Carl Palmer, the lone surviving member of progressive rock act Emerson, Lake & Palmer, has introduced a U.S. tour that may “reunite” the drummer along with his two late bandmates, Keith Emerson (keyboards) and Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitars), utilizing trendy audio and video know-how.
The trek — dubbed Welcome Again My Pals – The Return of Emerson Lake & Palmer — launches Nov. 18 in Philadelphia and presently wraps on Dec. 3 in Akron, Ohio, although further reveals will likely be introduced. Tickets go on sale Sept. 9.
You’ll find the total record of dates beneath.
Through the concert events, Palmer and his present band will carry out reside onstage, flanked by efficiency footage of Emerson and Lake on “large video partitions.” As a comparability, a press launch factors to Paul McCartney’s current “duets” with John Lennon through the Received Again tour.
Emerson died in March 2016 at age 71, and Lake handed 9 months later at 69. Palmer has continued to carry out the trio’s music reside, together with a number of excursions beneath the banner ELP Legacy. (He wrapped his newest run in February.) Alongside the best way, he brainstormed about different methods of honoring their catalog, together with the favored idea of a hologram tour.
“About 5 years in the past I explored the thought of making an attempt to reunite the band utilizing digital holograms,” Palmer stated in a press release. “We noticed a couple of reveals of different artists however it didn’t look like an trustworthy method. We have been in a position to make use of simply the digital camera pictures of Keith and Greg, with the sterling audio tracks of their performances leading to a mix of movie and onstage efficiency that brings again the magic of ELP.”
Palmer teased the mission — which has full approval of the Emerson and Lake Estates — to UCR in December 2021, saying he thought “reside footage of the particular [people] taking part in” can be one of the best route.
“There are too many issues,” he stated of the hologram idea. “I went to [see the] Frank Zappa [concert] for one, and I knew that wasn’t what I wanted. It wasn’t honest sufficient. It wasn’t ok. You get the odd one like Ronnie James Dio, the place he’s simply standing on his personal. It’s OK. However they didn’t wow me.”
Carl Palmer, Welcome Again My Pals – The Return of Emerson Lake & Palmer 2022 Tour
Nov. 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ 2300 Enviornment
Nov. 20 – Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn’s Peak
Nov. 22 – Wayne, NJ @ Shea Middle
Nov. 23 – Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theater
Nov. 25 – New York, NY @ City Corridor
Nov. 26 – New Haven, CT @ Faculty St. Music Corridor
Nov. 27 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
Dec. 1 – St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theatre
Dec. 2 – Des Plaines, IL @ Des Plaines Theatre
Dec. 3 – Akron, OH @ The Goodyear Theatre
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