We’re kind of ambivalent about the return of GWAR to The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. We’re still bummed about the passing of Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus) from earlier this year. Brockie gave us one of the funniest interviews we’ve ever run on the site and not having him at the helm of GWAR still kinda sucks. Yet, we’re totally okay with the band continuing on – because they’re doing in his memory. And we’re stoked to see the band back on tour with Blothar (Mike Bishop aka the original Beefcake the Mighty) and Vulvatron on the lead vocals. The crowds at Starland Ballroom definitely agreed as they packed the house of a night filled with GWAR-tastic theatrics.
Jeff Crespi donned his rain slicker and caught the show for the site.
Setlist:
Fly Now
Madness at the Core of Time
Hail, Genocide!
The Years Without Light
The Private Pain of Sawborg Destructo
Saddam a Go-Go
I, Bonesnapper
Tormentor
Metal Metal Land
Black and Huge
Hate Love Songs
Mr. Perfect
Bloodbath
Horror of Yig
U Ain’t Shit
Let Us Slay
Encore:
The Road Behind
West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys cover)
People Who Died (The Jim Carroll Band cover)
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