Review and Photographs by: Paul Meher

Volbeat…what can I say? I’ll just start by saying, they ARE the GREATEST ROCK & ROLL BAND in the WORLD!!!!! PERIOD!

As their 2 headlining run across North America, Volbeat came out last night as a three piece. Volbeat  minus guitarist, Thomas Bredahl.  Perhaps the barstool incident kept him away once again. Never the less, the power of the three piece was amazing.

They started their set with “The Human Instrument”, then into “Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood.” “Heaven Nor Hell” followed.  Vocalist/guitarist, Michael Poulsen sounded great as always.  Both Michael and bassist, Anders Kjølholm, made their way around the stage throughout the show, to ignite the crowd.  Drummer, Jon Larsen, hiding behind the kit, paved the way to a tight show. From the start of their set, the crowd was hooked. Especially, during the performance of the Dusty Springfield classic, “I Only Want To Be With You”, which Poulsen dedicated to his wife, Lena; the audience went crazy, singing every word. As I’ve seen in previous shows, the guys pulled some fans, both young and old, up on stage for their performance of “Thanks”.

Volbeat played songs from all 4 releases (The Human Instrument, Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood, Heaven Nor Hell, A Moment Forever, Hallelujah Goat, Radio Girl, The Mirror and the Ripper, Sad Man’s Tongue, Mary Ann’s Place, A New Day, Soulweeper, Caroline Leaving, Still Counting, A Warrior’s Call, Fallen, Thanks, I Only Wanna Be With You, Boa, and ending with Pool of Booze, Booze, Booza)

From start to finish, their show was packed with the same high-energy performance that I’m used to from these guys. Since first seeing Volbeat in 2009 to seeing them last night, I can definitely see the expansion of their fan base. I remember at that first show, there was only a hand full of fans singing along. And at last night’s show, I was watching a room full of Volbeat fans going nuts and singing along, word for word.

They finished the night with “Pool of Booze, Booze, Booza”. In true Volbeat fashion, they delivered a solid performance, as always. There’s no doubt about it, their popularity is on the rise….but what do you expect?? After all, VOLBEAT is THE GREATEST ROCK & ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD to date!

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VOLBEAT : volbeat.dk

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