Korn at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH 18-AUG-2019

August 28, 2019 Michael Deinlein Concert Reviews Comments Off

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Co-headliners Korn and Alice In Chains Rock Cincinnati with powerhouse sets along with Underoath and FEVER 333.

When two of rock’s biggest groups team up together for one of the hottest concert tours of the summer you know the evening is going to be legendary. On what was by one of what was easily the hottest day of the summer in the Cincinnati area, concertgoers jammed into the Riverbend Music Center for an evening that would not be quickly forgotten as Co-Headliners Korn and Alice In Chains came to town.

With their 13th studio album set to drop on Friday, September 13th and hot singles, “You’ll Never Find Me” and “Cold” getting tons of acclaim, Korn continues to set the bar for rock and metal music. This evening Korn closed out the evening with their usual high-octane performance. A couple of highlights during a set of highlights had to be the launching into the first full verse of Metallica’s “One” onto the end of “Shoots and Ladders” that had the entire venue jumping in unison, and the doubleheader of “Coming Undone” and “Falling Away from Me” closing out the night with the highest of possible highs!

Korn’s full setlist:
Here to Stay
Blind
Divine
Rotting in Vain
You’ll Never Find Me
Twisted Transistor
Shoots and Ladders (w/ Metallica’s “One”)
Got the Life
Make Me Bad
Somebody Someone
Freak on a Leash

Encore:
4 U
Twist
Coming Undone (w/ Queen’s “We Will Rock You”)
Falling Away From Me

As the sun was setting along the Ohio River, it was Alice In Chains‘ time to shine and that’s exactly what they did with an unrivaled set leaning heavily on their vast catalog of monumental hits satisfying even the most ardent Alice in Chains fans. Alice in Chains is touring in support of their most recent album, Rainier Fog, and the album was well represented in the set list with “Never Fade” and “The One You Know” included in tonight’s show. Highlights definitely had to be the opening double team of “Angry Chair and “Man In The Box” along with the rendition of mega-hit “Rooster” which closed their set with a giant exclamation point.

Alice In Chains full Setlist
Angry Chair
Man in the Box
Check My Brain
Again
Them Bones
Dam That River
Hollow
Never Fade
No Excuses
Nutshell
Sludge Factory
We Die Young
The One You Know
Would?
Rooster

Providing support for Korn and Alice In Chains this evening were Underoath and FEVER 333, both of who rolled out explosive sets to hungry and appreciative fans, perfectly setting the tone for what followed.