Twenty years have gone by since last seeing GWAR, the theatrical, heavy metal shock rockers of the weird kind way back in 2006! Back then, they were a part of the tour titled "Sounds of the Underground Tour 2006". Which was held at the now no longer present venue in Los Angeles California called the Gibson Amphitheater in Citywalk next to Universal Studios Hollywood.
Back then, seeing them was fun. But this time around, I felt more engaging. The show was sold out this night at The Belasco, varies fans gathered from kids to adults young to old. Gotten inside the venue and catching hardcore punks King Parrot perform was enlightened. Their vocalist was funny, as fans stood against the barricade one point a fan filming the performance has the vocalist biting the persons phone, not letting go. To another part had him crowd surfing atop the audience to making funny faces it was a riot! The performance just felt hardcore that it was so right. The band and vocalist did well and made the crowd cheery and approved.
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Next up came Soulfly fronted by one of the Calavera brothers Max, and his performance just felt a slight off. Vocals and guitars just were presented but it felt like he wasn't as his strongest maybe jet lag. Seeing Soulfly in 2020 in a smaller venue at the time; felt like they were in their prime. Seeing them here tonight didn't feel so well received. The performance was good, lots of rough housing, jumping, shouting the works. It just was repetitive at times. A lot of the songs sounding alike and not separate from one another, like they were seeping into one another. Soulfly was good but not as great.
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Rounding off the evening was Gwar and they were very entertaining. Lots of people packed in the upper and lower levels. Loads of prop work, puppetry, bloodshed. Yep! The whole crowd practically was wearing white attire. So, everyone got spilled with the guts of the various characters upon the stage. Some included ICE, President Trump, Elon Musk among others. Such as the dinosaur! These were quite goofy and exciting to see live. The audience moved in such a tight packed space it made for the blood shed to be sprayed upon every which way possible no one was left untouched by the looks of it.
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The band themselves were dressed up in their glorious costumes, that had bodily functions causing certain sprays to occur, the crowd wanting more. Now was it blood shed or something more? Perhaps food coloring? Who knows!
But everyone was having a blast regardless. In short Gwar puts on a show that is soaked in blood with so much laughter it causes an infection of good times.
SETLIST:
1. Fuck This Place
2. Crack in the Egg
3. Eigth Lock
4. Have You Seen Me?
5. Tormentor
6. Hate Love Songs
7. Lot Lizard
8. Saddam a Go-Go
9. I'm in Love (With a Dead Dog)
10. Metal Metal Land
11. El Presidente
12. Tyrant King
13. Hail, Genocide!
14. Gor-Gor
15. Mother Fucking Liar
16. Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan Cover Song)
17. Sick of You
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