Coheed 79

 Under the bridge, at the XL Live

#79

Coheed & Cambria

Friday, August 30, 2024

XL Live

Harrisburg, PA

Coheed 78: The Karaoke-ning

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Coheed & Cambria #78 The Anthem Washington DC Coheed is on a "co-headlining" tour with Primus. Apparently just before the show, Claudio was advised to not sing at all and totally rest his voice. The rest of the band came out and Travis and Josh told the crowd that we would have to sing all the lyrics because Claudio couldn't make a sound. All things considered, it went pretty well. They even played a new song that I hadn't listened to yet and people seemed into it. I think they subbed in a couple older songs to the set that hopefully got more people singing along. Chonnye came out and sang two songs and Dirty Enr even sang one with her. Honestly , just sub in Chondra until Claudio is better. I was entertained regardless. The opener was Puddles Pity Party and I wasn't previously aware that I needed a clown singing a mashup of the Titanic theme and Enter Sandman but I am now. I looked at the Primus set list in advance and they only had like two songs I recognized on the list so I just watched one and went home. As someone who barely played bass for one semester of middle school jazz band, I appreciate the talent.

Tyr 03.28.2024

Tyr

TrollFest 

Aether Realm

Dread Crew of Oddwood

Baltimore Soundstage

Thursday, March 28 2024

I didn't get there in time to see the Dread Crew of Oddwood at 6:30pm but they were dressed like pirates at their merch table and people were talking it up later.

I really enjoyed Aether Realm. They're redneck viking metal from Asheville, NC.

I forgot that TrollFest were in Eurovision in 2022. They put on a very fun set and there were several people with flamingo gear in the crowd.

https://youtu.be/wtiEBYe4ZEE?si=v1JCm5jMfcYC4cZ_

I didn't stay for all of Tyr but they were excellent as in the past.

 

Coheed 77

 May 1, 2023

The Fillmore

Silver Spring, MD

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coheed-and-cambria/2023/the-fillmore-silver-spring-silver-spring-md-4bb873ce.html

Coheed 76

 July 26, 2022

Coheed & Cambria 

Anthem 

Washington DC

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coheed-and-cambria/2022/the-anthem-washington-dc-6bb2c656.html

Coheed 74

September 20, 2021

MECU Pavilion, Baltimore MD 

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coheed-and-cambria/2021/mecu-pavilion-baltimore-md-238c48bb.html

Coheed 75

 March 5 2022

The National Theater

Richmond, VA 

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coheed-and-cambria/2022/the-national-richmond-va-b89953a.html

Coheed 68 + bonus Kennedy Center performance

68th of Coheed
Galactic Empire
Wednesday, May 30th, 2018
Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA

I don't know how I've never been to the Chameleon Club before, especially considering that I know one of the club owners. In fact, I don't recall having ever been to downtown Lancaster before. We used to go to the Fire [equipment] Show there every year when I was a kid (held in the parking lot of Dutch Wonderland, which I also don't recall ever visiting...) and I've been outlet shopping in Lancaster more recently. Weird.

Anyway, I spent some quality time at the fantastic Federal Taphouse and then headed over for the (pretty damn early) show. This was more or less a rehearsal show for Coheed's upcoming tour and their two-night (single song) appearance at the Kennedy Center. The bartender said that Galactic Empire had just played the Chameleon Club a night or two before, so I guess that's why they opened. They play instrumental metal versions of Star Wars songs and dress in costumes and it was pretty amazing. They even had a whole plot with the merch guy (who was a Rebel!) and light sabers. Fun stuff.

By the time Coheed hit the stage, it was pretty hot. I was in the back of the main floor and very glad I had my fan with me (best purchase of the last year). I was glad I wasn't upstairs or crushed in the front. There was some stage banter from Claudio, who said he never takes his hair down anymore except to impress the other parents at his kid's school. Solid set for my taste. The cover of Danzig's Mother got a "Holy shit!" chant from the crowd, which I greatly appreciated. I also appreciated that it seemed like most people actually knew the song, as opposed to when they used to play The Trooper and no one even knew it was Iron Maiden. I couldn't really hear or understand the spoken part of the new Prologue and Dark Sentencer, but I was thrilled to be among the first to hear it live.

Set List:

IKSSE

Goodnight fair lady

Here to mars

Crowing

Favor House 

Number City

Spirit Kid

Mother (Danzig cover) 

NWFT

Delirium Trigger

Suffering

Ten Speed

Welcome Home 

Encore:

New song [Dark Sentencer]

I was talking to a couple who was also staying at the same hotel and this was their 3rd time seeing Coheed. Cute!

Saturday, June 2nd NASA 60th Anniversary Celebration with NSO Pops

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

Unclear how Coheed & Cambria got invited to perform with the NSO Pops, but it was goddamn fucking amazing. They played From Here to Mars with the freakin National Symphony Orchestra with a backdrop of photos of Mars and taken by the Mars Rover. I may have sung along...I definitely lip synced. It was hotter (temperature wise) in KC than CC. Again: fan.

Coheed 67

Coheed & Cambria
Fillmore Silver Spring
May 6, 2017

Sold out. Sweatbox. GAIBSIV is the tour I saw the most, so seeing them play the album in its entirety was good. Lots of cool video stuff going on behind them. 

Posts to be written (still)

KMFDM with Legion Within , Rein[Forced]
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 8:00 PM EDT (Doors: 7:00 PM) 
Mr. Smalls Theatre, 400 Lincoln Ave, Millvale, PA, 15209 

Amorphis at MD Death Fest 2015

Napalm Death & Agnostic Front in Frederick MD 2015

Mashrou Leila, Hamilton, DC June 13 2016

2017: Amorphis x2
Kenny Loggins!
Depeche Mode

2018
Air Supply

Gojira, Sept 21, 2016

September 21, 2016
Gojira
Fillmore
Silver Spring, MD

The only Ticketmaster vouchers I was able to cash in, I was fortunately able to use for this show (although I would have paid full price). This was the first headlining tour for Gojira since 2013, when I'd seen them in Cleveland and it was in support of their latest album, Magma, which I still have yet to buy.

Amazing set from amazing metal musicians.

Coheed & Cambria, March 2, 2016, Echostage, Washington, DC

#66 of Coheed
March 2, 2016
Coheed & Cambria
Glassjaw
Echostage, Washington DC

Most of this post is complaining about parking...

First time at Echostage. It is not in a very convenient location. Yes, you can drive there pretty easily but parking is a bitch. I tried Parking Panda and chose one of the mid-price lots that, on the map, looked pretty close. But, it was very confusing trying to find that particular lot, and then when we finally found it, the parking attendant was sitting in his car and was so stoned that he couldn't tell me if I was in the right place. Also, there were raccoons running around between the cars so I just parked on the street. My roommate still claims I was trying to get her infected with rabies.

Anyway, we got there in time for Glassjaw, whom I don't recall seeing before even though they're the godfathers of emo and are from New York state. It's likely that I did see them at some point in college, but I went to so many shows and never wrote anything down then that I only remember a handful of what I saw. At any rate, they and I are old and still rock. I wish that they had a longer set.

Finally, 6 months after buying the tickets to the Color Before the Sun tour, for the 66th time, Coheed & Cambria. I was really excited to see the new album live and their lighting was really impressive. Very good crowd too. There were even some surprises (for me anyway) in the setlist.
I'm very happy for their success but a little depressed I can't go follow them around anymore, particularly at $45/ticket. 

65th of Coheed

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

Coheed & Cambria

You Blew It

Bottle & Cork

Dewey Beach, DE

I'm probably too old and definitely too fat to be hanging around at the beach, but we had a good time. First time in Dewey and every other car at the hotel had PA plates, mine only recently having turned back into DC plates.

Bottle & Cork seems to have a lot of shows, but they weren't really equipped for it other than having tons of cheap beer: almost no security, no barricades, nothing to protect the band and the kids in the front. I had a Bud Light Lime and stayed in the back under the AC but I could still see/hear just fine since this is a pretty small place. In fact, it's probably one of the smallest venues I've seen Coheed in in the 12 years since I first saw them. Like, PA polka hall small. 

Even though it took me more than 6 months to write this post, at least I emailed myself the set list at the time:

Intro

Sentry
Favor House
Al the Killer
Juggernaut
Crowing
Junesong
Time Consumer
No World for Tomorrow
Delirium Trigger
Devil in Jersey City
Blood Red Summer
IKSSE:3

Encore:
The Suffering
Ten Speed
Welcome Home

64th of Coheed

Coheed and Cambria - Neverender IKSSE:3

The Fillmore Silver Spring

Silver Spring, MD

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:00 PM EDT

This was on my actual birthday and I never bothered to write up a review. As I recall now, they played all of IKSSE:3 and a second set of other stuff and I stood behind someone in a 412 hat.

Friday, April 19, 2013
Clutch
Orange Goblin
Lionize
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA

I don't know why I didn't write a post for this before. I even remember being complemented on my 3 Inches of Blood hoodie by some random dudes at this show. [Which seems to be the crucial difference between DC and everywhere else - every time I wear some metal shirt/hoodie outside of DC, people will talk to me instead of giving me the stink-eye like in DC.]

Lionize I'd seen with Clutch before since they're from MD. I think I only caught part of their set this time.

Orange Goblin is from the UK? OK. I thought I'd seen them before, but I guess not. I enjoyed it and would check them out again.

Clutch was touring in support of their new album, Earth Rocker. I was probably the only person in the club who appreciated the Chuck Brown intro and fully appreciated the new song "DC Sound Attack" with the go-go beat. Anyway, Clutch always puts on a good show and there are always tons of dudes who look like Neil Fallon in the audience, so you can't really go wrong. Also, I didn't see any fights, so this was actually better than my previous experiences at Clutch shows.

Gojira, 9 FEB 2013

#4
9 February 2013
Gojira
The Devin Townsend Project
Mr. Smalls Theater
Pittsburgh, PA

Well, I finally made it to Mr. Smalls. I'm like an actual Pittsburgher now (even though I'm technically homeless). I don't know that I need to see another show there.

I know of Devin Townend since friends are Strapping Young Lad fans. I enjoyed TDTP and would probably check them out again.

I was happy that Gojira sold out this show (and others on this tour), so hopefully we'll be seeing more of them Stateside in the future. They played basically the same set I saw in Cleveland, which was excellent. Longer encore than I expected and they all stayed on stage and high-fived everyone on they way out. Tres bien!

Coheed & Cambria, February 2013

Coheed & Cambria
4 Feb 2013
5 Feb 2013
9:30 Club
Washington, D.C.

7 Feb 2013
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA

New album [The Afterman: Descension], new tour. Opening acts: Russian Circles (whom I like) and Between the Buried and Me (whom I didn't ever really need to see again). New stage set (more mannequins!) and backdrops. Nice that the tour started at 9:30 Club, still my favorite venue, even though I hadn't been there in more than 3 years.

Setlist:

Pretelethal

Sentry the Defiant

[night two: Holly Wood]

A Favor House Atlantic

The Afterman [night two: Good Night, Fair Lady]

No World For Tomorrow [night one only]

The Crowing [intro made me think it would be Delirium Trigger]

Vic the Butcher

Evagria the Faithful

Iron Fist (acoustic)

Here We Are Juggernaut

Dark Side of Me

In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3

Encore:

Wake Up

Domino the Destitute

Welcome Home

I'd not been to Stage AE before. It's in the middle of the parking lots for Pittsburgh's sports stadiums, where it's $10 (cash-only) to park. With no nearby ATMs, I ended up paying mostly in change I happened to have in my pockets (from my Megabus trip to DC). Thankfully, I could use a card to buy a new tour t-shirt. The set-list was the same as the first night of the tour. I couldn't take yet another Wake Up or Welcome Home, so apparently I missed a power outage during the encore (Super Bowl fallout?). You can find the whole set on YouTube though.

I didn't get any good photos because I was too far back & never carry a camera anymore. 

Coheed 60 - Oct 16 2012

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Coheed & Cambria

The Dear Hunter

Three

House of Blues

Cleveland

I think this is the fourth of the Houses of Blueses for me (LV, AC, Chi, Cle) and it certainly wasn't the worst. I do really wish I'd gotten a seated ticket though because my legs hurt for days after standing for 4+ hours on their concrete floor (plus the 5ish hours of driving). I never understood why clubs don't use that rubber flooring. Anyway.

Three was great as usual, playing the same set I saw in Kingston. A lot of the people standing around me had apparently never seen them before but I'll bet they would all go see them again now.

Even though I recall The Dear Hunter touring with Coheed before (and other bands I've seen), I don't think I ever saw them before. Just before they came on, there was a large group that came and stood near me who were there ONLY to see TDH. Hipsters. Also: Bears. Here's a Simpsons quote that pretty well illustrates my feelings at this point in the night:

Teen1: Oh, here comes that cannonball guy. He's cool.
Teen2: Are you being sarcastic, dude?
Teen1: I don't even know anymore.

Coheed played a slightly different set than Kingston, including new songs Holly Wood and Afterman. I feel guilty reporting that I didn't stay until the bitter end, but I would literally not have been able to walk back to the car and drive home if I had. Apparently I could have gotten in early too since I'd ordered the box set (which I still haven't received, unsurprisingly). I would be dead now if I'd spent that much time in the club. No one posted the full set list, but you can read various compliments and complaints about it on Cobalt & Calcium. It looks like I was not the only one feeling bad after this show, as now the last few tour dates have been changed. Maybe I can actually go to Nashville now.

Edited to add that my box set came WHILE I was typing this post. Also, that I think it's cute that posters on the Co&Ca forums have all their show dates as their signatures.

Coheed & Cambria w/Three, Kingston, NY, 09.13.2012

September 13, 2012
#59 of Coheed
#20 of Three
UPAC Theater
Kingston, NY

Well, at least I will know where I was when my second niece was born: the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. So to celebrate, I took a tour of Ommegang Brewery and tasted some delicious Belgian (and Belgian-style) beers before heading on 2-lane roads and gravel/dirt detours to Kingston. I'd been to Kingston once a few years ago, on my way to Bearsville for the Three CD release party. It wasn't any different than I remembered.

My friend BB, who saw Coheed once before with me, came along since it was a local show for him. It was a nice venue - seated theater - so it was more comfortable that his previous experience.

I could't believe I hadn't seen Three in FOUR YEARS. Crazy. They played a good set, including a few of the songs off of the latest album The Ghost You Gave to Me as well as a selection of older songs like Alien Angel and Amaze Disgrace.

Coheed sounded good. My first time seeing Josh back with the band and first time I've seen Sentry and Domino live.
Better fans than I posted the set list:
The Hollow (?)
No World for Tomorrow
Gravemakers and Gunslingers
Everything Evil
Made Out of Nothing
Ten Speed
The Suffering
Mother Superior
Sentry the Defiant
Blood Red Summer
In Keeping Secrets

Encore:
Domino the Destitute
A Favor House Atlantic
Welcome Home
The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut

Gojira - Cleveland - August 20, 2012

#3

Monday, August 20, 2012

Gojira

Carbomb

Dagger Rebellion

Peabody's - Cleveland, OH

I have been in literally every corner of Ohio this summer - Wheeling, Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland - and in the center. Weird. I also went to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, which was pretty neat. I didn't leave the house early, so I didn't have enough time to get a new EZ Pass or visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I fully intend to do both in the near future though.

Cleveland seems to have a pretty robust metal scene and Peabody's definitely gets way more shows that Pittsburgh (or DC). Dagger Rebellion were the local openers and fortunately, unlike many I've witnessed, were actually really good. If I lived in Cleveland, I would be sure to check them out again.

Why have I not seen Carbomb before? They're LI math-metallers who have everything I like in a band: crazy drums, screaming, beards. I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the tools in Tool shirts who were standing in front of me.

Was it really 2009 when I saw Gojira? I guess I spent too much of the past three years overseas but in places where they don't have concerts. They have a new album and luckily added a short string of dates in the US after the larger Lamb of God tour got cancelled. They played a pretty long set, pronounced Cleveland strangely, and were sold out of the best merch. 

Peabody's is pretty nice and I'd definitely check it out again, as long as I'm living within a 3-hour drive.