Renewing the setlist at least a bit or even more makes the gig experiences more interesting for sure, so in my opinion your idea is very good, ST.
It´s true everyone has his/her own opinions but I guess ultimately the favourite setlist may contain many same songs. So, let´s try it here again.
Agree that about 4-5 songs would be from the forthcoming RR (Rolls Royce
) album. Also the most popular hits & good opening and ending songs should stay (HUNTING HIGH AND LOW, BLACK DIAMOND). So, there´s about 9-10 songs left to choose in my list.
I write many alternatives so the coming list could look more longer.
First some retro ones for ppl who would like to hear very old songs from the first albums. No matter if TK could sing those too, though it would be nice to hear TT singing a song or a couple too.
Maybe 2-3 songs from that period:
- HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAM worked well in Tuska so it could be one more obvious choice but some others from Dreamspace could be OK too...
- Songs from Twilight Time like BREAK THE ICE, OUT OF THE SHADOWS or THE HANDS OF TIME
Then the epic one: I would rather hear my favourite INFINITY live yet in one day but as it contains so much orchestration parts it´s more likely they won´t play it anymore. So, then VISIONS, it was awesome in Tuska!
- WE HOLD THE KEY could be a considerable one for the epic one too. It´s a beautiful, touching song and has both slower and faster parts.
For the fast shorter songs a couple ones:
- TOMORROW (some change instead of SoL, also from Episode)
- DISTANT SKIES, S.O.S. or IT´S A MYSTERY or the catchy EAGLEHEART
- Maybe FIGHT!!! too, depending if the band would like to play songs from the s/t album, which I though doubt after reading some interviews... But that song works live very well!
The slower epic or longer one:
Like now TWILIGHT SYMPHONY, but for a change one of my favs ETERNITY would rock a lot! MOTHER GAIA could replace TS well too, as it contains the guitar part in the end too.
Then the other about 4-5 songs:
Certainly A MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY and THE ABYSS OF YOUR EYES which have been played this year and last year in some gigs. COLD WINTER NIGHTS, PHOENIX or very rare FALLING INTO FANTASY could fit too...
For the slower one or the ballad the present WILL MY SOUL REST IN PEACE? fits nearly the best, but also 4000 RAINY NIGHTS or the rarer one WHEN THE NIGHT MEETS THE DAY would be optional for my taste being the slower song.
And also, if the band would like to get the audience sing-a-long a ballad, then the familiar and safe FOREVER as another beautiful one CELESTIAL DREAM is the outro.
EDIT: OK, one suggestion of those songs mentioned above for the poll Jens made.
* Hunting High and Low
* Hold on to Your Dream
* Out of the Shadows
* Visions
* sensitive ballad called jens johansson goes into the womans sauna and has the biggest hairiest balls there
* Tomorrow
* Distant Skies
* It´s A Mystery
* Twilight Symphony
* Eternity
* A Million Light Years Away
* The Abyss of Your Eyes
* Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?
* 4000 Rainy Nights
* We Hold the Key
* Eagleheart
* Black Diamond
* Infinity # as bonus, read the reasons above