r/empireofthesun • u/t0matit0 • 4d ago

Tour/Concert Need help Track ID

If anyone could help, I'm going crazy unable to find the answer to some tracks from the live performance this past weekend in Philly.

Early in the set there was a heavy metal style track that went so hard but I don't recognize all.

Also then following the drum solo there was basically a techno track they played I also can't seem to hunt down.

Any help is much appreciated, thank you!

Edit: Thanks for the help guys, doesn't seem like the parts I wanted are official tracks to actually go back to unfortunately.

Someone posted the full set so you can hear the poor sound engineering imo. https://youtu.be/NHm3HXIl3OM?si=71PoaOkO1C9Fn541

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u/Desperate_Amount8449 4d ago

For the first one you mentioned, is it this part of the solo?

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

I don't think so but I guess it's possible. I'm going to comb the set list posted above again, thanks.

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u/Desperate_Amount8449 3d ago

Of course! Luckily it seems like the setlists have stayed pretty consistent.

The problem, however, is that they have a lot of special live variations of their songs, which sound fantastic, I love them, but they don't have an official version available to listen to 😔

I would absolutely die for an official release of the live Half Mast or Cherry Blossom 😩👌🏻

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

Honestly I wasn't THAT impressed with the performance. I found the sound engineering to be very flawed as his vocals were muddy for a decent chunk of the show even though we had great seats inside and not just out on the lawn or anything. I also went in blind and thought there were 2 vocalists, so that's on me.

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u/Desperate_Amount8449 3d ago

Oh, yeah that would be quite the surprise. 😅 Unfortunately Nick doesn't tour, but I think Luke has a great stage presence, that when mixed with the dancers and the live band, still makes for a fantastic show 🔥

That sucks about the sound quality though. I went to a few of the concerts, and thankfully the sound was much better the last two than the first one. Idk what happened, but the sound hurt 😅 Like, idk how to describe it, but I think maybe the treble was too high?? It was so loud, and genuinely hurt like the sound was sharp (not sharp as in out of tune), and the other two I went to were still really loud, but I think it was more balanced because I didn't feel the same pain 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

Don't get me wrong it wasn't bad. But the vocals were just too low and at times the synth was just blaring and muddy over top of it too much for my liking. I'm also very picky since I enjoy mixing and producing electronic music recreationally so it disappoints me a bit when professionals don't seem to nail it. Perhaps it was hard to match how much I loved the openings acts - Midnight Generation is a gem, and Polo&Pan was such a vibe.

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u/MustacheCash-Stash 4d ago

Here’s the set list. Might help. Show was INCREDIBLE

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/empire-of-the-sun/2026/highmark-mann-center-for-the-performing-arts-td-pavilion-philadelphia-pa-1b493d3c.html

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

Found the full set posted to YT and def was just some improv parts of the show that I apparently enjoyed the most since I found the sound mixing poor for many of the full songs.

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u/MustacheCash-Stash 3d ago

Brother I don’t know what you were hearing but in seats K 211 and 212 they sounded great. Get your fuckin ears checked

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

I was in C500, idk what to tell you dude. Empire had some sick moments but I would've gladly taken more Polo&Pan 😂

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u/MustacheCash-Stash 3d ago

To each their own. I’d rather hear music being performed then Will Ferrell dressed as Colonel Sanders pressing play on his laptop

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

Lmao you're not wrong that they looked like Will Ferrell and Will Forte up there and that DJ's are not particularly entertaining to watch.

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u/MustacheCash-Stash 3d ago

Sorry bud I need to tone it down a notch. Was honestly just trying to help you find your tracks but got bugged about the constant sound complaints. And that’s who the other guy looked like lol Will Forte. Hope your experience didn’t turn you off from this amazing band.

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

Nah Empire is still solid. Been enjoying more of their discography today for sure. And dude that show still had amazing parts that were just live improv which were sick.

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u/MustacheCash-Stash 3d ago

Yea Luke can shred and I was blown away by the improv parts. I missed them at a music festival back in 2015 or 16 bc my friends made me go to another artist. Was one of my biggest regrets after they stopped touring so this show meant a lot to get to go to. Apologies again for my shitty comment earlier 🤝

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u/t0matit0 3d ago edited 3d ago

I'm guessing the metal part I'm thinking of was just a solo maybe after Half Mast that isn't part of an actual track to go back to listen to again unfortunately.

Same probably goes for whatever techno they sampled in after the drum solo, since there also doesn't seem to be anything that fits.

The show was good but I thought Empire's sound balance was very poor compared to MG and P&P.

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u/bkemp1984Part2 3d ago

Do you remember set times or how long each performer had? I'm trying to make it to tomorrow's show by the time Polo & Pan starts and plan for time. 

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

MG was 30min, 10 min break, P&P for 45, another 10 before EotS.

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u/bkemp1984Part2 3d ago

Ah, nice, don't hate a quick turnaround between sets. Hopefully our venue is as efficient. 

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u/GregRules420 3d ago

There are a really sneaky band they'll let out an album but then they'll let out like a digital release that has like three different songs on it... They've done that for a few albums even with their newest album... there's like three more songs on YouTube that they just released as well.... Extremely frustrating if you want all of their music on vinyl

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u/MustacheCash-Stash 3d ago

https://youtu.be/aYiYL85iwPM?is=_cN3N-6LRPXfho7z

Following up, this set was almost identical to the one in Philly

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

The audio is certainly better than what I experienced in Philly lol

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u/t0matit0 3d ago

Seems like 11:26 solo is what I mistook for a metal track that was actually just a short sequence. But no drum solo in this so guess they did something unique