{"id":150053,"date":"2026-03-27T14:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150053\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:06:10","slug":"live-review-lamb-of-god-theatre-of-the-living-arts-philadelphia-3-15-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150053\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Review: Lamb of God &#8211; Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia 3\/15\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>photos by AJ Kinney<\/p>\n<p>Big Band In A Small Venue is typically a surprise. For Lamb of God, it was the world\u2019s worst kept secret, as Internet publicity had fans packing the 800-cap Theatre of the Living Arts like sardines. By comparison, the other venues for this tour were 3,000 to 5,000 cap. Given the scourge of fees, the all-inclusive $15 tickets meant that the band practically played for free.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd was appreciative. Seemingly every camo cap in a 10 mile radius showed up. The setting harked back to 2004, near the start of another Middle Eastern war, with Lamb of God recording Killadelphia in the Trocadero Theatre. Even then, 10 years into their career, they were veterans.<\/p>\n<p>22 years later, Randy Blythe was appreciative. He lovingly and repeatedly mentioned the band\u2019s salad days as Burn the Priest playing West Philly warehouses. (Read more about that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decibelmagazine.com\/2018\/05\/16\/cutting-room-lamb-of-gods-randy-blythe-sonic-wolves-kayt-vigil-talk-burn-the-priests-extremely-validating-first-7-inch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.) The 1-2 punch of \u201cRuin\u201d and \u201cLaid to Rest\u201d recalled the Killadelphia era; \u201cWalk With Me in Hell\u201d and \u201cRedneck\u201d had people dancing and air guitaring. To see a bunch of mostly 50-somethings still bring it was uplifting to fans who\u2019ve grown up with the band.<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t just a set of golden oldies. \u201cParasocial Christ\u201d and the title track from new album\u00a0Into Oblivion\u00a0got people moving. The former was slightly ironic, given the number of phones in the air. The \u201cYou Are Being Recorded\u201d sign in\u00a0Killadelphia\u00a0would now be unnecessary. Blythe is outspoken about this, but tonight he was all smiles. It was funny to watch his numerous near-misses with bassist John Campbell. Clearly they\u2019re used to bigger stages.<\/p>\n<p>Warmup Show In A Small Venue also has a practical purpose, ironing out kinks. A guitar tech missed an amp switch, briefly causing a clean intro to blast distorted. Mark Morton flubbed the intro to \u201c512,\u201d causing some mirth onstage. But the band more than recovered. One could feel the tide turn as the energy rose and rose, with the final chord unleashing a release that had people screaming and cheering. Put down your phones, folks \u2013 there\u2019s still no feeling like live music.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lamb_Of_God_TLA_Philly_March_15th_2026_AJ_Kinney-02-Second.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3948\" height=\"5109\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lamb_Of_God_TLA_Philly_March_15th_2026_AJ_Kinney-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5221\" height=\"6756\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lamb_Of_God_TLA_Philly_March_15th_2026_AJ_Kinney-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5464\" height=\"7071\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lamb_Of_God_TLA_Philly_March_15th_2026_AJ_Kinney-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4763\" height=\"6164\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"photos by AJ Kinney Big Band In A Small Venue is typically a surprise. 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