DREAMWORLD Greatest Hits Tour 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & now 2026

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#481 Post by Meebabi »

coufy wrote: Tue 13 Jun 2023, 7:15 pm Image
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New merch: bottle, windstopper, new print (no 2022 print available), new t-shirt
Do you happen to know what the 2 little things are on the left, under the poster? Pen? Keychain??

Also, is the new T-shirt navy or black?

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A fantastic night in Rome last night. Just a couple of hours before start time and torrential rain and a huge thunderstorm made a cancellation look likely, given Auditorium Parco Della Musica is open air. As I had flown out from the UK this was a worrying prospect. But thankfully the skies eventually cleared with just a small amount of rain persisting through the concert. New merchandise was debuted which others have flagged. I spotted the colourful lithograph, water bottle, black rain jacket and T-shirt. I expect we will see some of these new additions available through the official store soon. I thought there may also be some Smash themed items but that is not the case.

The Auditorium is a stunning venue. It was smaller than I had imagined and it actually felt like quite an intimate concert. The security team were asking everyone to stay seated downstairs, but come Opportunities there was a sudden rush to the barrier and I managed to secure a great spot.

This was the first return of the full Dreamworld show for 2023, so it was brilliant to hear tracks like Single-bilingual, Monkey business and What have I done to deserve this? again. I had actually forgotten some of the setlist. Paninaro was a highlight, with Italian voices shouting for it from early on - it got a great reaction. The visuals of Chris’s coat and glasses from the original video clip worked well.

Neil took a tumble during New York City boy but was back on his feet again quickly, lucky not to have hurt himself too badly. It was enough for him to reference it once the song was over. I’ve not known this happen before; it’s clearly a hazard of the job.

I’ve shared some pics on the podcast Twitter feed: @indepthPSBpod

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#483 Post by DopeFiend »

A better image of the black clothing item, which is apparently a windbreaker.

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By the way, why isn't this stuff available on the website? Get onto it, PSB MGMT.

As for my opinions... The merch isn't fantastic and for the most part it comes down to the name of the tour.
Dreamworld. It's literally named after a theme park of the same name. Did they not think that through?
Naming a song after a theme park (Luna Park comes to mind) is fine, but naming a whole tour after it is moronic.
If I walk around wearing "DREAMWORLD" people are going to think I'm advertising the actual famous theme park called Dreamworld in the Goldcoast in Australia.
As most of us know, the lyric and name of the song came from Olly Alexander telling Neil he was just at the amusement park.
To then name a song and a tour directly after the name of the actual amusement park, in my opinion is questionable.
I won't wear "Dreamworld" because it's the name of something that already exists.
It's like if PSB called their tour Netflix and expect us to parade around wearing the word as if people will know we mean the PSB tour and not the much larger thing associated with the word.
(By the way I've been to both Dreamland and Dreamworld in real life. Dreamland being an EDM music event held at Luna Park)

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DopeFiend wrote: Wed 14 Jun 2023, 2:21 pm A better image of the black clothing item, which is apparently a windbreaker.

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By the way, why isn't this stuff available on the website? Get onto it, PSB MGMT.

As for my opinions... The merch isn't fantastic and for the most part it comes down to the name of the tour.
Dreamworld. It's literally named after a theme park of the same name. Did they not think that through?
Naming a song after a theme park (Luna Park comes to mind) is fine, but naming a whole tour after it is moronic.
If I walk around wearing "DREAMWORLD" people are going to think I'm advertising the actual famous theme park called Dreamworld in the Goldcoast in Australia.
As most of us know, the lyric and name of the song came from Olly Alexander telling Neil he was just at the amusement park.
To then name a song and a tour directly after the name of the actual amusement park, in my opinion is questionable.
I won't wear "Dreamworld" because it's the name of something that already exists.
It's like if PSB called their tour Netflix and expect us to parade around wearing the word as if people will know we mean the PSB tour and not the much larger thing associated with the word.
(By the way I've been to both Dreamland and Dreamworld in real life. Dreamland being an EDM music event held at Luna Park)
Yes, because every time I hear someone refer to their Performance tour, I automatically think about Mick Jagger and London gangsters.

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#485 Post by Flaffer »

I can’t watch any of their 2013-15 concerts since energy bills shot up
Still waiting to hear the Adam Freeland, Manhattan Clique and Axwell mixes of Integral.

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#486 Post by TallThinMan »

coufy wrote: Tue 13 Jun 2023, 7:15 pm Image
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New merch: bottle, windstopper, new print (no 2022 print available), new t-shirt
I have the exact same design of metal water bottle with Google Cloud written on it.

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DopeFiend wrote: Wed 14 Jun 2023, 2:21 pm (By the way I've been to both Dreamland and Dreamworld in real life. Dreamland being an EDM music event held at Luna Park)
Dreamland is also a theme park in Margate, Kent, UK. Not sure if I'm misremembering, but I think it's name was the inspiration for the title of the Dreamland single. Could be wrong though.

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#488 Post by marcus_tandy »

Dull question alert but anyone know what time they are due on stage on Saturday? With a 1hr 50 min set I hope it's no later than 8:10pm with a 10pm finish. Harry Styles finishes at 10:30pm (at the stadium next door) and there were 2hr+ tube queues last night. If you add his 80,000 to the PSB's 12,500 audience we may never get home if it all finishes at the same time

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#489 Post by Ally »

Hi Dog, nice picture..I also got this crazy idea to fly to Rome:)...but finally yes, it was really great evening in Auditorium Della Musica..despite or maybe (?) because of the weather
The venue and the sound there was super I think and the whole crowd..

With the delayed flight and then metro " evacuato" :) due to the heavy rain I have only arrived one hour before start to my hotel..do not ask me how I managed to get to the Auditorium in the dark in the Rome " Suburbia" :) but..miracles happen and I was just in time...

I saw from the tribune people running to the stage during Opportunities, one of the special moments really...

When the rain started I moved under roof and finally to other area ..most people standing.. with some guy next to me we were enjoying view on a girl -young fan age 8 or so.. having great time together with her parents. .it was really nice :)

I have seen PSB last year in Prague and I think this time it was even better as far as I remember..maybe as they go on with the tour. .but I am not an expert; )

At "my" area Paninaro was not so super " popular" as I supposed. .but lot of others..It s a sin, Aways on my mind..I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more..lot of hits;)
I liked Clare Uchima yesterday...

Well I could take only 2 days off but also managed Rome sightseeing today. .so I dont regret the trip ;)

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#490 Post by Flaffer »

Nope, you’re right
Still waiting to hear the Adam Freeland, Manhattan Clique and Axwell mixes of Integral.

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So strange to see the audience sitting down…

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Dog wrote: Wed 14 Jun 2023, 1:29 pm A fantastic night in Rome last night. Just a couple of hours before start time and torrential rain and a huge thunderstorm made a cancellation look likely, given Auditorium Parco Della Musica is open air. As I had flown out from the UK this was a worrying prospect. But thankfully the skies eventually cleared with just a small amount of rain persisting through the concert. New merchandise was debuted which others have flagged. I spotted the colourful lithograph, water bottle, black rain jacket and T-shirt. I expect we will see some of these new additions available through the official store soon. I thought there may also be some Smash themed items but that is not the case.

The Auditorium is a stunning venue. It was smaller than I had imagined and it actually felt like quite an intimate concert. The security team were asking everyone to stay seated downstairs, but come Opportunities there was a sudden rush to the barrier and I managed to secure a great spot.

This was the first return of the full Dreamworld show for 2023, so it was brilliant to hear tracks like Single-bilingual, Monkey business and What have I done to deserve this? again. I had actually forgotten some of the setlist. Paninaro was a highlight, with Italian voices shouting for it from early on - it got a great reaction. The visuals of Chris’s coat and glasses from the original video clip worked well.

Neil took a tumble during New York City boy but was back on his feet again quickly, lucky not to have hurt himself too badly. It was enough for him to reference it once the song was over. I’ve not known this happen before; it’s clearly a hazard of the job.

I’ve shared some pics on the podcast Twitter feed: @indepthPSBpod

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I'm surprised they cut out Single-bilingual, Monkey business, What have I done and New York City boy from their festival setlists. Precisely these songs seem a better choice for a festival and I'm sure that the audience would have enjoyed them more than Jealousy, Rent, I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more or So Hard.

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#493 Post by psbnyc »

So - who was at the concert in Paris? I love L'Olympia, it's such a great, iconic venue. And I used to live in Paris for many years before moving to New York, and saw them many times in Paris, including during the Performance tour at Le Zénith. Happy memories!

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#494 Post by lucienchardon »

I was at the concert in Rome on Tuesday as well. Great concert despite some pretty bad weather that day. Really glad it wasn't cancelled. As Dog mentioned, Neil fell but got up quickly like a professional and then joked about it. It's a beautiful and medium-sized outdoor auditorium so it felt pretty intimate and the audience was really into it, dancing with their umbrellas when it rained. Paninaro was definitely a highlight for me, along with the other songs I didn't get to hear during the Unity tour, especially Single-Bilingual, Monkey Business and Jealousy. It was good to see Neil playing the guitar during Drunk too. I got the t-shirt with the iconic face mask design and the tour program, which looks great and I'm looking forward to reading it in the next few days.

Here are some pictures from the concert: https://www.flickr.com/photos/15434282@ ... 0309098020

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#495 Post by psbnyc »

Looks like a great venue and concert - glad they were able to go through with the concert. And it must have been quite magical to see them in Rome. Thanks for the photos!

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