Dan Gilpin

🇪🇺🔶 · prog music obsessive

[Dan Gilpin @threetimesafool]

It was particularly great to hear some of the rarer songs like Atoms Aligned and especially Severance in the setlist. And meeting Kathrine at the end was a nice bonus too!

#sylvaine

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I was overjoyed when I heard that Sylvaine would be playing a headline show in Helsinki to close out the Ankea Festival weekend, and they delivered beyond all my wildest expectations!

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A spectacle like no other, courtesy of @kraftwerk in Bristol tonight. Their music transcends the decades and it combines seamlessly with the dazzling visuals throughout the show. A truly unforgettable experience!

#kraftwerk #multimediatour2026

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They haven't visited the UK all that often in recent times, so it was an easy decision to attend this special show. I'm just hoping now that they'll be back again sooner rather than later!

#thegathering #annekevangiersbergen #mandylion

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What a pleasure it was to see The Gathering reunited with @AnnekeAnnique to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their legendary album Mandylion.

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Honestly one of the best live bands on the planet!

#karnivool #inverses

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I have been listening to the latest @karnivool album obsessively since it was released - it is that special - so the wait to see them again has been pretty excruciating, but actually experiencing those new songs live (along with a few older favourites) absolutely made up for it!

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Also loved the support band @thecrystalteary who brought energy in abundance to their performance and really set things off in style!

#thecrystalteardrop

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Had a great time tonight seeing @LOVErevisited66 at The Fleece. They are celebrating an incredible 60 years since the release of the first two Love albums, so of course we were treated to a set packed with classics!

#lovewithjohnnyechols

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They are definitely one of those bands who are really impressive on record, but the live experience just takes it to another level entirely!

#mammalhands #circadia

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A thoroughly enjoyable Tuesday night, spent in the company of @MammalHands - who were showcasing their latest album, the excellent Circadia.

[Dan Gilpin @threetimesafool]

And of course the night would not have been complete without a phenomenal rendition of Travellers (just hearing the opening notes of that song is always enough to put a big smile on my face!)

#lilirefrain #nagalite #thegryphon

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I'm running out of superlatives for @lilirefrain and her live show. Utterly stupendous once again! She recently released a new album (the excellent Nagalite), and that naturally formed the centrepiece of the set.

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Support was from HamaSaari on their first ever UK show, and I really enjoyed what I heard from them too!

#hamasaari

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Tonight's entertainment was courtesy of our favourite Norwegian cold soup merchants - a.k.a. Gazpacho - and it was definitely worth the four year wait since I last saw them live (coincidentally also on an Easter weekend).

[Dan Gilpin @threetimesafool]

We were treated to a good chunk of the latest record and most of the ever-popular Tick Tock album too!

#gazpacho #magic8ball

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And @imlianaflores was an inspired choice to open the night, with her jazzy, bossa nova-infused folk/pop, which set the tone beautifully.

#lianaflores

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That was every bit as special as I hoped it was going to be. The music of @ichikoaoba realising its full potential thanks to the presence of composer extraordinaire @TaroUmebayashi and orchestra courtesy of @12ensemble - and doing so in one of the all-time great venues too!

[Dan Gilpin @threetimesafool]

ありがとうございます!

#ichikoaoba #taroumebayashi #12ensemble #luminescentcreatures

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We were taken through his latest album Leather Temple, along with a number of favourites from the back catalogue, culminating with the obligatory cover of Michael Sembello's Maniac (and what a great singalong it was too!)

#carpenterbrut #leathertemple

[Dan Gilpin @threetimesafool]

That must have been one of the most physical gigs I've been to for a good while, and also one of the most enjoyable! @carpenter_brut clearly knows how to make synths sound like one of the most heavy metal instruments possible, and we certainly had plenty of that tonight.