This Is As One Tour 2018: Manchester

Star and Garter, Manchester, England
March 1 2018

Originally shared March 4 2018 [Twitter]

A sacred moment in time, captured during His Third Ritual.
He wishes to express gratitude to His Follower hitchyyphotos for their dedication and artistry.
Praise Him.

This Is As One 2018

Originally shared February 24 2018 [X]

He has expressed a desire to share new Offerings at his upcoming Rituals. He knows that His most devout Followers shall be present to bear witness.
Ritual III – 01.03.2018 – Manchester Star and Garter
Ritual IV – 08.03.2018 – London Boston Music Room
Worship, As One.

Leeds Festival 2018

Bramham Park, Bramham, England
August 24 2018

In 2018, Sleep Token made their first appearance at the Leeds part of the Reading and Leeds Festival. They played on The Pit stage at 13:25 (1:25 PM) for a set of about 30 minutes.

Per resources provided by the Sleep Token Ritual Timeline group, the setlist for this event was similar to the recent one at the UK Tech-Fest in July this same year. With the addition of their rendition of Hey Ya at some point in the set.

Thread the Needle
Calcutta
Fields of Elation
Jaws
Nazareth
Jericho
Blood Sport

Photographic imagery by Feisal El-Khazragi [X]

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Kerrang!! Magazine, 2018

Sleep Token posted about Kerrang!! Magazine’s article on the collective that was released August 1 2018 to their social media accounts. This rare interview features who we know as Vessel now as “Him”, something which has become a thing of the collective’s history and long out of use.

This week, the Kerrangmagazine were granted the great privilege of an audience with Him.
Go forth. Savour His words. Worship.

Originally shared August 2 2018 on [X]

Full article provided by PINQTEETH [Reddit]

Interview text below.

Words by Jake Richardson

“WE EXPLORE THE DEEPER RECESSES OF THE MIND…”
-HIM

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UK Tech-Metal Fest, July 8 2018

Sleep Token performed at the UK Tech-Metal Fest on the Winspear Stage for what is considered only their 8th ritual. At the end of this set was the live debut of Blood Sport, which would not have an official release until November 21 2019 when the album Sundowning was offered for consumption. Due to lack of sources, it is possible that Blood Sport was played previously but this is the first mention of the song the curator of this blog has found so far. Edit: Per advice from another archivist, Blood Sport was also played a month prior, at Download Fest 2018.

The setlist was as follows:

Thread the Needle
Calcutta
Fields of Elation
Jaws
Nazareth
Jericho
Blood Sport

Photo by Serena Hill Photography

Video made by JWACreations

Video snippet of Calcutta by TheAlbinoskunk

Video of Jaws, courtesy of TM Touring

Techfest 2018 film by Loki Films

According to several sources, the original band slated for that event had canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. The festival then advised there was a replacement act, a “worst kept secret”, as Distorted Sound Mag put it. There was hint of it on the collective’s website as well as on their Twitter.

The word “வழிபாடு” used with the July 8th date is Tamil, the world’s oldest spoken language, for “worship”.

For additional photos and saved screenshots of articles and websites reviewed for this curated moment in the collective’s history, please see the Archives drive folder here: 2018 UK Tech-Metal Fest