Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Setlist
Zola Jesus Setlist
Tour Dates
7/10/2022 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory
7/12/2022 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre 7/14/2022 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavillion 7/15/2022 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center at The Heights 7/16/2022 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 7/19/2022 - Washington DC - The Anthem 7/20/2022 - New York, NY - Pier 17 7/22/2022 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia 7/23/2022 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion 7/24/2022 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall 7/26/2022 - Syracuse, NY - Cooper Crouse-Hinds 7/27/2022 - Rochester Mills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre (all dates with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & Zola Jesus) Read More
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A stacked line-up of The Cult, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Zola Jesus hit the Palace Theatre Friday night to a very eager older-aged crowd.
Kicking off the night was Zola Jesus, stage name for Nika Roza Danilova. She made a dramatic entrance to the stage, slowly walking to the mic with her long, dark hair hanging down in front of her face. While the crowd may have been there to see the headliners, after the first song I overheard a woman next to me proclaim to her partner, “Oh, wow, she does not suck!” No, she absolutely does not. Danilova commanded the stage from start to finish with her powerful vocals and endless charisma.
A couple of songs in, a man next to me exclaimed, “She’s a witch!” And I couldn't agree more. Danilova has a dark and magical presence on stage. At times she is singing clearly, swaying and moving her arms around in a serpentine manner and moments later she is stomping around in her platform boots growling and howling and emitting guttural wails as if conjuring a spell. It was certainly a sight to behold and held the crowd’s attention for her 30 minute set, which contained songs such as the beautiful “Witness” (that Danilova was told not to open the set with and remarked that was good advice) and one of my favorites “Night” that was introduced as a song she wrote 11 or 12 years ago and it definitely still holds up.
If you have tickets to upcoming dates on this tour, I highly recommend showing up early to catch Zola Jesus’ rapturous opening set.
We have a real history with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (abbreviated to BRMC), having seen them twice in 2001 (at 7th Street Entry in May 2001 and First Avenue in August 2001), when they were first out on tour for their debut album B.R.M.C.. I described the tour as, “… the band had a smoke machine, but it was fairly dark throughout the show.”
Let me tell you, not much has changed, they still have a fog machine, playing in complete darkness and a backlight/light show. It’s all by design, to hide the band in darkness, but still creating an atmosphere to fit their music.
I was also surprised to see the massive BRMC art backdrop, but it seemed wasted in the darkness. They also had a personal wall of speakers and amps behind them, which I suppose help them get their music to hit a certain volume.
Based on getting feedback from some of the audience, this was a good billing, and some would even consider this a co-headlining tour. And fans who’ve never heard of BRMC, we can tell you that they were won over by the end of their set.
BRMC ended their set with our favorite song, “Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)”, abbreviated to just “Punk” on their printed setlist.
It was a mini-The Cult fans reunion, judging from all the The Cult T-Shirts in the audience. The last time we mentioned the band was in town was in March 2016 at the now-defunct Mill City Nights venue.
We did saw the band at their sold-out show at the Varsity Theater in August 2013 and wrote, “As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great to watch…”
As usual, Ian’s vocals were simply amazing, and was consistently good throughout the entire night. It’s the first night of the North American tour, so everyone (including all the opening acts) were eager and giving their all in their performance.
Clearly Ian didn’t like all the extra security personnel sitting in the pit with their arms crossed, as he shouted, “This isn’t a library, it’s a Cult show!” We think he meant to have the security loosen up a little, but as the show went on, Ian is very political and is aware of all the injustices in the world. The band visited the George Floyd Square (at 38th and Chicago) and Ian urged fans to go out to vote and that the reproductive rights were human rights… even raising his fist during the song “Revolution.” We need a change in the country.
Of course, we have to mention that the Cult recorded a new album called Under the Midnight Sun, their first album in six years. The record doesn’t come out until October 7th, 2022, but we got a taste of it with a new song called “Give Me Mercy”, which was played in the middle of their set. It’s the first time they’ve played it live, and made the show special for all the Cult fans in the audience.
Although the Cult’s biggest hit song, “She Sells Sanctuary” (which closed out their set), surprisingly most of the impressive audience singalong were for “Fire Woman” and the encore song “Love Removal Machine.”
The tour continues to Chesterfield, Missouri, tomorrow night. For fans coming out, show up early to check out all the bands. This is a great triple-rock billing.
Kicking off the night was Zola Jesus, stage name for Nika Roza Danilova. She made a dramatic entrance to the stage, slowly walking to the mic with her long, dark hair hanging down in front of her face. While the crowd may have been there to see the headliners, after the first song I overheard a woman next to me proclaim to her partner, “Oh, wow, she does not suck!” No, she absolutely does not. Danilova commanded the stage from start to finish with her powerful vocals and endless charisma.
A couple of songs in, a man next to me exclaimed, “She’s a witch!” And I couldn't agree more. Danilova has a dark and magical presence on stage. At times she is singing clearly, swaying and moving her arms around in a serpentine manner and moments later she is stomping around in her platform boots growling and howling and emitting guttural wails as if conjuring a spell. It was certainly a sight to behold and held the crowd’s attention for her 30 minute set, which contained songs such as the beautiful “Witness” (that Danilova was told not to open the set with and remarked that was good advice) and one of my favorites “Night” that was introduced as a song she wrote 11 or 12 years ago and it definitely still holds up.
If you have tickets to upcoming dates on this tour, I highly recommend showing up early to catch Zola Jesus’ rapturous opening set.
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BRMC at Let it Be Records (05/04/2001)
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Let me tell you, not much has changed, they still have a fog machine, playing in complete darkness and a backlight/light show. It’s all by design, to hide the band in darkness, but still creating an atmosphere to fit their music.
I was also surprised to see the massive BRMC art backdrop, but it seemed wasted in the darkness. They also had a personal wall of speakers and amps behind them, which I suppose help them get their music to hit a certain volume.
Based on getting feedback from some of the audience, this was a good billing, and some would even consider this a co-headlining tour. And fans who’ve never heard of BRMC, we can tell you that they were won over by the end of their set.
BRMC ended their set with our favorite song, “Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)”, abbreviated to just “Punk” on their printed setlist.
It was a mini-The Cult fans reunion, judging from all the The Cult T-Shirts in the audience. The last time we mentioned the band was in town was in March 2016 at the now-defunct Mill City Nights venue.
We did saw the band at their sold-out show at the Varsity Theater in August 2013 and wrote, “As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great to watch…”
As usual, Ian’s vocals were simply amazing, and was consistently good throughout the entire night. It’s the first night of the North American tour, so everyone (including all the opening acts) were eager and giving their all in their performance.
Clearly Ian didn’t like all the extra security personnel sitting in the pit with their arms crossed, as he shouted, “This isn’t a library, it’s a Cult show!” We think he meant to have the security loosen up a little, but as the show went on, Ian is very political and is aware of all the injustices in the world. The band visited the George Floyd Square (at 38th and Chicago) and Ian urged fans to go out to vote and that the reproductive rights were human rights… even raising his fist during the song “Revolution.” We need a change in the country.
Of course, we have to mention that the Cult recorded a new album called Under the Midnight Sun, their first album in six years. The record doesn’t come out until October 7th, 2022, but we got a taste of it with a new song called “Give Me Mercy”, which was played in the middle of their set. It’s the first time they’ve played it live, and made the show special for all the Cult fans in the audience.
Although the Cult’s biggest hit song, “She Sells Sanctuary” (which closed out their set), surprisingly most of the impressive audience singalong were for “Fire Woman” and the encore song “Love Removal Machine.”
The tour continues to Chesterfield, Missouri, tomorrow night. For fans coming out, show up early to check out all the bands. This is a great triple-rock billing.
Zola Jesus |
Zola Jesus |
Zola Jesus |
Zola Jesus |
BRMC |
BRMC |
BRMC |
BRMC |
The Cult |
Marquee |
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The Cult at Palace Theatre, St Paul (08 July 2022) |
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