Rob Zombie and Disturbed; May 6th

Our second show this week was to see Rob Zombie and Disturbed at Lakewood (Aaron's) Amphitheater and it was a doozy. It is an outdoor venue and we had perfect weather. Drew and I had seats that were under the roof so we would have had cover if there was any rain. We also noticed there was some huge fans up in the ceiling which I bet come in handy later in the summer.

This was a Show with a capital "S." Saint Asonia was the opening band and featured the former lead singer of Three Days Grace, Adam Gontier. He announced he is just about to move to Atlanta actually. They were enjoyable but the only songs Drew and I knew was when they would play songs from their previous bands. They are touring in support of their first album.

This was my first time seeing Rob Zombie (or Disturbed for tht matter) and I had heard he puts on an amazing show. It was! As he said, we weren't their to just rock - but to party! It was an audio and visual delight.  Great stage props, lights, huge balloons being tossed around the crowd, and a giant alien came out during "Well, Everybody is Fucking in a U.F.O." I also love his guitarist John 5 and have some of his solo CDs. He is just amazing. He has the coolest guitars: some light up, have a TV screen, or look like a lava lamp....just totally insane. In addition to crazy makeup, John 5 and the bass player (Piggy D) would occasionally have some pretty freaky masks on. They all made use of the whole stage and moved around a lot. Zombie would run around and throw a leg up on a prop and then make some wavy arm motions that for some reason reminded me of surfing. They played all the classics and a lot from the new album; The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser. They ended the show with my favorite - Dragula.


The Zombie stage with huge video in background.

Not a great photo...but Zombie in action with the crazy stage and lights.

John 5

Then Disturbed came out and delivered their powerful brand of metal and a heavy dose of fire. They are touring in support of the newest album, Immortalized. I've never seen so much flames and pyrotechnics. Drew and I could feel the heat on our faces. David Draiman and the whole band sounded incredible. I thought David might not come across as well live but damn he sounded great. And the cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Sound of Silence was awesome. We were loving every minute of it. Drew new more of the Disturbed songs compared to the other bands so he was digging that. He has been singing Disturbed songs continually since the show.

Disturbed in action. The backdrop changed numerous times.

David on the big screen with all the camera lights during Sound of Silence I think.

No waffle house after this venture. I couldn't do 2 am two weeks in a row.
Just an incredible evening though. Drew got a Zombie and Disturbed shirt. I paid for one so I get to wear it on occasion if needed for a show :)
I would definitely go see those bands again. Wow.