Back! Well, sort of. At least in the continental sense of the word.

Tonight we start the US leg of this tour, coming fresh off a run of ALL sold out shows in the UK (well, almost all; we were 2 tickets shy of max capacity in Leeds. Jerks.). Thank you a thousand times over London, Leeds (I can't stay mad at you!), Manchester, Glasgow and Brighton. For a band from across the pond to feel as at home as you made us feel is a rare thing. We can't wait to see you again when Light The Horizon is officially released there in early 2011.

We flew back to Canada on Nov 1rst, feeling blessed to have even 32 hours at home before hoping back on a bus. Sounds like a negligible amount of time, but after seeing so many different locales and cultures for the last month, you start to feel a little... discombobulated. After that, coming up for air does the mind good.

10 hours and several turnpikes later, we arrive in New York. Sorry to be yet another cliche, but every time I come here I'm awestruck at what a magical place this is. We're all super excited not just to start off our North American tour here, but also the start of our first large production shows. In addition to a gorgeous backdrop, incredible lighting and dedicated cameras on Eon, Jay and I, we've got stunning footage especially created for al the newer songs. Tonight's going to be the test run of all this stuff, so pray for us that everything was plugged in properly.

Tonight New York, tomorrow Washington D.C, and the day after, Buffalo as we continue our campaign westward. Though we're all still a little jetlagged and Jay's fighting off a nasty cough he picked up in India, we are definitely happy to be back on solid ground.

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