The setlist deftly balanced old and new (deep cut “Scum of the Earth” was a nice surprise), offering a few tastes of Zombie’s most recent album, 2021’s The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy alongside classics like “Living Dead Girl,” “Meet the Creeper,” and set closer “Dragula.” Giant devils and robots were in abundance, and his traveling circus comprised of drummer Ginger Fish, bassist Piggy D, and otherworldly horror-fiend badass guitarist John 5 is entirely its own world of b-movie monsters, burlesque, drive-in exploitation and wacko cartoon visuals every time around is just different enough to keep it interesting. Rob Zombie brought his ass-shakin’, grass-smokin’, monster-rific ‘Freaks on Parade’ tour to Chicago on Friday, reminding us again why his presence in the world of rock, horror, and film is so valuable.Īfter stellar sets by Powerman 5000 and Static X, Peoria nu-metal tribe Mudvayne hit the stage for a skull-crushing hour, back in action after an eleven-year hiatus and right at home on this particular tour the bill was perhaps the most thoughtfully curated of any Zombie tour in recent memory.īut any tour with Rob Zombie on it belongs to Zombie.
Live Review: Rob Zombie Brings His ‘Freaks on Parade’ Tour Keeping The Horror Themed Music Experience Going For Generations Of FansĪdmin_bitlc Features, Music News, Reviews 0
