The Pineapple Thief / Nothing But The Truth something Soord is “very proud of”

The Pineapple Thief will release the recording of the April live stream event Nothing But The Truth via Kscope on 22 October. The show was a special online show to make up for their tour cancellation due to “that pandemic.”

The band has also announced their US and Canada tour in spring 2022, with the preceding UK and European tour beginning in October 2021.

Bruce Soord previously told MetalTalk how the band were disappointed to be unable to tour and explained how the live show was “invaluable” to them.

Now, as they look back on the performance, Bruce sits proud of the achievement, and the band have worked to deliver a “special souvenir” of the experience.

“It was such an alien time and an alien thing to do,” Bruce told MetalTalk. “Yes, we had all performed in front of cameras before, but this was different. We were playing a brand-new set, one time only, to stream to every corner of the globe, standing in a circle on our little islands with cameras everywhere. The pressure was on. We simply had to nail it.”

Bruce Soord, The Pineapple Thief
Bruce Soord – “We simply had to nail it.” Photo Greg Holland

Their aim of producing something spectacular and cinematic was certainly achieved. “We wanted something special, something cinematic, so we created something unique and something very, very special that I am proud to have been a part of,” Bruce says.

“I can’t wait for people to see and hear it. It really is the icing on the cake to see our show released in a physical format. For the first time, we have included a Dolby Atmos immersive mix on the blu-ray as well as DTS-HD 5.1 and high-definition stereo. The deluxe edition is wonderful, and I, for one, will give it pride of place in my collection. A special souvenir of a special day.”

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One precious day

The band has released Our Mire, taken from the live show, and Bruce explained how he saw it nailed on for a live set inclusion once the song had been written. “I remember when we wrote Our Mire, I was thinking how I couldn’t wait to play this one live,” he told us. “Sadly, the live shows went AWOL, so it was a great feeling to be able to play this together, even if it was for one precious day.

“We talk about how this song came together on the upcoming Blu-ray. Listening to it now, this reminds me how much of a collaboration the process was. Gavin and I constructed the song, Gavin pushing me in different directions I wouldn’t have dreamed of myself. And with the addition of Jon and Steve’s parts, it became a classic TPT production. I’m very proud of it.”

Nothing But The Truth can be pre-ordered from tpt.lnk.to/NothingButTheTruth.

Tour news

The UK and European tour starts at Dublin’s Button Factory on 5 October 2021. The 8 October show at Bristol’s SWX is moved to the O2 Academy on 5 November. Original tickets are valid for the new date and venue.

The band is looking forward to returning to North American shores, with the opening concert set for The Plaza Live, Orlando, on 29 April 2022. “We toured North America for the first time in 2019,” Bruce says, “and I seem to recall that at the end of every show, I told the crowd ‘we’ll be back’.

“And here we are. To play in North America is a rare privilege for European bands, so to make our return is a great feeling. The atmosphere there is electric. We are playing in a bunch of new places a lot of people shouted for when we missed them last time, like Texas.

“North America was also where Gavin was given his ‘bell’ by a fan, which he went on to enjoy hitting live on stage every time I made a minor fluff, obviously an extremely rare occasion. No doubt it will be making an appearance on our return.”

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 27th August at 12pm EDT. For early release tickets, fans can sign up to the bands mailing list.

october

30oct8:00 pmThe Pineapple Thief, LondonO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire

november

05nov8:00 pmThe Pineapple Thief, BristolO2 Academy

European Tour

9.10.21 Amsterdam – NL – Paradiso
10.10.21 Hamburg – DE – Fabrik
12.10.21 Warsaw – PL – Stodola
14.10.21 Krakow – PL – Klub Studio
15.10.21 Budapest – HU – A38
16.10.21 Munich – DE – Technikum
17.10.21 Pratteln – CH – Z7
19.10.21 Stuttgart – DE – Im Wizemann
20.10.21 Lyon – FR – CCO Villerurbanne
21.10.21 Roncade (Treviso) – IT – New Age
22.10.21 Trezzo sull’Adda (Milan) – IT – Live Club
23.10.21 Paris – FR – Elysee Montmartre
26.10.21 Mainz – DE – KUZ
27.10.21 Bruxelles – BE – Ancienne Belgique
28.10.21 Strasburg – FR – La Laiterie
29.10.21 Cologne – DE – Carlswerk Victoria
25.2.22 Rome – IT – Auditorium Parco della Musica
01.3.22 Barcelona – ES – La Nau
02.3.22 Madrid – ES – Caracol
11.3.22 Dresden – DE – Tante Ju
12.3.22 Vienna – AU – Szene
13.3.22 Bratislava – SK – MMC
15.3.22 Ostrava – CZ – Brick House
17.3.22 Berlin – DE – Kesselhaus
18.3.22 Copenhagen – DK – Amager Bio
20.3.22 Haugesund – NO – Hovleriet
21.3.22 Gothenburg – SE – Pustervik
22.3.22 Oslo – NO – Rockefeller
23.3.22 Stockholm – SE – Nalen
25.3.22 Tampere – FIN – Olympia
26.3.22 Helsinki – FIN – Tavastia

North American 2022 Tour

April 29 The Plaza Live Orlando, FL
May 1 Center Stage Theater Atlanta, GA
May 3 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
May 4 City Winery DC Washington, DC
May 5 Sony Hall New York, NY
May 6 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
May 7 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
May 8 L’Astral Montreal, QC
May 10 Palais Montcalm, Quebec
May 11 Bronson Centre Music Theatre Ottawa, ON
May 12 The Opera House Toronto, ON
May 13 The Majestic Detroit, MI
May 14 House of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
May 15 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
May 17 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
May 18 City Winery Nashville Nashville, TN
May 20 Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill Dallas, TX
May 21 Come and Take It Live Austin, TX
May 23 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
May 25 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
May 26 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
May 27 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
May 28 The Glass House Pomona, CA
May 29 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
May 31 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
June 1 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA
June 2 Capitol Ballroom Victoria, BC
June 3 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC

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