DevilDriver Tickets

This was possibly the best event at Starland Ballroom I've ever attended. The crowd was small, so nobody was pushing towards the front. I got there after the first opener, but Thy Will Be Done and all bands after were amazing. TWBD's performance even as an opener was impecable. I greatly anticipated seeing Goatwhore since I got the tickets, and was in no way disappointed. Suffocation could have done better, I hadn't heard any of their music before and I wasn't sure if it was just their style or if their performance as louder than they could handle, but it sounded like a lot of noise. Of course, Behemoth was definitely a hilight. They are always exciting and theatrical, but seeing them UP CLOSE in the famous little venue that is Starland Ballroom was a far beyond epic experience. By the time DevilDriver performed, I was crowdsurfing and just enjoying the hell out of the whole experience and finishing off my night. HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED

Behemoth is one of the most intense live acts touring. Not big on listening to their albums but will alwys keep an eye out to catch them live. Devildriver was an added bonus. Frontman Dez is really into what he does, and singing for a metal band he does superbly.

this show was unbelievable! i walked into the doors not even knowing who thy will be done was and ended up being a fan of them. ghoatwhore played a lame setlist, i only knew one song but this is were the amazing venue started warming up. suffocation had too long of a setlist but it was awesome seeing titans take the stage. even tho behemoth got frustrated with the sound issues they destroyed everything in their path as always. the crowd was chanting for more yet no more songs came. the night changed there on out. people started to clear out not knowing what they were missing. devildriver came to the stage with the classic track "end of the line" and it was a raging party for the rest of the night. dez got in peoples face and was having a great time, greeting crowd surfers and opening up the circle pits. all in all, devildriver was a 10/10 and they need to come to the philidelphia region more often!

and so was Behemoth and Goatwhore. Unfortunately, Suffocation sucked live.

Devildriver is awesome!! I love their music and I love going to see them perform live. It was nice small venue and I will seeing concerts at a small place like Jaxx

I did not attend to see Devildriver, I wanted to see the opening band Suffocation. They were technically incredible and their energy was unmatched. LOVED IT!! Only thing I hated was this is supposed to be a non-smoking club and there was smoking which kind of ruins it

This is my third time seeing DevilDriver. I saw them when they were supporting the release of The Fury of Our Maker's Hand, then for The Last Kind Words, and how for Pray for Villians. Both times prior, they were amazing. This time, the band was still spot-on, but Dez looked high as a kite. My wife thought he was going to fall over between singing. His eyes looked almost all closed, and the only things he said were "how are you guys doing" and "I don't have anything to say." And he said both of those a lot. Then he made some comment about "focusing on performing, not talking," which I took to be his botched attempt to say "look guys, I smoked too much weed and I at least owe it to you to perform my best as I struggle to get through a 13-song set." I wondered how ironic he felt when he performed "I've Been Sober." His vocal performance was pretty on par with the last two times I saw him, although he left out a few lines here and there as he struggled to get by. It was probably like 5 or 6 times total. The most annoying part was the first 100 customers won a meet and greet at 6pm. I was probably 30th in line to enter the building, and upon entering around 6:10 or 6:15 there was no band. We stood around maybe thinking they'd block off the pit before letting the rest of the ticketholders in at 6:30, and we'd have a bit to get things signed until the opener would come on. So we waited and waiting, and something the owner at Alrosa said before the opener came on led us to believe they were meeting fans for all of 5 minutes. Not sure if that was the venue's fault, the band's fault, or just a communication breakdown, but after seeing how high Dez was, it was pretty disappointing.

Awesome to see bands come together like this at a small venue. Sets: Local Band (Skeletonwitch?) - was in line Thy Will Be Done - heavy as hell, heh Goatwhore - heavier and satanic Suffocation - brutally heavy, ruthlessly loud, I think the devil was their lead vox DevilDriver - heavy and groovy, really got the crowd going

This show had to be one of the BEST metal shows I've seen in years. The first band, a local group from Columbus called Blackened Dawn, needed to work on their chops. They really couldn't hold a candle to the rest of the bands. Next up was Thy Will Be Done who I'm told is a Christian band but they were rocking the house nonetheless. Then the real fun began. Goatwhore took the stage and pretty much shook the rafters with their straightforward in your face style. There wasn't a pit until then and when that started, the security guards really earned their pay, having to keep the people in the pit IN THE PIT and not flailing about and knocking bystanders about. Suffocation then turned it up another notch and the pit seemed to grow a few more feet in diameter. Their set had the horns flying and the voices raised to maximum volume. I personally am hoarse at this moment. It was that good. Finally, DevilDriver came on and took it the rest of the way home. Dez, with his usual flair and vocal style had the entire floor at maximum energy level. All in all, as I stated before, this was one of the BEST metal shows I've seen in a long time and I'd recommend it to anyone with this type of taste in music.

DevilDriver was awesome, they showed up and rocked. The other bands were ok, but DevilDriver alone is worth the price of admission.

Great lineup for the show. All the bands were good and actually were able to play more than just a few songs like many other concerts do.

Devildriver topped the list of acts I'd wanted to see and they didn't disappoint. Played many of my favorite songs including Grinf..cked. Through a friend we got to meet them afterward and get pictures taken. The whole night was a blast. The band deserves all the good things that come to them. Great people. Thank you !

i came very late to the show but i still saw a few bands. i mainly went to see my friends band play and devildriver. devildriver put on a good show but the set seemed too short. i wish they would have played more songs. but the show was still awesome, as always.

Devildriver energy was lacking. Maybe they have been on the road to long and need a break. This is not to say the show wasn't awesome. Even at devildrivers worst is still better than most bands.. The band that stole the show was Lincoln NE's DIRTFEDD. Those guys were fricken awesome. Talk about energy. If ever given the oppurtunity to see either Devildriver or Dirtfedd and you dont take it well................shame on you.

5 bands one small venue. The granada in Lawrence is is small so you get really close to the stage. all five bands were awsome. I look forward to another devildriver show

I give this show a 5 star rating because it was absolutly amazing. My only severe disappointment is that Devildriver only played for 50 minutes. They are the headliners now and need to play for at least 1:45 min. It seemed that they havn't stepped up from the Ozzfest scene where they are only allowed 45mins to play.

With only three CDs under their belt, Devildriver put on a great show that was an amazing mix of new music (Last Kind Words) and some fan favorites of their older music (Fury). The professionalism, atmosphere and stage presence that these guys bring to a concert is second to none - everyone at that show was having a great time and you could tell it really fueled the band. If you're a hardcore Devildriver fan, and you haven't seen these guys live, don't miss the next chance you get!