Formed in the late 1980s in Buffalo, New York, Mercury Rev — led by Jonathan Donahue and guitarist Grasshopper — began by crafting an experimental, noisy sound. However, it was their transition to an orchestral, cinematic and deeply emotional style of pop that cemented their place in the global music scene. Following the success of *Deserter’s Songs* (1998), the band cemented their status as creative geniuses with *All Is Dream*. Co-produced by Dave Fridmann and Jack Nitzsche, the album transported listeners to a gothic-fantasy universe through classics such as “The Dark Is Rising” and “Nite and Fog”, seamlessly blending fragility with symphonic grandeur. With a career spanning more than three decades, Mercury Rev remain architects of the dream and one of the most influential bands of their generation. Twenty-five years on, the visual poetry of *All Is Dream* is brought to life on stage once more in these two shows on home soil, where nostalgia will meet timelessness.