Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities

Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities is the third live album by the American rock band Alter Bridge. Recorded on November 24, 2016, at The O2 Arena in London, England, during the tour for 2016's The Last Hero, the album also features a disc of tracks initially released as bonus tracks on special editions of previous studio albums, as well as two previously unreleased songs that were recorded in 2004. It was released by Napalm Records on September 8, 2017.

Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities
Live album by Alter Bridge
Released	September 8, 2017
Recorded	November 24, 2016 at The O2 Arena, London, England November 23, 2016 at Manchester Arena, Manchester, England (CD 2 tracks 7, 8 only) various studios during 2004-2016 (Rarities CD only)
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal post-grunge alternative metal
Length	102:47 (concert) + 48:11 (rarities)
Label	Napalm
Producer	Alter Bridge Brian Sperber Ben Grosse Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Alter Bridge chronology
The Last Hero (2016) Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities (2017) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2018)

Background

The live portion of Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities was recorded during the promotional tour for Alter Bridge's fifth studio album The Last Hero on November 24, 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England. The show was described by Blabbermouth.net as "One of the biggest moments of the band's career",[1] and by Chad Childers of Loudwire as "one of their biggest shows in [the band's] history".[2] The live portion is on the album's first and second discs. The Rarities portion includes nine songs that were previously featured as bonus tracks on special editions or regional releases of the band's studio albums, plus two previously unreleased tracks from the One Day Remains sessions: "Cruel Sun" and "Solace".[3] The deluxe edition of the album also features a documentary including interviews with the band members, their crew, and their families, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the show.[1]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Writing on the Wall"	5:03
2.	"Come to Life"	3:40
3.	"Addicted to Pain"	4:23
4.	"Ghost of Days Gone By"	5:10
5.	"Cry of Achilles"	6:40
6.	"The Other Side"	5:29
7.	"Farther Than the Sun"	4:20
8.	"Ties That Bind"	3:41
9.	"Waters Rising"	5:59
10.	"Crows on a Wire"	4:40
11.	"Watch Over You" (acoustic version)	5:59

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Isolation"	4:53
2.	"Blackbird"	8:59
3.	"Metalingus"	5:18
4.	"Open Your Eyes"	6:46
5.	"Show Me a Leader"	5:00
6.	"Rise Today"	6:42
7.	"Poison in Your Veins"	4:57
8.	"My Champion"	4:58

Disc three: Rarities

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breathe"	4:17
2.	"Cruel Sun"	4:20
3.	"Solace"	4:42
4.	"New Way to Live"	5:41
5.	"The Damage Done"	3:46
6.	"We Don't Care at All"	3:47
7.	"Zero"	4:39
8.	"Home"	3:29
9.	"Never Born to Follow"	4:07
10.	"Never Say Die (Outright)^[a]"	3:44
11.	"Symphony of Agony (Last of Our Kind)^[b]"	5:34

Personnel

• Myles Kennedy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
• Mark Tremonti – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
• Brian Marshall – bass
• Scott Phillips – drums

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	141
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	26
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7]	35
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	48
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	36
US Billboard 200[11]	162

Notes

^[a] "Never Say Die" was incorrectly listed as "Outright" on early pressings of Fortress. On Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities it is listed as "Never Say Die (Outright)". It is not a cover of the Black Sabbath piece of the same name.

^[b] Similarly, "Symphony of Agony" was incorrectly listed as "Last of Our Kind" on The Last Hero, and is likewise here listed as "Symphony of Agony (Last of Our Kind)".

References

1. "Alter Bridge To Release 'Live At The O2 + Rarities' In September". Blabbermouth.net. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
2. Childers, Chad (June 1, 2017). "Alter Bridge to Unleash 'Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities' Collection". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
3. Kielty, Martin (June 2, 2017). "Alter Bridge confirm live and rarities album". Classic Rock. TeamRock. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Alter Bridge – Live at the O%B2 Arena %2B Rarities" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
5. "ultratop.be – Alter Bridge – Live At The O² Arena + Rarities". Ultratop. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alter Bridge – Live at the O² Arena + Rarities" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
7. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Alter Bridge – Live at the O%B2 Arena %2B Rarities". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
11. "Alter Bridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2017.