Live at the Royal Albert Hall (featuring The Parallax Orchestra)

Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Live album by Alter Bridge and The Parallax Orchestra
Released	September 7, 2018
Recorded	October 2 and 3, 2017
Venue	Royal Albert Hall (London, England)
Genre	Hard rock ; heavy metal ; post-grunge ; progressive metal ; alternative metal ; symphonic metal ;
Length	120:35 (2CD); 147:45 (DVD)
Label	Napalm
Producer	Tim Tournier; Brian Sperber ; Sturge Media
Alter Bridge and The Parallax Orchestra chronology

Last updated August 13, 2025

Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the fourth live album by American rock band Alter Bridge. Recorded on October 2 and 3, 2017, at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, the band played two sold-out shows with the 52-piece Parallax Orchestra, conducted by Simon Dobson.^[1] For the occasion, the band performed songs that are rarely played, such as "The End Is Here" and "Words Darker Than Their Wings", the latter receiving its live debut.^[2]

Background

The original idea of a doing a full concert with an orchestra was the brainchild of Tim Tournier, Alter Bridge's Manager. Tournier offered the idea after the band's promotional O2 Arena gig; the band members saw the idea as a "no-brainer" and began planning.^[3]^[4] Myles Kennedy explained, "I think out of all the years of doing this [music], this experience is the top two or three highlights without a doubt.".^[1] Three songs, Addicted To Pain, Words Darker Than Their Wings and The End Is Here, were released prior to the album.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alter Bridge.

Disc one
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Slip to the Void"	AB III	5:18
2.	"Addicted to Pain"	Fortress	4:24
3.	"Before Tomorrow Comes"	Blackbird	4:06
4.	"The Writing on the Wall"	The Last Hero	4:44
5.	"Cry of Achilles"	Fortress	6:56
6.	"In Loving Memory"	One Day Remains	5:30
7.	"Fortress"	Fortress	7:44
8.	"Ties That Bind"	Blackbird	3:53
9.	"The Other Side"	The Last Hero	5:34
10.	"Brand New Start"	Blackbird	4:50
11.	"Ghost of Days Gone By"	AB III	4:28

Disc two
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"The Last Hero"	The Last Hero	6:55
2.	"The End Is Here"	One Day Remains	4:26
3.	"Words Darker Than Their Wings"	AB III	5:23
4.	"Waters Rising"	Fortress	5:51
5.	"Lover"	Fortress	5:19
6.	"Wonderful Life/Watch Over You"	AB III/Blackbird	7:09
7.	"This Side of Fate"	The Last Hero	6:56
8.	"Broken Wings"	One Day Remains	5:15
9.	"Blackbird"	Blackbird	9:16
10.	"Open Your Eyes"	One Day Remains	6:38

DVD/Blu-ray
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"Slip to the Void"
3.	"Addicted to Pain"
4.	"Before Tomorrow Comes"
5.	"Show Preparation/Interview"
6.	"The Writing on the Wall"
7.	"Cry of Achilles"
8.	"In Loving Memory"
9.	"Fortress"
10.	"The First Rehearsal/Interview"
11.	"Ties That Bind"
12.	"The Other Side"
13.	"Rehearsal Reactions"
14.	"Brand New Start"
15.	"Ghost of Days Gone By"
16.	"Future Song Foundation/Interview"
17.	"The Last Hero"
18.	"The End Is Here"
19.	"Rehearsal - WDTTW/Interview"
20.	"Words Darker Than Their Wings"
21.	"Waters Rising"
22.	"Lover"
23.	"Family/Interview"
24.	"Wonderful Life/Watch Over You"
25.	"This Side of Fate"
26.	"Fans/Interview"
27.	"Broken Wings"
28.	"Blackbird"
29.	"Open Your Eyes"
30.	"End Titles/Credits"

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the album liner notes

Alter Bridge

Myles Kennedy – vocals, guitar
Mark Tremonti – guitar, vocals
Brian Marshall – bass
Scott Phillips – drums

The Parallax Orchestra

Simon Dobson – Conductor, Music Director & Orchestral arrangements (Except where noted)
Andrew Skeet – Orchestral arrangements (In Loving Memory, Ghost of Days Gone By, The Last Hero, Words Darker Than Their Wings, Blackbird and Open Your Eyes)
Nathan Klein – Orchestral arrangements (In Loving Memory, Ghost of Days Gone By, The Last Hero, Words Darker Than Their Wings, Blackbird and Open Your Eyes)
James Toll – Violin 1.1
Lucy McKay – Violin 1.2
Glesni Roberts – Violin 1.3
Daniella Meagher – Violin 1.4
Elena Abad – Violin 1.5
Will Newell – Violin 1.6
Claire Sledd Violin 2.1
Will Harvey – Violin 2.2 & Orchestral arrangements (The End Is Here, Waters Rising and Lover)
Aura Fazio – Violin 2.3
Olivia Holland – Violin 2.4
Sophie Belinfante – Violin 2.5
Katherine Sung – Violin 2.6
Anisa Arslanagic – Viola 1
Elitsa Bogdanova – Viola 2
Jenny Ames – Viola 3
Sophia Rees – Viola 4
Raisa Zapryanova – Viola 5
Zami Jalil – Viola 6
Maddie Cutter – Cello 1
Bethan Lloyd – Cello 2
Fraser Bowles – Cello 3
David Kadumukasa – Cello 4
Alex Marshall – Cello 5
Klara Schumann – Cello 6
Alex Verster – Double bass 1
Jess Ryan – Double bass 2
Sam Kinrade – Trumpet
Sarah Campbell – Trumpet
Ross Anderson – Trombone & Bass Trombone
Jane Salmon – Trombone & Bass Trombone
Tom Kelly – Tuba
Tom Bettley – French Horn 1
Sam Pearce – French Horn 2
Laurie Truluck – French Horn 3
Beth Higham-Edwards – Percussion 1/Timpani
Molly Lopresti – Percussion 2/Tuned percussion
Alex Griffiths – Flute & Piccolo
Eleanor Tinlin – Oboe
Dan Hillman – Clarinet & Baritone saxophone
Tom Moss – Bassoon & Contrabassoon
Lewis Reid – Double Bass (27th rehearsal only)
Eloise MacDonald – Violin 1 (27th rehearsal only)

Production

Dan Sturgess – Director & Editor
Sturge Media – Film producer
Tim Tournier – Executive producer
Ben Gazey – Associate producer
Brian Sperber – Music producer
Tim Roe – Recording engineer
Brad Blackwood – mastering

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	17
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	27
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	18

References

1 2 "ALTER BRIDGE To Release 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' In September". Blabbermouth. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
↑ Munro, Scott. "Alter Bridge share spellbinding rare performance of Words Darker Than Their Wings". Loudersound. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
↑ Childers, Chad. "ALTER BRIDGE TO UNLEASH 'LIVE AT THE O2 ARENA + RARITIES' COLLECTION". Loudwire. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
↑ "Review: Alter Bridge - Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Devils Gate Media. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Alter Bridge Videos". Youtube. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Alter Bridge feat. The Parallax Orchestra – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
↑ "ultratop.be – Alter Bridge – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Ultratop . Retrieved September 15, 2018.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alter Bridge – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alter Bridge feat. The Parallax Orchestra – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.

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[Blabbermouth-1] 1 2 "ALTER BRIDGE To Release 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' In September". Blabbermouth. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[2] Munro, Scott. "Alter Bridge share spellbinding rare performance of Words Darker Than Their Wings". Loudersound. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[3] Childers, Chad. "ALTER BRIDGE TO UNLEASH 'LIVE AT THE O2 ARENA + RARITIES' COLLECTION". Loudwire. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[4] "Review: Alter Bridge - Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Devils Gate Media. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[5] "Alter Bridge Videos". Youtube. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[ac_Austria_Alter_Bridge_feat._The_Parallax_Orchestra-6] "Austriancharts.at – Alter Bridge feat. The Parallax Orchestra – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[Ultratop-7] "ultratop.be – Alter Bridge – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Ultratop . Retrieved September 15, 2018.

[ac_Germany4_Alter_Bridge-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Alter Bridge – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 14, 2018.

[ac_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Alter_Bridge_feat._The_Parallax_Orchestra-10] "Swisscharts.com – Alter Bridge feat. The Parallax Orchestra – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[ac_UK2_-11] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.

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v t e Alter Bridge
Myles Kennedy Mark Tremonti Brian Marshall Scott Phillips
Studio albums	One Day Remains (2004) Blackbird (2007) AB III (2010) Fortress (2013) The Last Hero (2016) Walk the Sky (2019) Pawns & Kings (2022)
EPs	Walk the Sky 2.0 (2020)
Live albums	Live at Wembley (2012) Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities (2017) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2018)
Singles	"Open Your Eyes" "Find the Real" "Broken Wings" "Rise Today" "Watch Over You" "Before Tomorrow Comes" "Isolation" "Ghost of Days Gone By" "Addicted to Pain" "Cry of Achilles" "Show Me a Leader" "My Champion"
Other songs	"Blackbird"
Related articles	Discography