Fresh off the plane from their 20+ date European tour, The War On Drugs landed in Atlanta for 2 nights at the famed Tabernacle Atlanta on Sunday and Monday night.
After releasing their brilliant fifth studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, in October of 2021, The War On Drugs were originally scheduled to bring the new album to Atlanta in January, but due to COVID, a few dates had to be rescheduled and instead of one night, Atlanta got back to back shows from the band. With their World Tour continuing into the summer and fall, it seems the band is enjoying every moment.
Frontman Adam Granduciel seemed to be in a rather chipper mood himself during Monday night’s show. Throughout the 17 song, 2 hour set, Granduciel got in plenty of banter with the audience between songs, often joking on his rather mercurial reputation by telling the audience how much fun they are having, and he never has fun…. Granduciel even took requests, and when audience members yelled for “Under The Pressure”, he snapped back joking with them on their lame request, because of course they are going to play that song, you know towards the end or during the encore….which of course, the band delivered on. Instead the band went into the first single off the latest album, “LIving Proof”…. Neil Young cover “Like a Hurricane” to the audience’s delight.
Perhaps it was that the band stopped in on The Songs For Kids Foundation to meet some really special kids before the show. That’s just the type of thing that can impact the artists as much as the kids that the foundation benefits. And as Granduciel told the audience Monday night, these kids knew more about Rock ‘n’ Roll than anyone in the building. Not only did the band get to hang with the kids, those kids also treated the band to a cover of their song…..you guessed it “Under The Pressure”. Check out The Young War On Drugs performance below.
The War On Drugs were on top of their game on Monday night, their second night in Atlanta, and the audience was right there with them as the band played a mixed of old and new including hits like “Red Eyes”, “I Don’t Want To Wait”, “In Reverse”, and “Eyes To The Wind”, plus a Neil Young cover – “Like a Hurricane” – before closing with a Bob Dylan’s “Born in Time”. The War On Drugs and the Tabernacle are a match made in heaven that only accentuates the band’s signature sound as the guitars bounce off heaven’s walls to sing to the Atlanta’s audience, creating a wall of sound that’s hard to let go of. Don’t miss The War On Drugs on tour in 2022.
Check out photos below from The War On Drugs show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on Monday, May 23rd, Night 2, all photos by Mike Gerry:
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UPCOMING THE WAR ON DRUGS TOUR DATES:
05-25 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
05-26 Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
05-28 Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion
05-29 Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
05-30 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
06-02 New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theatre
06-04 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
06-05 Kansas City, MO – Grinders
06-06 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
06-08 Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater
06-09 Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion
06-10 Lafayette, NY – Beak and Skiff
06-11 Buffalo, NY – Artpark
06-13 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
06-14 Charlotte, NC – Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
06-15 Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit
06-17 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06-30 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter 2022
07-01 Hamburg, Germany – Stadtpark-Open-Air-Bühne
07-01-03 Ewijk, Netherlands – Down the Rabbit Hole 2022
07-06 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive 2022
07-08 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival 2022
08-28 Toronto, Ontario – Echo Beach
09-10 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
09-11 Cooperstown, NY – Brewery Ommegang
09-12 Portland, ME – State Theater
09-19 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
09-21 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
09-24 Memphis, TN – Soundstage at Graceland
09-26 Birmingham, AL – Avondale
09-27 Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
09-29 Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion
09-30 Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
10-03 Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
10-04 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
10-05 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live
10-06 St. Augustine, FL – St Augustine Amphitheater
10-11 San Diego, CA – Open Air Theater
