Armored Saint And WASP

Final gig of September seeing WASP with Tim at the Eventim Apollo, or as we like to call it, the Hammersmith Odeon.

I’ve seen WASP many many times so when Blackie announced the anniversary tour for the first WASP album it was a no brainer…tickets were bought immediately and the wait began until the date came around.

Armored Saint were support, a band fronted by John Bush who spent some time as the lead singer in Anthrax – love Anthrax and loved the albums they did with him. Not only did he do a great job on those albums but he put his own spin on Anthrax’s classics too, unlike Mr Belladonna who has never touched any of the John Bush era songs live! Tut tut!

Anyway, I’d not seen Armored Saint before, and only having a couple of their most recent albums I was looking forward to seeing them. And, despite John’s mic giving up the ghost a few songs in (he used the guitarist’s mic for the rest of their set) they put on a pretty good show. I’d definitely go and see them again.

Here’s their setlist:

March of the Saint
End of the Attention Span
Long Before I Die
Last Train Home
Left Hook From Right Field
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Win Hands Down
Can U Deliver
Reign of Fire

WASP were great! I don’t think in all the years I’ve been seeing them live they’ve ever put on a bad show. I’ve got to give it to Blackie, at nearly 70 years old he put on a great show – awesome!

Here’s their setlist: