Friday September 4th, 2015, Lexington Kentucky. Five Finger Death Punch has just released their 6th studio album entitled “Got Your Six”, and tonight is opening night of their co-headlining tour with Papa Roach, with special guests In This Moment and From Ashes To New. Fans lined up early at Rupp Arena to get the best possible spot to witness this incredible show. Doors opened at 5 and the show started at 615 with From Ashes To New taking the stage to get the crowd warmed up.
From Ashes To New are described as a rap-rock/alternative metal band and hail from Lancaster, PA. Their current single “Through It All” is currently #9 on Sirius XM’s Big ‘Uns Countdown. Based on the crowds response to their set I expect the single to continue to climb the charts. Their album “Day One” is due out in February 2016, but if you can’t wait until then they do have an EP that is available now entitled “DOWNFALL”. Their setlist for the night consisted of the following:
“Destruction of Myself”
“Downfall”
“Through it All”
“I Will Show You”
“Stay This Way”
More photos of their performance can be found under the galleries section of our website Here.
Next up were road warriors In This Moment who have been touring non-stop since their latest release “Black Widow”. The album which was released back in November of 2014 has seen a lot of success in the carts peaking at #8 in the Billboard 200. The album has produced the following singles, “Sick Like Me”, “Sex Metal Barbie”, and their latest single “Big Bad Wolf”. Don’t look for any signs of In This Moment slowing down anytime soon, on top of their current tour they will also make an appearance at this year’s Rock Allegiance Festival in Philadelphia. Their set list for the night consisted of the following:
“Sick Like Me”
“Black Widow”
“Ädrenalize”
“Sex Metal Barbie”
“Whore”
“Big Bad Wolf”
“Blood”
More photos of their performance can be found under the galleries section of our website Here.
At this point in the evening the crowd was thoroughly warmed up and Rupp Arena burst into chants of “Papa Roach”. Jacoby Shaddix and company hit the stage with an energy that only continued to build as both audience and band feed off each other thru out the 18 song set that spanned the bands complete catalog. Papa Roach kicked off the set with the title track of their latest release, “Face Everything and Rise”. Not one person in the arena remained in their seats during the performance which saw Jacoby go out into the crowd during the set, a rare acoustic version of “Scars” performed at the soundboard in the middle of the arena, and Maria Brink of In This Moment joining the band on stage for the song “Gravity”. I have seen Papa Roach many times over the past couple of tours and I have to say that the performance on this night was by far the best and most energetic that I have witnessed. At times it seemed the crowd singing along were just as loud as the music coming from the stage. If you are a longtime fan or have never had the chance to see Papa Roach, this is one tour you don’t want to miss to see them at their best on stage. Their setlist for the night was:
“Face Everything and Rise”
“Between Angels and Insects”
“Getting Away With Murder”
“Warriors”
“Blood Brothers”
“Forever”
“Hollywood Whore”
“Kick In The Teeth”
“Falling Apart”
“Broken As Me”
“Scars” (acoustic)
“Lifeline”
“Gravity”(with Maria Brink)
“Burn”
“Where Did The Angels Go?”
“Still Swinging”
“Last Resort”
“…To Be Loved”
More photos of their performance can be found under the galleries section of our website Here.
To close out the night was the band everyone had come to see, Five Finger Death Punch. Having just released their 6th studio album “Got Your Six” earlier in the day the band was ready to hit the stage and show the crowd at Rupp Arena what the new album was all about. The fans were greeted with the live premiere of two new tracks from the new album, “Got Your Six”, and “Jekyll and Hyde” were both played live for the first time. The complete setlist for the night was:
“Lift Me Up”
“Hard to See”
“Never Enough”
“Got Your Six”
“Jekyll and Hyde”
“Drum Solo”
“Burn Motherfucker”
“Battle Born”
“Coming Down”
“Here to Die”
“Under and Over it”
“Burn it Down”
“The Bleeding”
More photos of their performance can be found under the galleries section of our website Here.
Remaining tour dates include:
Tue 09/08/15 Mankato, MN Verizon Wireless Center
Fri 09/11/15 Missoula, MT Adams Event Center
Sat 09/12/15 Everett, WA Xfinity Arena At Everett
Sun 09/13/15 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
Tue 09/15/15 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena
Wed 09/16/15 Reno, NV Lawlor Events Center
Fri 09/18/15 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
Sat 09/19/15 Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun 09/20/15 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
Tue 09/22/15 Colorado Springs, CO The Broadmoor World Arena
Thu 09/24/15 Independence, MO Independence Events Center
Appearing with Papa Roach
Fri 09/25/15 La Crosse, WI La Crosse Center Arena
Appearing at “JJO Sonic Boom” / Godsmack
Sat 09/26/15 Janesville, WI Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
Appearing with Papa Roach
Sun 09/27/15 Council Bluffs, IA Mid-America Center
Tue 09/29/15 Saint Charles, MO The Family Arena
Wed 09/30/15 Indianapolis, IN Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Fri 10/02/15 Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
Sat 10/03/15 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Sun 10/04/15 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
Tue 10/06/15 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center At UMass Lowell
Thu 10/08/15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri 10/09/15 Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Civic Ctr.
Appearing at “Rock Allegiance Festival”
Sat 10/10/15 Chester, PA PPL Park
