Incubus have reimagined their landmark 2001 album Morning View, both in the studio and on stage. They reworked all thirteen tracks to create Morning View XXIII, recorded in 2023 and released earlier this year.
The band explained their decision to re-record the album in an Instagram post back in February, stating that “there was a creative challenge here in the attempt to reimagine something we made so long ago that became a soundtrack of sorts to our own experiences but as well to the lives of so many people who allowed this album to penetrate beyond mere casual listenings.”
Challenged accepted – and fast forward to the summer of ’24, when Incubus took the album on the road for a celebration tour (not exactly an ‘anniversary tour,’ since it doesn’t land in a milestone year). At the Wells Fargo Center, their performances stayed true to the original songs, but one major difference was the absence of Ben Kenney, who stepped away from the band last year. Nicole Row is now on bass, and her voice and enthusiasm were a perfect compliment to the group’s chemistry.
After running through all of Morning View live, Incubus treated us to hits and fan favorites, with a handful of covers spiked in. Keep scrolling for the full setlist.
Coheed and Cambria opened this run of shows, and WMMR’s Ryan Shuttleworth caught up with their frontman Claudio Sanchez backstage. The two covered family, music, comic books and more, and you can listen to that conversation here.
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Check out photos from the Philadelphia concert below thanks to Digital Noise Mag. Find us at more shows in Philly – MMR’s official Concert Calendar has all the details.
SETLIST: Coheed and Cambria in Philadelphia – September 27th, 2024
1. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
2. Ten Speed (Of God’s Blood and Burial)
3. Blood Red Summer
4. A Favor House Atlantic
5. Blindside Sunny (unreleased song)
6. A Disappearing Act
7. Shoulders
8. The Liars Club
9. Welcome Home
SETLIST: Incubus in Philadelphia – September 27th, 2024
Morning View:
1. Nice to Know You
2. Circles
3. Wish You Were Here
4. Just a Phase
5. 11am
6. Blood on the Ground
7. Mexico
8. Warning
9. Echo
10. Have You Ever
11. Are You In? (with snippet of “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins)
12. Under My Umbrella (with snippet of “Umbrella” by Rihanna)
13. Aqueous Transmission
The Hits:
14. Anna Molly
15. Karma, Come Back
16. Come Together (Beatles cover)
17. Pardon Me
18. Vitamin (with snippet of “Glory Box” by Portishead)
19. The Warmth
20. Dig
21. Drive
Incubus + Coheed and Cambria at Wells Fargo Center – 8/27/24
