STEVEN WILSON Announces North American Leg Of 'The Overview' Tour

Six-time-Grammy Award-nominated musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson has announced the eagerly awaited North American leg of "The Overview" tour — his first full-band solo headline run in the U.S. and Canada in over seven years. Dates get underway for the Live Nation-produced tour starting September 9 at San Francisco, California's The Masonic and continue through mid-October. Highlights include shows at historic venues as Los Angeles, California's The Wiltern (September 10),Toronto, Ontario's Danforth Music Hall (September 22),Montreal, Quebec's MTELUS (September 25),and Brooklyn, New York's Brooklyn Paramount (October 2). Artist presales begin Tuesday, January 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time while on-sales start Friday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

For complete details and ticket information, visit stevenwilsonhq.com/tour-dates.

"The Overview" North American tour dates:

Sep. 09 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic
Sep. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Sep. 12 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
Sep. 14 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Sep. 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
Sep. 17 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Auditorium
Sep. 19 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
Sep. 20 - Northfield, OH - MGM Northfield Park
Sep. 22 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth
Sep. 25 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
Sep. 27 - Quebec City, QC - Theatre Capitole
Sep. 29 - Boston, MA - The Shubert
Sep. 30 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre
Oct. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
Oct. 04 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
Oct. 07 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
Oct. 09 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Oct. 11 - Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theater

"The Overview" tour celebrates the upcoming release what may well be the most audacious work of Wilson's already visionary career. "The Overview" arrives via Fiction Records in a wide range of formats — including digital, CD, LP, Blu-ray, D2C exclusive boxset, D2C exclusive red vinyl LP (with poster),and retail exclusive mint color LP — on Friday, March 14. Pre-orders are available now. A 30-second album teaser video is streaming now on YouTube.

Written, produced, and mixed by Wilson at his home studio between December 2023 and August 2024, "The Overview" sees the world-renowned artist once again expanding the parameters of progressive music, a genre he has long helped redefine through both his groundbreaking solo career and landmark work with PORCUPINE TREE. The 42-minute collection is comprised of just two epic tracks, "Objects Outlive Us" and "The Overview", each made up of distinctive musical sections that flow from one to the next, playing out as unique and continuous pieces. Once again, Wilson's resolutely expansive music incorporates everything from glistening electronics to post-rock and beyond, pushing forward the singular sound and vision that has long defined his wildly ambitious body of work for more than three decades.

"'The Overview' is a 42-minute long journey based on the reported 'overview effect,'" says Steven Wilson, "whereby astronauts seeing the Earth from space undergo a transformative cognitive shift, most often experiencing an overwhelming appreciation and perception of beauty, and an increased sense of connection to other people and the Earth as a whole. However, not all experiences are positive; some see the Earth truly for what it is, insignificant and lost in the vastness of space, and the human race as a troubled species. As a reflection of that, the album presents images and stories of life on Earth, both good and bad."

Although initially conceived as a solo recording, "The Overview" sees Wilson backed by frequent collaborators Craig Blundell (drums),Adam Holzman (keyboards) and Randy McStine (guitars),alongside lyrics from XTC's Andy Partridge that help form the story that drives "Objects Outlive Us". Consistent with Wilson's illustrious reputation, "The Overview" will be presented as a true audiophile experience, with spatial/Atmos audio versions available both physically and digitally; vinyl editions of "The Overview" have been specifically mastered at half-speed at London's Abbey Road by three-time-Grammy Award-nominated engineer Miles Showell (THE BEATLES, ABBA, THE POLICE).

Wilson will mark the arrival of "The Overview" with a wide-ranging European headline tour — his first solo tour in more than five years. Highlights include four shows at the historic London Palladium in London, England (May 12-13, 19-20) and a three-night stand at Paris, France's famed Salle Playel. North and South American headline dates will be unveiled soon.

In addition, "The Overview" will be accompanied by a full-length film directed by Wilson's longtime visual collaborator Miles Skarin. Both the film and the album will be officially unveiled with a world premiere event and exclusive question-and-answer session taking place on Tuesday, February 25 on Britain's largest cinema screen, London's BFI IMAX.

Hailed by David Fricke in Rolling Stone for his "fighting spirit and truly progressive ideals in rock composition, group improvisation and emotionally authentic storytelling," Wilson is, among his many guises, a visionary solo artist, founding member of Grammy Award-nominated British rock band PORCUPINE TREE, and pioneering spatial audio remixer known for his work with such artists as KING CRIMSON, YES, TEARS FOR FEARS, XTC, NEW ORDER and many more. "The Overview" follows Wilson's seventh solo studio album, 2023's "The Harmony Codex", which debuted at No. 4 on the U.K.'s official albums chart amidst worldwide critical applause from the likes of Mojo, which praised the groundbreaking collection as "a sonic journey where you never quite know what's round the corner."

2022 saw the internationally acclaimed release of PORCUPINE TREE's long-awaited eleventh studio album and first release in over 12 years, "Closure/Continuation", which debuted at #2 on the U.K. albums chart and reached No. 1 in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. An epic world tour followed, making stops in North America, South America, and Europe before culminating with a triumphant sold-out show at London's famed OVO Arena Wembley. 2022 also saw the publication of Wilson's much-applauded first memoir, "Limited Edition Of One" (Little, Brown).

What's more, 2024 was highlighted by "The Itself Of Itself", the first full-length release from Wilson's experimental solo project, BASS COMMUNION, in more than 12 years. The album's limited-edition release was celebrated with Wilson's only live appearance of 2024, a sold-out performance at London's intimate Cafe OTO, as well as the long-awaited arrival of the previous BASS COMMUNION catalog at all leading streaming platforms.

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