Today we celebrate the eighth anniversary of the release of Sleep Token’s song, Thread The Needle. This was the first official music release from Sleep Token and was revealed to the world on September 8 2016. This day also included a music video release posted to their channel on YouTube. The full EP, One, would be released December 6 2016.
It is still possible to purchase the digital version of Thread The Needle via the collective’s BandCamp.
In 2023, the indomitable II shared a drum cam video of Vore from the ritual the collective performed in support of Slipknot in Hamburg, Germany in June. [IG]
On this day: September 2 2021
In 2021 on this day, Sleep Token performed at the Heavy Metal Music Awards at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, UK. They were not nominated for any awards that year but were eventually awarded Best UK Artist in 2023 and Best Album in 2024 for Take Me Back To Eden.
The setlist for this ritual was reported as:
The Night Does Not Belong to God
The Offering
Alkaline
Sugar
The Love You Want (Live Debut)
Higher
Blood Sport
Photographic imagery by James North [Link]
Additional imagery by Stephen Pryke [FB]
A playlist of available videos from this night.
This event also was supposed to have a live stream but it was canceled due to wardrobe exposure from a previous band.
Additionally, from what this curator was able to find, this was the first ritual with a message during the ritual. Or in this case, opened their ritual as an intro. The first time the message below was played was at Download Pilot in June 2021. It is most well known for being captured from the Heavy Metal Music Award ritual in September of 2021.
Let’s not deceive ourselves.
There is a reason we are here.
It follows us wherever we go.
We were in love.
We. Are. In. Love.
It is what floats above us as we try to sleep.
It is what stands beside us as we gaze into nothingness.
It is drowning us.
It is eating us alive.
A million outstretched palms in complete darkness.
They. Will. Reach. Forever.
Remind me.
We’re both dying to find out what happens when we die. We’re both scared of being.
We’re both stolen pieces of each other.
We’re both exploring our own frontiers of grief.
We’re both just strangers.
We’re both just particles.
We’re both so lost in what it means to be lost.
We’re both a house that remained unoccupied for too long. Let’s not deceive ourselves.
On This Day: September 1 2022
On this day in 2022, Sleep Token performed a ritual in support of In This Moment and Nothing More in Lubbock, Texas in the Lonestar Amphitheater. This was an open air venue and an uncommon Daylight Token moment.
The setlist likely was as follows:
Alkaline
Hypnosis
Jaws
Mine
Like That
The Love You Want
Higher
The Offering
Photographic imagery by ChrstnLwrnce [FB/X]
Videographic evidence of Alkaline by cores__finest [IG]
On this Day: August 30 2022
On this in 2022, Sleep Token performed a ritual in Albuquerque, New Mexico in support of Nothing More, with additional support from Kingdom Collapse.
The setlist was reported to be as follows:
Alkaline
Hypnosis
Jaws
Mine
Like That
The Love You Want
Higher
The Offering
Photographic evidence by Chrstnlwrnce [FB/X]
A rare clip of Mine from Victoria Korzec [IG]
Additional videographic evidence of Jaws by Seeking Solus on YouTube.
In a slight deviation, probably due to uncontrollable factors, the collective updated their cover photo for the release of “Take Aim” on this day in 2019. The profile photo was updated August 29 2019. Previously updates, the profile photo and the cover photo were updated near simultaneously.
Song Release: Take Aim, August 29 2019
On this day in August 2019, Sleep Token released the visualiser for “Take Aim” on YouTube. The full album release of Sundowning would be on November 22 2019.
Full video on YouTube.
On this day, Sleep Token updated their profile photo to the rune/symbol that represented the song “Take Aim” from their forthcoming album, Sundowning.
On this day: August 28 2022
The collective performed their 85th ritual opening for In This Moment alongside Nothing More and Cherry Bombs in Clive, Iowa, at the Horizon Events Center.
Their setlist was reported as follows:
Alkaline
Hypnosis
Like That
Sugar
Higher
The Offering
Photographic evidence by Jason Carlson [FB]
Videographic evidence of Alkaline also provided by Jason Carlson
On This Day: August 27 2023
This year, the Leeds performance was after the Reading fest appearance and the collective performed again on the Festival Republic Stage at 21:00 (9:00PM) local time.
The setlist was reported to be as follows:
Chokehold
Like That
Granite
Vore
Hypnosis
Alkaline
The Summoning
Rain
The Offering
Photographic imagery by adamrosssi [FB]
More photographic imagery by abbidraperphoto [IG]
Additional photographic imagery by John Hayhurst [Link]
We were blessed with a recording of the full live set from this night by TheBloodTheSteveTheBeers.
The Sleep Token Archive 