01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves

01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves live Ayreon 01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves.jpg 17 May 2024 15–17 September 2023 Progressive metal, progressive rock 2:14:48 Mascot Label Group / Music Theories Arjen Anthony Lucassen Ayreon live Electric Castle Live and Other Tales 2020 01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves is a live album by Arjen Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project Ayreon, released on 17 May 2024.https://www.loudersound.com/news/ayreon-announce-new-star-studded-01011001-live-beneath-the-waves-release Ayreon announce new star-studded 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves release Jerry Ewing 31 January 2024 28 May 2024 It is a live version of the 2008 concept album 01011001, which was filmed during a series of five concerts performed in September 2023 in the 013 venue in Tilburg, Netherlands.https://arrowlordsofmetal.nl/ayreon-announces-01011001-live-beneath-the-waves/ AYREON announces the release of '01011001 - Live Beneath the Waves' 2 February 2024 28 May 2024 Background and recording After performing the previous Ayreon live album Electric Castle Live and Other Tales in 2019, plans were made for a new set of concerts to be held in 2021.Electric Castle Live and Other Tales - Behind the Scenes Mascot Label Group Blu-ray These plans were delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, unsure about post-pandemic demand for the shows, Arjen Lucassen announced three 01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves shows to be performed on 15–17 September 2023.https://bravewords.com/news/ayreon-to-perform-01011001-album-in-it-s-entirety-at-three-tilburg-shows-video Ayreon To Perform 01011001 Album In It's[sic] Entirety At Three Tilburg Shows BraveWords 13 October 2022 28 May 2024 After the initial three shows sold out in minutes, two matinée shows were added, for a total of five shows played in three days. The evening performance of the Sunday 17 September show was the main recording used for the live album.01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves Mascot Label Group Blu-ray Of the seventeen singers on the original album, twelve returned to perform the live shows. In addition, four additional guest lead vocalists and three backup singers completed the vocalist lineup. As the singers on the album do not have unique characters they perform, vocal parts were not strictly distributed based on the performers of the original album.01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves – Behind the Scenes Mascot Label Group Blu-ray After performing the album in its entirety, the cast performed several songs from other Lucassen albums: "This Human Equation" from the 2020 Ayreon album Transitus, "Fate of Man" from the Star One album Revel in Time and "The Day That the World Breaks Down" from the Ayreon album The Source. Track listing Arjen Lucassen, except melodies by Anneke van Giersbergen for "We Are Forever"weareforever Section of "Age of Shadows" and "Waking Dreams" and melodies by Jonas Renkse for "We Are Forever",weareforever "Waking Dreams", "Unnatural Selection", "2085".Section of "The Sixth Extinction" Lead vocalistsorder In order of appearance March of the Machines from The Source 2:45 Age of Shadows Tom S. Englund, Michael Mills, Daniel Gildenlöw, Hansi Kürsch, Brittney Slayes, Jonas Renkse, Anneke van Giersbergen, John Jaycee Cuijpers 10:26 Comatose Van Giersbergen, Damian Wilson 4:22 Liquid Eternity Renkse, Gildenlöw, Maggy Luyten, Wilson, Englund, Slayes 7:45 Connect the Dots Arjen Lucassen 4:30 Beneath the Waves Gildenlöw, Wilson, Van Giersbergen, Mills, Slayes, Kürsch, Englund, Cuijpers 8:25 Newborn Race Gildenlöw, Slayes, Englund, Renkse, Wilson, Kürsch, Cuijpers 8:03 Ride the Comet Renkse, Slayes, Englund, Luyten 4:45 Web of Lies Simone Simons, Phideaux Xavierphideaux Digital recording 2:47 The Fifth Extinction Van Giersbergen, Wilson, Mills, Cuijpers, Englund, Gildenlöw, Kürsch, Renkse, Slayes 10:43 Waking Dreams Renkse, Van Giersbergen 6:35 The Truth Is in Here Lucassen, Liselotte Hegt 5:19 Unnatural Selection Englund, Mills, Cuijpers, Wilson, Kürsch, Renkse, Irene Jansen, Marcela Bovio 7:23 River of Time Kürsch, Wilson 4:06 E=mc2 Wudstik, Marjan Welman 5:19 The Sixth Extinction Englund, Mills, Kürsch, Gildenlöw, Renkse, Slayes, Wilson, Cuijpers, Van Giersbergen, Hegt, Lucassen, Luyten, Simons, Welman, Wudstik 12:12 Speech 6:50 This Human Equation from Transitus Simons 3:54 Fate of Man from Revel in Time Slayes 5:40 The Day That the World Breaks Down from The Source Wilson, Gildenlöw, Jan Willem Ketelaers, Simons, Luyten, Cuijpers, Kürsch, Mills, Englund, Van Giersbergen, Bovio, Jansen 12:59 Personnel 40% Vocalistsorder Tom S. Englund (Evergrey) Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gentle Storm, VUUR, ex-The Gathering) Maggy Luyten (Beautiful Sin) Simone Simons (Epica) Phideaux Xavierphideaux Arjen Lucassen Liselotte Hegt Marjan Welman Wudstik nl Guest vocalistsorder Michael Mills (Toehider) Damian Wilson (Headspace, ex-Threshold) Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers) John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis) Backing vocals Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Mayan) Irene Jansen Jan Willem Ketelaers Instrumentalists Joost van den Broek – keyboards Ed Warby – drums Johan van Stratum – bass Timo Somers – electric and acoustic guitar Marcel Coenen – guitar Ben Mathot – violin Jeroen Goossens – flute Jurriaan Westerveld – cello Charts Chart (2024) PeakpositionNetherlands 2 Ayreon 01011001 - Live Beneath the Waves true May 28, 2024Scotland 29 Ayreon 20240530 true May 31, 2024UKRock 4 20240530 true May 31, 2024UKIndependent 18 Ayreon 20240530 true May 31, 2024 Notes References Category:2024 albums Category:Ayreon albums Category:Live performances of an entire album Category:Live progressive rock albums Category:Live progressive metal albums Category:Rock operas Category:Science fiction concept albums