this relatively young ensemble, they did sound a bit rusty at times. The few mistakes clearly upset perfectionist Perry. During \'Black Sun\' he even asked the band to start over again, twice (too bad that\'s not on the cd).

Last point of criticism: They didn\'t play Cantara. They played quite a few new songs though, and all in all this was the best concert I have ever been to, seriously. Enchanting...


01 Nierika
02 Rakim
03 Minus Sanctus
04 The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove
05 The Lotus Eaters
06 Crescent
07 The Love That Cannot Be
08 Black Sun
09 The Wind That Shakes The Barley
10 How Fortunate The Man with None
11 Saltarello
12 Dreams Made Flesh
13 Saffron
14 Yamyinar
15 I Can See Now
16 American Dreaming
17 Sanvean
18 Yulunga
19 Salems Lot
20 Severance
21 Hymn for the Fallen