Stone Temple Pilots and Reside kicked off their co-headlining tour with a live performance in Harmony, California on Friday, Aug. 16.
The trek sees each bands celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of a landmark launch. Reside’s 1994 album Throwing Copper is probably the most commercially profitable launch of their catalog, an eight-times-platinum triumph that spawned hits resembling “Lightning Crashes” and “I Alone.” In the meantime, STP’s 1994 launch, Purple, offered greater than 6 million copies and cemented the band among the many period’s biggest rock acts.
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Each naturally bands lent closely on their thirtieth anniversary materials through the Harmony live performance, although their approaches had been noticeably completely different.
Reside Ship ‘Time Machine’ Set
After a gap set by fellow ‘90s rockers Our Girl Peace, Reside took the stage because the evening’s first headliner. As anticipated, the band devoted loads of their time to materials from Throwing Copper. Eight of their 14 songs on the evening got here from the 1994 LP, nevertheless, the tunes had been combined in with a gentle eating regimen of different songs from Reside’s catalog.
Frontman Ed Kowalczyk — the band’s solely remaining authentic member — joked that his group was “leaping in a time machine” to cowl materials from the final 30 years. But in a present that was purposefully about celebrating the previous, Reside additionally made time for the current. Particularly, their model new music “Girl Bhang (She Obtained Me Rollin’)” which was carried out early within the set. Different highlights included an emphatic rendition of the 1999 hit “The Dolphin’s Cry” and the brooding tune “Lakini’s Juice.”
Stone Temple Pilots Carry out ‘Purple’ in Its Entirety
The ultimate efficiency of the evening got here from Stone Temple Pilots, who opted to honor Purple by performing the album in its entirety from starting to finish.
To start out, the uncooked aggression of opening music “Meatplow” gave technique to the acquainted sounds of “Vaseline.” Later, “Interstate Love Music” prompted one of many greatest sing-alongs of the evening, as 1000’s in attendance joyously belted out the ’90s traditional.
Jeff Gutt is now seven years into his run as STP’s singer, having taken over from Chester Bennington and Scott Weiland earlier than him. It was certainly a frightening activity moving into a bunch that featured two generational frontmen, however Gutt has unquestionably made the band his personal.
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Throughout 16 songs, the vocalist showcased substantial stage presence and charisma, however he was additionally certain to pay tribute to STP’s roots. Early on, Gutt launched the remainder of the band, made up of traditional period members Dean DeLeo (guitar), Robert DeLeo (bass) and Eric Kretz (drums). “They made a tremendous file and we’re right here to play by way of that sucker for you,” the singer declared.
Whereas lots of Purple‘s songs have remained in Stone Temple Pilots’ set lists over time, a number of of the tracks have been lengthy deserted. Notably, the Harmony present marked the primary time in 22 years that STP performed “Kitchenware & Candybars” in entrance of a reside viewers (the band did, nevertheless, carry out it throughout a reside stream in 2020). STP was additionally certain to finish the evening by enjoying a handful of their non-Purple hits, together with “Plush” and “Intercourse Sort Factor.”
Full set lists for each performances could be discovered beneath.
Stone Temple Pilots and Reside will proceed to tour collectively by way of the top of summer season, with a closing live performance on Sept. 15 in Indianapolis.
Watch Stone Temple Pilots Carry out ‘Interstate Love Music’
Watch Stone Temple Pilots Carry out ‘Fly Lounge’
Watch Reside Carry out ‘Lankini’s Juice’
Reside, Harmony, California, 8/16/24
1. “High”
2. “All Over You”
3. “Promoting the Drama”
4. “Freaks
5. “Girl Bhang (She Obtained Me Rollin’)”
6. “Ache Lies on the Riverside”
7. “Pillar of Davidson”
8. “Shit Towne”
9. “The Dolphin’s Cry”
10. “Flip My Head”
11. “White, Dialogue”
12. “Lakini’s Juice”
13. “I Alone”
14. “Lightning Crashes”
Stone Temple Pilots, Harmony, California, 8/16/24
1. “Meatplow”
2. “Vaseline”
3. “Lounge Fly”
4. “Interstate Love Music”
5. “Nonetheless Stays”
6. “Fairly Penny”
7. “Silvergun Superman”
8. “Large Empty”
9. “Unglued”
10. “Military Ants”
11. “Kitchenware & Candybars”
12. “Plush”
13. “Lifeless and Bloated”
14. “Trippin on a Gap in a Paper Coronary heart”
15. “Intercourse Sort Factor”
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