this is why you go to see devin townsend, because sometimes things like this happen, he played my little shithole town a few years ago and they didnt realize how small the venue was, so he gave his band the night off and treated the audiance to a close intimate concert, taking requests until 1 in the morning, its a one of a kind experience that only he brings, the man is a canadian treasure.
@@JMEAUS22 No shit. Ever notice the capacity signs up in restaurants and music venues? They track with body count not square footage for stuff like that. "my dude" lol what a douche
djlowtek You obviously didn’t understand the point because you’ve essentially repeated your original claim despite it making no sense, that’s ok though. You also seem really angry over a random internet comment. So, I hope you can feel a bit happier, but I’ll leave the debate here. Have a good one brother👍
I would too he has a lot of talent and a great show man!!! He also has a big heart I remember seeing him in Portland and he let everyone shake his hand at the end of the show and talk to him. So much humility other musicians, actors, pretty much everyone take notes on how to be great!!
Okay, so he tells everybody he will be back in 12 seconds, leaves the stage at 5:47. Comes back at 5:59. IT WAS ACTUALLY TWELVE seconds. Proof that Devin is a hyperintelligent superhuman genius! Also, he must keep really tight rhythm right? :D
Mr. Townsend should win an award for this feat...not losing his cool, staying loose, and keeping thousands of fans entertained simply based on his amazing personality. He is the definition of professional. Thank you Maxim for uploading this.
I have been to the Royal Albert Hall to see Devin Townsend. Oddly enough, I was praying for a technical blackout, because I knew, THIS would be the moment, where Devin gets stellar.
What an amazing person Devin is. Love his attitude and although it sucks for Devin, a true fan probably appreciated this experience. I would. Thanks for sharing!
I don't know a single song by Devin Townsend or any of his bands, but somehow I am in a rabbit hole of videos featuring him being insane and hilarious and I'm loving it.
"...how the fuck did I end up being a Prog Metal guy? I have no idea. I really liked Motorhead. But because I didn't get laid as a high school student I learned how to do sweep arpeggios..."
Usually this would just suck.....but hey, stuff happens. But Devin makes it entertaining af!!! 🤣 What a guy! Glad I saw him live...2 times actually. First time was with Vai as openers for Extreme.....I hated it, while I loved Vai. I just wasn't ready yet for the force that is Devin Townsend. And like 7 years ago or something, with my son.....it was awesome!!!
I'm a monitor engineer, the amount of technical faults here haven't happened to me thank fuck! this dude is so cool though, most other bands would flip out and be assholes, but this guy puts EVERYONE at ease, legend
I love how Devin is SO nice to everyone, his audience, his band members and crew and he is so funny, I could listen to him for hours, when i saw him play solo in a small venue - Holylwood Bowl movie theatre in Auckland , he just wanted to engage with the audience between sets, and he was so entertaining, it was just as good as listening to him play and I think he would have gone all night if he was allowed to - He is the best!!
I attended his solo acoustic gig here in Adelaide it was in the function room of a small pub and it was one of the most intimate music experiences I've ever had, he was taking questions, requests, talking about memories hes had over his life, he even opened up a bit about his time doing SYL, and obviously the music was phenomenal!
Devin is so lovable. Just saw him in Tuska, which was just before this show. He has some great banter between songs. Shame they had technical difficulties right after leaving Helsinki, it was a great show.
He's a true professional, giving the crowd what they paid for: entertainment courtesy of Devin & Co. - regardless of technical issues. He's also able to avoid taking himself too seriously while keeping the crowd engaged while the crew figures out what's wrong. Class act all the way.
Devin has always been such a great showman. I will always hold his SYL years in a special place but you can tell he is so much happier with his life now that he has moved away from the extreme metal scene and has obviously started taking much better care of himself. The dude is an inspiration and he would probably make fun of me for saying that which I'm fine with.
I saw the last stop of Devin's most recent tour and he specifically said that this period of his career is the happiest and most satisfied he's ever been. He's absolutely an inspiration.
I sat through the whole video and don't regret it! Always liked Devin but this is true showmanship.
7 лет назад+47
I was there with a couple of friend of mine and I have to say that this was so f*ckin hilarious man. Like 2000 times more than a video can describe. Thank you so much for the upload!
I'm amazed about how this man could be funny, talented and entertaining. I know a bit about his funny side, from videos etc....but i wouldn't have believed so mush as video shown. More than that, i really appreciate the fact he never get pissed and start to rant against technicians or rest of the band. He got the situation instead just whining around and simply carried the show ALONE. Thats not only about Talent or Respect, that he dont need to show us anymore, we already know bout that. Thats about How to fking be A LEADER. On and Off the situation. On and Off the stage. Love this guy even more. Even more ! Be Prog You All Guys :)
@@sega.milkis Any album suggestions? I've heard Anneke from The Gathering sings in this band. My current favorite prog artists are Symphony X and Opeth if that helps.
@@jh4wktowmissile16 That's a hard one. They're all brilliant but also very different. Maybe try this: Ocean Machine Epicloud Accelerated Evolution (Deadhead!!) Transcendence Give it time and some rorations Have fun!
Are we going to talk about how Devin is more entertaining than many comedians while improvising random stuff on stage as his mates fix technical issues?
Devin is a true and natural entertainer. Seriously, how many people could have pulled that off so smoothly. It's almost as if it was rehearsed multiple times.
Yea, any classic instrument and amplifier band would already have been half way through the set, cause they can just go as long as there's electricity. - But they should have like a cloned drive or something to hotswap in case crap like this happens. - Don't know what the issue was, but yea, computers... - I've actually seen it happen with this tiny Jazz-band where the piano-player was using a keyboard hooked up to a laptop as well. The damn laptop stalled the show because of the USB-cable or something. All the while the guitar rig, drumkit, and the vocalist's cords were ready to go.
@@michaelangeloh.5383 Normally you have two laptops running at once, running through an A/B switcher that's listening for a keep alive tone from A, and as soon as that drops it switches to B without anyone noticing. Also looks like their playback laptop is also running video which is strange.
@@thisiscentralcontrol Their playback laptop is probably not running video, but rather sending SMPTE to the video playback machine and the lighting console. I noticed both the video and the lights did a little bit whenever anything happened with the laptop.
@@UncleWalter1 if you look carefully the wallpaper on the playback laptop is shown on the led screen when it's rebooted. That's what made me think they're using it for both.
This is amazing!!! I have yet to see Devy and this makes me want to see him even more. Such great energy with the crowd. Such incredible.....awkwardness and hilarity.
This is the difference between REAL musicians and rockstars. Real musicians know that unexpected things happen, but the show must go on. Rockstars flip out, curse out the venue workers, destroy everything on the stage, and leave without actually performing. be a Devin Towsend, not a Gene Simmons.
as someone who has worked backstage in theatres before, a guy like this a rrraaaaaarrrrree bread when it comes to rolling with the punches with technical issues. granted in concerts like this you have a little bit more leeway on improving shit where as theatre you're kind of stuck with the script, but still. Also Les Mis @ 4:57 damn guy has a such a good singing voice for a metal vocalist.
this is why you go to see devin townsend, because sometimes things like this happen, he played my little shithole town a few years ago and they didnt realize how small the venue was, so he gave his band the night off and treated the audiance to a close intimate concert, taking requests until 1 in the morning, its a one of a kind experience that only he brings, the man is a canadian treasure.
awesome....."did somebody film that"?
They REALLY didn't know the capacity of the venue? This story smells of bullshit.
djlowtek Capacity & physical size aren’t the same thing my dude.
@@JMEAUS22 No shit. Ever notice the capacity signs up in restaurants and music venues? They track with body count not square footage for stuff like that. "my dude" lol what a douche
djlowtek You obviously didn’t understand the point because you’ve essentially repeated your original claim despite it making no sense, that’s ok though. You also seem really angry over a random internet comment. So, I hope you can feel a bit happier, but I’ll leave the debate here. Have a good one brother👍
I have to say this yet again: Devin is the Deadpool of Metal musicians
João Ferreira Hue BR
Agree
João Ferreira i so agree!
What's that supposed to mean?
Don't speak such blasphemy about Devy, he's pretty much the Superman of ALL musicians, Deadpool is pie
Devin is a master! I would pay for a 2-hour stand-up act of his, I'm not even joking.
Handled that like a true veteran of the stage
He's the metal David Letterman
Not only you, my friend. Devin is a fabulous artist. A myth.
I would too he has a lot of talent and a great show man!!! He also has a big heart I remember seeing him in Portland and he let everyone shake his hand at the end of the show and talk to him. So much humility other musicians, actors, pretty much everyone take notes on how to be great!!
Yeah...what he said, ya fucking banana creaming RUclips cancer taster. Take that.
12:52 whoever responded "prog metal fans" is also a stellar comedian
Prawg mettl fahns
Okay, so he tells everybody he will be back in 12 seconds, leaves the stage at 5:47. Comes back at 5:59. IT WAS ACTUALLY TWELVE seconds.
Proof that Devin is a hyperintelligent superhuman genius! Also, he must keep really tight rhythm right? :D
Devin has the unfailing internal clock of that guy from Arrested Development.
ahha
Such a pro! Welcome to his nightmare. Cool beans!
He even sometimes tells the audience that they're clapping off tempo :D
Or he can count to 12?
Mr. Townsend should win an award for this feat...not losing his cool, staying loose, and keeping thousands of fans entertained simply based on his amazing personality. He is the definition of professional. Thank you Maxim for uploading this.
I have been to the Royal Albert Hall to see Devin Townsend. Oddly enough, I was praying for a technical blackout, because I knew, THIS would be the moment, where Devin gets stellar.
"Talk amongst yourselves. Kermit the Frog is a great topic. Discuss. I'll be back."
I was extremely close to saying this to my students once when I had to step out - I didn't because no one would get it but it was sooooo tempting
Holy Crap when he said he would be back in 12 seconds I timed it and it was exactly 12 seconds, this man has impeccable sense of timing!!!
WTF i checked and your right dafuq
2:06
Guitar: *makes noise*
Guy in crowd: *makes same noise*
that awkward moo was fantastic lmao
Yeah, this is prog, my friend(?
He is funnier than 95% of professional comedians
What an amazing person Devin is. Love his attitude and although it sucks for Devin, a true fan probably appreciated this experience. I would. Thanks for sharing!
This would be the worst nightmare of any other musician, but he just keeps rolling with it. Amazing.
Devin Townsend is a treasure and must be protected at all costs.
A: "Did somebody film this?"
B: "Yeah ..."
C: "Put it online ..."
A: "RUclips!"
B: "Of course."
And here we are. :)
Someone: "Is somebody filming this?"
3 seconds later
Devin: "Okay how about a progressive dance?!"
Full fucking circle
I was reading this and suddenlly heard it!!!!!! ahahahaha serendipity ahahahha
13:58
Woooooooooow I got to this comment at the exact time in the video
this is the climax point of entertainment as an art form. he is fucking amazing, he was born to entertain !
I don't know a single song by Devin Townsend or any of his bands, but somehow I am in a rabbit hole of videos featuring him being insane and hilarious and I'm loving it.
Such a shame... You're losing his best part: his music. He's a cool guy,but he is a MUSICIAN ,not an idol.
Devin is a real profesional and entertainer, even in awkward situations.
"...how the fuck did I end up being a Prog Metal guy? I have no idea. I really liked Motorhead. But because I didn't get laid as a high school student I learned how to do sweep arpeggios..."
Absolute master of dealing with problems without getting stressed. I could learn alot from this
Devin Townsend's guitar tech is also Devin Townsend
Michael Juarez Huahuahuahuahuahuahua huahuahuahuahuahuahua
Michael Juarez I think it‘s clear he cloned himself successfully
Nah, that's actually my son.
@@leslielooper6194 no it's me
I got confused which one is Devin in the beginning
This is what 25000 hours of Devin Townsend experience looks like.
i didnt get laid in highschool so i learned how to do sweep arpeggios
I burst out laughing when he said that hahahaha
Flavio Kebras same
Same
Fuck, maybe i should have saved my virginity for my sweeping skills lol.
True story
10/10, would watch a Devin Townsend comedy special
Usually this would just suck.....but hey, stuff happens.
But Devin makes it entertaining af!!! 🤣
What a guy! Glad I saw him live...2 times actually. First time was with Vai as openers for Extreme.....I hated it, while I loved Vai. I just wasn't ready yet for the force that is Devin Townsend. And like 7 years ago or something, with my son.....it was awesome!!!
He’s a class act. Dev’s the only musician I’ve seen by the front door of a venue after his set interacting with fans up close and personal
I'm a monitor engineer, the amount of technical faults here haven't happened to me thank fuck! this dude is so cool though, most other bands would flip out and be assholes, but this guy puts EVERYONE at ease, legend
I love how Devin is SO nice to everyone, his audience, his band members and crew and he is so funny, I could listen to him for hours, when i saw him play solo in a small venue - Holylwood Bowl movie theatre in Auckland , he just wanted to engage with the audience between sets, and he was so entertaining, it was just as good as listening to him play and I think he would have gone all night if he was allowed to - He is the best!!
I attended his solo acoustic gig here in Adelaide it was in the function room of a small pub and it was one of the most intimate music experiences I've ever had, he was taking questions, requests, talking about memories hes had over his life, he even opened up a bit about his time doing SYL, and obviously the music was phenomenal!
Respect. Audience smiled the whole time.
Devin is so good. This shows he really loves his fans. I would love to see him live.
Devin is so lovable. Just saw him in Tuska, which was just before this show. He has some great banter between songs. Shame they had technical difficulties right after leaving Helsinki, it was a great show.
Devin Townsend is my favorite person and I am so glad I got to meet him last year.
So glad you got that on video. Thanks for uploading !
Thibaut Colléter you are welcome!
He's a true professional, giving the crowd what they paid for: entertainment courtesy of Devin & Co. - regardless of technical issues. He's also able to avoid taking himself too seriously while keeping the crowd engaged while the crew figures out what's wrong. Class act all the way.
"Did somebody film this? Put it online!" - "of course..!" Perfect :D this guy is legendary, holy townsh**end! "Fuck yeah" lol
Manuel J. Gregorits - Q I knew something legendary is going to happen, so I filmed it :)
I asked for that, that was me haha! Thanks for sharing this! :-D
Devin is the only metal musician around with a real sense of humor.....he's the only one who can pull of this amazing 15 minutes of routine.
we have a musician in Belgium who's an actual Stand Up comedian, though his musical presence is far lower than his stand up
Devin has always been such a great showman. I will always hold his SYL years in a special place but you can tell he is so much happier with his life now that he has moved away from the extreme metal scene and has obviously started taking much better care of himself. The dude is an inspiration and he would probably make fun of me for saying that which I'm fine with.
I saw the last stop of Devin's most recent tour and he specifically said that this period of his career is the happiest and most satisfied he's ever been. He's absolutely an inspiration.
I'm from Barcelona and my GF and i we was there!!!! Amazing guy, Professional guy.
This is a reason why it would be fun to hang out with Devin... nutty in a good way.
I can't even put into words how much I love this man
Damn he can be entertaining in every situation a real show man. Thanks for sharing!
I sat through the whole video and don't regret it! Always liked Devin but this is true showmanship.
I was there with a couple of friend of mine and I have to say that this was so f*ckin hilarious man. Like 2000 times more than a video can describe. Thank you so much for the upload!
I'm amazed about how this man could be funny, talented and entertaining. I know a bit about his funny side, from videos etc....but i wouldn't have believed so mush as video shown.
More than that, i really appreciate the fact he never get pissed and start to rant against technicians or rest of the band. He got the situation instead just whining around and simply carried the show ALONE.
Thats not only about Talent or Respect, that he dont need to show us anymore, we already know bout that. Thats about How to fking be A LEADER. On and Off the situation. On and Off the stage.
Love this guy even more. Even more !
Be Prog You All Guys :)
"I've failed so many times professionally"
Total genius. His quality as a person equals the quality of his music.
The man is a true entertainer in all senses. Such a great guy!
Absolutely brilliant!!!
Give this man Devin a hug!!!👹👹👹
He seems like the most down to earth dude on the planet. Would love to just hang out with him and talk gear for a single day.
It's impossible not to love this guy!
See, this is why i love my music LIVE!
You mean "live" as in this case? :)
Scrollkeeper ... in this case, i mean "music" 😁
The Canadians in a pool joke got me good. I wish a lot more artists would do this, most just walk off stage until it's fixed.
Damn! Devin is such a cool dude. I couldn't have handled the situation as he did. It's such a lesson on how to deal with technical problems happening.
This guy is a legend. I'm not so much into his music, but this is awesome
Bruno F. Vascontim you should check it out if you haven't ;)
@@sega.milkis Any album suggestions? I've heard Anneke from The Gathering sings in this band. My current favorite prog artists are Symphony X and Opeth if that helps.
@@jh4wktowmissile16
That's a hard one. They're all brilliant but also very different.
Maybe try this:
Ocean Machine
Epicloud
Accelerated Evolution (Deadhead!!)
Transcendence
Give it time and some rorations
Have fun!
I love this man
Possibly the greatest front man ever in terms of humor and pure entertainment. What he does here is unbelievable....
I might enjoy him being funny as much as I would enjoy the show lol!
Best video on the internet! What a true professional
Thank you so much, I will never forget these 15 minutes of HevyDevy stand-up
Masterclass on how to interact with the audience when everything goes wrong.
Devin makes me smile every time i see him onstage.
He's Awesome
Perfect showman, in all his awkwardness!
Nice username
Guy 1: "Did somebody film this."
Guy 2: "Yeah."
Guy 1: "Put it on youtube".
Guy 2: "Of course!".
Are we going to talk about how Devin is more entertaining than many comedians while improvising random stuff on stage as his mates fix technical issues?
This man is a treasure. I didn’t need to watch all of this but I did
3:50 How many here do NOT speak english? - A wild chilean flag appears - XD tipico chileno
Nowan Cabal ese weon de la bandera habla chileno; técnicamente, ni siquiera habla español xD
puta la wea weon
siempre hay un chileno en todos putos lados jajaja menos mal escucha buena música
por la chucha XD
Jajajajajaj la mejor wea, weon weon la wea
This is the most Devin Townsend thing I have ever seen...
Devin is a true and natural entertainer. Seriously, how many people could have pulled that off so smoothly. It's almost as if it was rehearsed multiple times.
The nightmare of having your entire set controlled with a laptop.
an Apple laptop, to be exact
Yea, any classic instrument and amplifier band would already have been half way through the set, cause they can just go as long as there's electricity. - But they should have like a cloned drive or something to hotswap in case crap like this happens. - Don't know what the issue was, but yea, computers... - I've actually seen it happen with this tiny Jazz-band where the piano-player was using a keyboard hooked up to a laptop as well. The damn laptop stalled the show because of the USB-cable or something. All the while the guitar rig, drumkit, and the vocalist's cords were ready to go.
@@michaelangeloh.5383 Normally you have two laptops running at once, running through an A/B switcher that's listening for a keep alive tone from A, and as soon as that drops it switches to B without anyone noticing. Also looks like their playback laptop is also running video which is strange.
@@thisiscentralcontrol Their playback laptop is probably not running video, but rather sending SMPTE to the video playback machine and the lighting console. I noticed both the video and the lights did a little bit whenever anything happened with the laptop.
@@UncleWalter1 if you look carefully the wallpaper on the playback laptop is shown on the led screen when it's rebooted. That's what made me think they're using it for both.
This is amazing!!! I have yet to see Devy and this makes me want to see him even more. Such great energy with the crowd. Such incredible.....awkwardness and hilarity.
It was awesome.... Was there..... Love this guy
Devin Townsend is the Jim Henson of Metal
BytemeVV - Kermit the fucking frog
I don't care what he does, just that he keeps doing it😂 love this guy!
Someone needs to show this to Brent Hinds. He could learn a thing or two about dealing with technical problems.
Evan Rademacher Jesus Christ, right? Devin tells jokes. Brent punches guitar cabs.
Noah Petersen I was at the show in Philly... Dude kept abusing the monitor each time it fucked up lol
He lost his SHIT in Philly at the Electric Factory in May of 2017 when his mic was cutting out
What do you expect from a hillbilly simpleton... These two people will NEVER be alike.
every frontman in history: "girls put your hands up!!"
devin: "ight how many vaginas do we have in the audience"
Dev is an awesome musician and a really cool guy. The entire band on stage have been really nice 3/3 times I got to meet them.
That video introduced me to the Devy music for a year ago! Thanks a lot!
Give him his own TV show at least. If Deadpool could play guitar, he'd be this guy.
My favourite Canadian. Devin is a legend, would happily pay to see him just speak for hours 😁
This is the perfect example of how to be a great front man.
That what a performer is! Well done mister.
"You guys 'member Ywengie?" really had me laughing hard
Maupau I laughed so hard too 😂🤣
"Kermit the frog is a great subject"
The day I get to see a DTP concert, I honestly hope that there's a lot of technical issues before starting. This was simply hilariously awkward.
This is the difference between REAL musicians and rockstars. Real musicians know that unexpected things happen, but the show must go on. Rockstars flip out, curse out the venue workers, destroy everything on the stage, and leave without actually performing. be a Devin Towsend, not a Gene Simmons.
Gonna see Devin next week and now I am kinda hoping there will be technical difficulties :)
Kerwin this should be pinned
Best techincal problems ever
Love Dev ... Love the Priest and Fastway Riffing!!
Keep it up!!and Enjoy the Beak Guys... Cheers!!
Oh my shit, thank you so much for letting us witness this!!!)
What a professional. I love Devin)))
10:24 I love how he raised his hand when he asked "How many vaginas in the audience" and not for testicles xD
God Il love this dude.
That Les MIserables impression! Oh my god, my sides hurt.
God, with Devin you’re hoping the technical problems to happen.
as someone who has worked backstage in theatres before, a guy like this a rrraaaaaarrrrree bread when it comes to rolling with the punches with technical issues. granted in concerts like this you have a little bit more leeway on improving shit where as theatre you're kind of stuck with the script, but still. Also Les Mis @ 4:57 damn guy has a such a good singing voice for a metal vocalist.
1:48 "La RRRAANNAAAA gustavoou" hahahahahaha i loved it.
Devin!Best stand up comedian ever!
devin and his fans are amazing. such a class act :D
Thanks Maxim for making this available!
What a king!!
Absolute legend, as a crew guy myself, I'd imagine working with him is a treat
Says and comes back exactly at the end of 12secs....what a metronome!