Alter Bridge is out on the road for their The Last Hero Tour, aptly named after their most recent release on Napalm Records. While the band last passed through the Bay Area in 2016 with Breaking Benjamin, they haven’t done a proper headlining set since 2014, so the San Francisco fans turned out early and in force … even Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach was on hand for the good time.
Nonpoint has been around for the better part of a decade but seeing them Monday night in San Francisco was like seeing them for the first time. Drummer Robb Rivera had his kit up sideways and, along with the rest of the band, radiated energy during the 40 minute set. They kept their crushing set light, however, jokingly introducing themselves as Korn and slipping in a cover of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” before being joined by Machine Head’s Phil Demmel to close the set with “Bullet With A Name.” No doubt a tough act to follow.
With the Regency Ballroom now packed to the rafters and the front row lined with women, Alter Bridge finally took the stage. One word to sum up their performance … heavy! With The Last Hero out only since late last year, it was clear from the crowd’s reaction that this is an album with a lot of legs. Busting out the new material straight-away with “The Writing on the Wall,” it was clear that the new album had already made its rounds in the Bay Area. No one was standing around waiting for the old stuff … the crowd jumped right in as Tremonti and Kennedy laid down some of the heaviest riffs of the night.
The show was not without it lighter moments, however. Front man Myles Kennedy pulled out a pair of solo acoustic numbers (“Wonderful Life,” “Watch Over You”) while the rest of the band took a well-deserved break, by the end of which the room was chomping at the bit for more. The one-two punch of “Isolation” and “Blackbird” served as the perfect segue into remainder of their set which included a bit of guitar dueling between Kennedy and Tremonti.
While the current leg of Alter Bridge’s North American tour is wrapping up, there was barely enough time for the sweat to dry from last night’s show before the next leg was announced. Things will be kicking back off in April 21 in Fort Lauderdale with In Flames and Metal Church.
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ALTER BRIDGE SETLIST
The Writing on the Wall
Come to Life
Farther Than the Sun
Addicted to Pain
Ghost of Days Gone By
Cry of Achilles
Broken Wings
My Champion
Ties That Bind
Crows on a Wire
Waters Rising
Wonderful Life
Watch Over You
Isolation
Blackbird
Open Your Eyes
Metalingus
ENCORE
Show Me a Leader
Rise Today
