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Are Porcupine Tree reforming?

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I know they never officially disbanded, but a series of social media posts suggests an announcement on 1st Nov….

It certainly seems there is something new coming and I for one am excited.

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    • Last tour he undertook before Covid sold out three nights at Royal Albert Hall and did brisk trade at other UK venues. Hardly what you would call niche or on the wane.
      Having said that, this would be a good thing. I’m happy for him to follow his muse but PT was/is my favourite Steven Wilson vehicle.

  6. I don’t really get PT beyond The Sky Moves Sideways. I saw them around the time of Stupid Dream or Lightbulb Sun and it was one of the few times I’ve been bored at a gig.

    I prefer No-Man and I’m a bit miffed that 2019’s Love You To Bits seems to have been a one-off. I’m looking forward to the No-Man box set, if only to have Flowermouth on vinly.

      • I think it comes down to “I prefer their earlier stuff”.

        I started long before No-Man with Samuel Smiles (I worked with the brother of the guitarist, and have been pals with they keyboardist since I moved to Cambridge in my late teens).

        I loved No-Man, liked early PT but went off them after Sky Moves Sideways. I don’t really do hard riffing, and especially not the metal stuff that came later. I last saw PT at the Scala around the time of Deadwing, but walked out after about half an hour and took an early train home.

        So I’m in ‘Team Bowness’ really.

    • It’s rather good isn’t it – and that only after a couple of listens.

      I have the Bluray version of the album on order and it’s going to be a long wait until June.

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