IoMP 52: We Saw Devin Townsend at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
What do you get when you mix a renovated theatre, a prog-metal legend, and a crowd that moshes like it’s an underground club show? One unforgettable night—and we’re breaking it all down in this week’s episode of Influencers of Metal.
Collin and Tom hit the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto to catch Devin Townsend’s “I Need A Break” tour featuring TesseracT, and let’s just say: things got intense fast. Between overzealous security (yes, we got ID’d twice) and an unexpected pre-show warning about “closed fists in the pit,” we knew we were in for a wild ride.
From the intense mosh pit behind the duo during TesseracT, and a lack of crowd interaction, to Devin Townsend’s entertaining personality, giving Collin a nostalgic throwback and Tom a discovery of some Townsend work he’d not heard before, it’s a big episode of venue highs and lows, setlist shenanigans, and merch table letdowns, and the kind of post-show buzz that only a night like this can create.
Want to hear the full story, the banter, and the breakdown? Hit play now.
Whether you're a Devin diehard, curious about TesseracT, or just want to know what happens when metalheads meet theater seating, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
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