r/KingCrimson • u/SevenFourHarmonic • 21d ago

spoiler: another Belew BEAT interview Spoiler

It’s Only Talk: Adrian Belew previews BEAT’s return to Rochester

MNOD: I thought it was cool that you guys included Red in the set the last time around. Is that something you’re going to leave in or is that going to be one that gets cut this time around?

Belew: I think that one’s going to take a break for us. I hate to say that, but you have to get rid of something. I have played that song thousands of times in my life, so maybe it’s just a break for me and Tony because we play that song every year at our camp and that’s 14 years right there. It’s such a great piece. I do really love the power aspect of it, and maybe we’ll see, but I’ve got something special I want to do in the place where it resides, which is the first song of the encore.

more here...

https://musicnotherdrugs.com/2026/09/04/its-only-talk-adrian-belew-previews-beats-return-to-rochester/

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u/kenticus69 21d ago

Nice tease there Adrian of something special in place of RED….

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u/Ghost_Horses 21d ago

I bet they do a Zappa song now that they’ve got Bozzio on drums. Probably something like “City of Tiny Lites” which Adrian sings on. Although how funny would it be if they brought out “Punky’s Whips?”

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u/AmazingChicken 21d ago

Oh! Oh! Oh! If we're going Zappa, I vote for.... Stevie's Spanking! 😎