Thanks for the link, that was a really interesting interview.

Was he a nice guy and happy to be there?

hey steel have you interviewed any other celebrities?

i'm going to see them the 29th. anyone else gonna be there.

Also, i'm bringing a friend who is very new to porcupine tree. He only has fear of a blank planet. I'd like to give him a crash course in what they'll play, so what should i recommend him?

don't bother with anything before In Absentia since they don't play anything other than Dark Matter, Shesmovedon, and Radioactive Toy (and they haven't played Toy this whole tour). Deadwing is a good idea.

Not exactly true, they have played other older songs on this tour too. At least Hatesong, Even Less and A Smart Kid. And on their last tour they also played some older songs like Buying New Soul and Don't Hate Me. Their setlist is changing for every gig they play so they'll probably play some other older songs as well. Though I agree that giving him old PT albums doesn't really give a good picture of what they are mostly playing on this tour. That's why I recommend both In Absentia and Deadwing.

This might help you, it shows what PT has played so far and how many times:

11      Fear Of A Blank Planet
11      Anesthetize
11      Way Out Of Here
11      Sleep Together
11      What Happens Now?
11      Halo
11      Open Car
11      Blackest Eyes
11      The Sound Of Muzak
11      Dark Matter
10      Lazarus
8      Cheating The Polygraph
6      Nil Recurring
6      A Smart Kid
5      My Ashes
4      Even Less
4      Trains
4      Half Light
3      Drown With Me
2      Shesmovedon
2      Sentimental
1      Mellotron Scratch
1      .3
1      Hatesong

And nope, I didn't make it.

Thank you very much for the help. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to go. It's terribly depressing.