Synthesis Live

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Synthesis Live
Tour by Evanescence
Evanescence - Synthesis Live poster.png
Associated album Synthesis
Start dateOctober 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)
End dateSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
Legs4
No. of shows60 in North America
18 in Europe
4 in Oceania
82 total
Evanescence concert chronology
  • Evanescence Tour
    (2011–2012)
  • Synthesis Live
    (2017–2018)
  • Evanescence and Halestorm
    (2021)

Synthesis Live was a concert tour by American rock band Evanescence, in support of their fourth studio album, the orchestral and electronica-based Synthesis (2017). This was the first tour where the band performed with an orchestra on stage. For each city on the tour, a local orchestra was assembled by conductor Susie Seiter. Synthesis Live included 60 concerts in cities across North America in 2017 and 2018, four concerts in Oceania and 18 concerts in Europe in 2018. The tour received critical acclaim.

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Background

"This is a total passion project for me", Amy Lee said. "There are so many layers in our music underneath the huge drums and guitars. I've always wanted to shine a light on some of the gorgeous David Campbell arrangements and programming elements in our songs, and that idea snowballed into completely re-doing them with full orchestra, not just strings, elaborate programming and experimentation." [1] She deemed Synthesis a fun experience that became "something bigger because you're really starting from scratch on the songs", and found the musical journey to be therapeutic. [2] Lee said she was excited about the new instrumental material on the album and performing with a full orchestra live for the first time in their career. [1]

The Synthesis Live tour was announced by the band on August 14, 2017. [3] They would be accompanied on stage by a different 28-piece orchestra in every city, performing re-worked orchestral and electronica-arrangements of some of their back catalogue plus two new songs from Synthesis. [4] [5] For each city on the tour, a local orchestra was assembled by the show's conductor, Susie Seiter. [6] [7] With the purchase of tickets for the concerts, concertgoers received a free download of the album along with an instant download of the reworked version of "Bring Me to Life" included on Synthesis. [1] For the final leg of the North American tour, violinist Lindsey Stirling, who featured on the Synthesis song "Hi-Lo", co-headlined with Evanescence, with both artists alternating on who headlined each night. [8] [9]

Critical reception

The Synthesis Live concert tour received critical acclaim, [10] [11] with several publications calling it an ambitious tour. [12] [13] [14] Billboard wrote that Evanescence "delivered a riveting performance" and Lee "delved into every nuance of her vocals" with her "haunting voice and eerie piano" evoking "the pulse of Evanescence's sound". [15] Gig Wise said the band "exceeded all expectations" and "the multiple layers in this performance make it become a whole different jaw-dropping experience". [16] "Each and every musician onstage is in perfect sync" and Lee emits "such incredible depth and sound", Renowned for Sound reviewed, regarding the concert "spectacular." [17] Variety wrote, "Lee firmly re-establishes herself as one of rock's pre-eminent vocalists" while "she and the ensemble turn the familiar material into full-throttle, wide-screen epics, its themes of loss, guilt and self-doubt enlarged to tragedy on the Greek proscenium. [18] The Wall Street Journal commended Lee's "rich, measured yet emotional performance" and piano work, concluding, "the majesty of Ms. Lee accompanied by Mr. Campbell's arrangements was undeniable." [12]

Live album

On August 8, 2018, Eagle Rock Entertainment announced Synthesis Live on CD with DVD or Blu-ray and digital download to be released on October 12, 2018. The concert film was shot during their fall 2017 tour at Foxwoods Resort Casino Grand Theater in Connecticut and directed by P. R. Brown and mixed by Damian Taylor. The set contained the entire concert with a live orchestra and included the music video for "Hi-Lo". [19]

Setlist

Orchestra opening

  1. "La Strada" (by Nino Rota)
  2. "La Chasse" (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
  3. "Pavane" (by Gabriel Fauré)
  4. "Moonlight Sonata" (by Ludwig van Beethoven)
  5. "Lacrimosa" (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
  6. "Sally's Song" (by Danny Elfman)

Evanescence with orchestra

  1. "Overture"
  2. "Never Go Back"
  3. "Lacrymosa"
  4. "End of the Dream"
  5. "My Heart Is Broken"
  6. "Lithium"
  7. "Bring Me to Life"
  8. "Unraveling"
  9. "Imaginary"
  10. "Secret Door"
  11. "Across the Universe" (The Beatles cover, played on second North American leg)
  12. "Hi-Lo" (with Lindsey Stirling on second North American leg)
  13. "Lost in Paradise"
  14. "Your Star"
  15. "My Immortal"
  16. "The In-Between"
  17. "Imperfection"

Encore

  2. "Speak to Me"
  3. "Good Enough"
  4. "Swimming Home" / "Weight of the World"

On the first night of the tour, at the Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, October 14, "Speak to Me" was not performed. [20] Starting November 30, "Weight of the World" was performed instead of "Swimming Home". "Palladio / No More Tears / Alive", a mashup of Ozzy Osbourne and Sia, was performed by both Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling starting July 7, 2018.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [21] [22]
October 14, 2017 Las Vegas United States Pearl Concert Theater
October 15, 2017 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
October 17, 2017 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
October 20, 2017 Houston Revention Music Center
October 22, 2017 Irving Toyota Music Factory
October 23, 2017 New Orleans Mahalia Jackson Theater
October 25, 2017 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
October 27, 2017 Atlanta Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater
October 28, 2017 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium
October 30, 2017 Pittsburgh Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
October 31, 2017 Oxon Hill The Theater at MGM National Harbor
November 2, 2017 Upper Darby Tower Theater
November 3, 2017 Mashantucket Foxwoods Resort Casino Grand Theater
November 5, 2017 Boston Orpheum Theatre
November 7, 2017 Bethelehem Sands Event Center
November 8, 2017 Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre
November 10, 2017 Brooklyn Kings Theatre
November 30, 2017 Chicago Chicago Theatre
December 2, 2017 Carmel The Palladium
December 3, 2017 St. Louis Peabody Opera House
December 5, 2017 Minneapolis State Theatre
December 6, 2017 Madison Orpheum Theatre
December 8, 2017 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
December 9, 2017 Windsor Caesars Windsor
December 11, 2017 Kansas City United States Kansas City Music Hall
December 13, 2017 Denver Paramount Theatre
December 15, 2017 Reno Grand Theatre at the Grand Sierra Resort
December 16, 2017 San Francisco Masonic Auditorium
December 19, 2017 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Oceania [23]
February 10, 2018 Brisbane Australia BCEC Great Hall
February 13, 2018 Sydney Sydney Opera House
February 14, 2018
February 16, 2018 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
Europe [24] [25]
March 12, 2018 Moscow Russia Crocus City Hall
March 15, 2018 St. Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace
March 17, 2018 Prague Czech Republic Prague Congress Centre
March 19, 2018 Milan Italy Arcimboldi Theatre
March 20, 2018 Zürich SwitzerlandSamsung Hall
March 22, 2018 Stuttgart Germany Porsche-Arena
March 23, 2018 Leipzig Arena Leipzig
March 25, 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
March 26, 2018 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
March 28, 2018 Paris France Le Grand Rex
March 30, 2018 London England Royal Festival Hall
March 31, 2018
April 2, 2018 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
April 3, 2018 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
April 5, 2018 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo
April 6, 2018 Sheffield England Sheffield City Hall
April 8, 2018 Brussels Belgium Palais 12
April 9, 2018LondonEngland Eventim Apollo
North America [26]
July 6, 2018Kansas City United States Starlight Theatre
July 7, 2018 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 9, 2018 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 10, 2018 Highland Park Ravinia Pavilion
July 12, 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 14, 2018 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 17, 2018 Camden BB&T Pavilion
July 18, 2018 Mansfield Xfinity Center
July 20, 2018 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
July 21, 2018 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park
July 24, 2018 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
July 25, 2018 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
July 27, 2018 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
July 28, 2018 Saratoga Springs United States Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 10, 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
August 11, 2018 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
August 14, 2018 Simpsonville Heritage Park Amphitheater
August 17, 2018 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 18, 2018 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre
August 20, 2018 Jacksonville Daily's Place
August 22, 2018New OrleansBold Sphere Music at Champions Square
August 24, 2018 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
August 25, 2018 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 28, 2018 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
August 29, 2018 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
August 31, 2018 Chula Vista Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
September 1, 2018 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheatre
September 4, 2018Los Angeles Greek Theatre
September 5, 2018 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 7, 2018 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
September 8, 2018 Ridgefield Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

Changed dates

The concert in Brisbane was originally scheduled for February 11, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, but the promoter changed the date to February 10 and the venue to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. [27] [23]

Personnel

Evanescence

Additional musicians

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