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We are actively looking for top-quality recordings by Porcupine Tree and related projects - soundboard or broadcast shows, or exceptional audience recordings.
All recordings are on CD-Rs.
Please read our trading guidelines and want list before contacting us about trading.
In a 2004 poll, the starred (*) recordings were voted the single best representatives of each year's tours; the essentials of any P-Tree collection.
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Porcupine Tree 1988-98 Other recordings: Wilson - Barbieri - Related |
PORCUPINE TREE |
| 10/04/99 | Pavillion Theatre, Brighton, UK | aud | A | 105 |
| 16/04/99 | The Boardwalk, Sheffield, UK | aud | A- | 110 |
| | 'Baby Dream...' tried twice; guitar problem. Full version (17 min) of 'Even Less'.
Would be rated 'A', but audience conversation audible during disc 2. |
| 24/04/99 | Southampton Uni., UK | aud | A- | 104 |
| 07/05/99 | Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands | aud | A- | 33 |
| 08/05/99 | Willem II, Den Bosch, Netherlands | aud | A- | 104 |
| 12/05/99 | Radio Polska, Poland | FM | A- | 4 |
| | From the The Summer Tree boot
Steve interviewed, including the 'Is Ray your brother?' question. |
| *12/05/99 | Klub Stodola, Warszawa, Poland | aud? | A+ | 110 |
| 13/05/99 | Kinoteatr Zwiazkowiec, Kraków, Poland | FM | A- | 111 |
| | Slightly erratic mix and stereo. Some slight FM crackle. |
| 26/05/99 | Wheaton, Md, USA | aud | A- | 74 |
| | Phantasmagoria |
| 27/05/99 | WXPN, Philadelphia, Pa | FM | A | 19 |
| | The World Café. B.cast 21/7/99
From NEARfest Plus tree CD3. |
| 27/05/99 | Sam Goody's, NYC, USA | aud | A- | 21 |
| | Acoustic in-store performance. |
| 28/05/99 | Knitting Factory, NYC, USA | aud | A- | 106 |
| 30/05/99 | Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Ca. | aud | A | 76 |
| | International Progressive Music Festival
Last two tracks slightly muffled; rated 'A-'. |
| 01/06/99 | House of Blues, Los Angeles, Ca. | webcast | A | 63 |
| | Very clear - apparently recorded via boom mikes, so has little audience noise. |
| 04/06/99 | Concert Martyrs, Chicago, USA | aud | A- | 101 |
| 16/10/99 | Club Dunois, Paris, France | aud | A- | 109 |
| 18/10/99 | Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France | aud | A- | 105 |
| | Transbordeur |
| 25/10/99 | Memphis Belle Club, Roma, Italy | aud | A- | 25 |
| | From the The Summer Tree boot |
| 29/10/99 | Radio Populare, Milano, Italy | FM | A- | 6 |
| | From The Dream Tree boot CD |
| 06/11/99 | De Kade, Zaandam, The Netherlands | aud | A- | 103 |
| 08/11/99 | The Scala, London, UK | aud | B+ | 133 |
| | 'Last show of the millennium', so an extended set, with new / rare tracks.
Quality varies: some 'A-', but overall rating 'B+'. |
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| *31/05/00 | The Scala, London, UK | aud | A | 128 |
| 03/06/00 | King Tuts, Glasgow, UK | aud | A- | 112 |
| 17/06/00 | Ephebia Rock Festival, Terni, Italy | aud | A- | 68 |
| | New Millenium, plus one track from The Dream Tree |
| 14/10/00 | Frits Philips Hall (Maaspoort), Den Bosch, Netherlands | aud | A- | 47 |
| | The Dream Tree
In support of Dream Theater
CD includes bonus tracks from Italy 1997-2000, to a total of 73 mins |
| 19/10/00 | University Hop & Grape, Manchester, UK | aud | A- | 102 |
| 14/11/00 | Theatre Club, Tel Aviv, Israel | aud | A- | 5 |
| | From NEARfest Plus tree CD3.
With Aviv Geffen |
| 15/11/00 | Cinerama TLV, Tel Aviv, Israel | FM | A- | 70 |
| | Festival Premier (K's Choice)
Rather muffled, especially during early tracks. Radio announcer talks between tracks.
With Aviv Geffen on two tracks. |
| 15/02/01 | Irish Centre, Leeds, UK | aud | A- | 102 |
| 14/03/01 | Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | aud | A- | 96 |
| 23/03/01 | Kashmir, Borås, Sweden | aud | A | 99 |
| 06/04/01 | Polish Radio III, Warszawa, Poland | FM | A+ | 75 |
| | NOT FOR TRADING - OFFICIAL RELEASE
From the live broadcast, including tracks broadcasted the following day. |
| 28/04/01 | Leonkavallo, Milan, Italy | aud | A- | 100 |
| | Slightly affected by the acoustics of a large venue, but still excellent. |
| 23/05/01 | Bataclan, Paris, France | aud | A- | 47 |
| | Supporting Marillion |
| 26/05/01 | Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands | aud | A- | 61 |
| | Supporting Marillion.
Vocals low in the mix; percussion particularly clear.
Includes soundcheck (14 min). |
| *23/06/01 | NEARfest 2001, Bethlehem, Pa, USA | sbd | A+ | 112 |
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| 25/06/01 | Relapse Records, Philadelphia, Pa | aud | A- | 14 |
| | From NEARfest Plus tree CD3.
Acoustic in-store performance. |
| 13/07/01 | De Kade, Zaandam, The Netherlands | aud | B+ | 110 |
| | Normal set played in reverse order, beginning with the encore.
Recorded with too much bass; bass-rich material 'buzzes'. |
| 20/07/01 | Burg Herzberg Festival, Herzberg, Germany | aud | A- | 93 |
| | Clear but quiet; recorded some distance from the PA |
| 18/08/01 | Mt. Ephrain Gardens, Herne Hill, UK | aud | A | 69 |
| | Canterbury Sound Festival |
| 22/07/02 | The Middle East, Boston, MA | aud | A- | 102 |
| 24/07/02 | Bowery Ballroom, NYC, USA | aud | A- | 107 |
| 26/07/02 | Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pa. | aud | A- | 100 |
| 27/07/02 | XM Studios, Washington DC. USA | 'FM' | A+ | 18 |
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XM Live Pt.2 |  |
| | Interview and acoustic set; SW & Wes. B.cast on 'XM Cafe' Digital Radio, Jan. 2003. |
| 27/07/02 | Thunderdome, Baltimore, USA | aud | A- | 93 |
| | Short show, due to curfew.
Full version - no tracks missing. |
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| 28/10/02 | Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Oh., USA | aud | A- | 45 |
| | Supporting 'Yes'.
Very slightly overprocessed. |
| 03/11/02 | Paradise Theater, Boston, USA | aud | A- | 105 |
| | SW's 35th birthday. Also the longest headline set of the tour (not counting the intro drone). |
| *07/11/02 | Fletcher's, Baltimore, USA | aud | A- | 101 |
| | Audio.
Includes intro drone and more applause than the VCD, but no extra songs. |
| 07/11/02 | Fletcher's, Baltimore, USA | sbd | A | 94 |
| | VCD, from Studio M webcast.
Audio: A Video: A-
Shorter time due to less applause & intro drone - no songs omitted. |
| 09/11/02 | Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA | aud | A- | 46 |
| 12/11/02 | Performance 1, XM Studios, Washington DC. USA | 'FM' | A+ | 58 |
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XM Live Pt.1 |  |
| | Remixed by SW at No-Man's Land, Dec. 2002, without overdubs.
Electric set; full band. B.cast on 'XM Live' Digital Radio, Jan. 2003. Includes interview segments.
As the limited official release, but that version omits the interview and acoustic session. |
| 12/11/02 | DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC, USA | aud | A- | 46 |
| 03/03/03 | Temple Bar Music Center, Dublin, Ireland | aud | A- | 100 |
| 04/03/03 | Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK | aud | A- | 97 |
| 05/03/03 | Academy 2, Manchester, UK | aud | A | 104 |
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Academic |  |
| | Some audience noise, but music very clear. |
| 08/03/03 | Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK | aud | A- | 103 |
| | Talkative audience. |
| *11/03/03 | Trabendo, Paris, France | aud | A | 100 |
| 17/03/03 | Ninkasi, Lyon, France | aud | A- | 113 |
| | Audience noisy, but only between songs, so okay.
'Trains' attempted twice.
Recording omits intro drone. |
| 28/03/03 | Fillmore, Cortemaggoire, Italy | aud | A | 90 |
| 29/03/03 | Nautilus, Cardano Al Campo, Italy | aud | A- | 94 |
| | Though not too disturbing, the audience talk throughout the show.
Supported by John Wesley - his set is also available. |
| 30/03/03 | Abart, Zurich, Switzerland | aud | A- | 91 |
| 10/04/03 | Proxima, Warszawa, Poland | aud | A- | 111 |
| | 8 min intro drone. Intermittently noisy audience, but an excellent show. |
| 11/07/03 | 40 Watt Club, Athens, USA | FM | A- | 52 |
| | SW interviewed backstage for 'Delicious Agony' Prog Rock Radio. Good 'rant', but no music. |
| 14/07/03 | Muddy River Smokehouse, Portmouth, USA | aud | B+ | 46 |
| | Free acoustic show (invitation-only?). Audience freely talk over the whole set. |
| 17/07/03 | Irving Plaza, NYC, USA | aud | A- | 85 |
| | Minor (recording) microphone problem on some tracks. |
| 19/07/03 | Berklee Performance Center, Boston, USA | aud | A | 84 |
| | Double headliner show with Opeth - their set is also available. |
| 20/07/03 | The Trocadero, Philadelphia, USA | aud | A- | 86 |
| | Double headliner show with Opeth.
Whooping audience mildly annoying. Clear, but slightly 'echoey'. |
| 21/07/03 | MHz Studios, Falls Church, Va. USA | webcast? | A | 29 |
| | MHz Presents... VCD. Note format - not DVD!
Audio is compressed, so a little quiet and 'thin', but still 'A'.
Video: clear; 175x130px.
Also available as a standard, audio-only, CD-R. |
| 21/07/03 | 9:30 Club, Washington DC, USA | aud | A- | 93 |
| | Double headliner show with Opeth - their set is also available. |
| 24/07/03 | WCPN Levenson Studio, Cleveland, USA | web | A | 21 |
| | SW and Wes interviewed on 'Around Noon', plus live acoustic music. |
| 03/08/03 | Showbox, Seattle, USA | aud | A- | 101 |
| | Last night of double headliner tour with Opeth.
'A Smart Kid' sung by Michael Akerfeldt of Opeth. |
| 30/10/03 | XM Studios, Washington DC. USA | 'FM' | A | 51 |
| | XM2
NOT FOR TRADING - OFFICIAL RELEASE |
| 18/11/03 | Zeche, Bochum, Germany | aud | A- | 108 |
| | Supported by Blackfield - their set is also available. |
| 05/04/05 | The Junction, Cambridge, UK | aud | A- | 113 |
| | 'Guitargate' - five guitars broke within ~4 mins! |
| 11/04/05 | 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands | aud | A | 104 |
| 18/05/05 | ?, Boston, USA | FM | A | 8 |
| | Acoustic radio session (no interview). SW hoarse. |
| 09/12/05 | Carling Academy, Glasgow, UK | aud | A- | 102 |
| 22/09/06 | Muffathalle, München, Germany | aud | A | 124 |
| | Includes interval music. |
| 22/09/06 | The Astoria, London, UK | aud | A | 116 |
| 13/04/07 | BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK | FM | A | 23 |
| | Session for Radio 1 Rock Show |
| 20/04/07 | 53 Degrees, Preston, UK | aud | A- | 114 |
| | Supported by Amplifier - their set is also available. |
| 14/07/07 | Ilosaarirock Festival, Joensuu, Finland | FM | A | 30 |
| | Short set, mixed for broadcast by SW.
Has 2-sec gaps between tracks. |
Porcupine Tree 1988-98 Other recordings: Wilson - Barbieri - Related |