Japanese kawaii metal act known only as BabyMetal, has been making a buzz since their hit single “Gimme chocolate!!” debuted back in 2014, 10 years it’s been! Since then the band has made it’s way around the world, touring, playing shows, had member changes, line-up changes made to the band, with album releases made, videos, more touring had. So much has happened since, that it has brought the band back to the U.S. for another tour! This time concluding the tour with three shows in Anaheim, California’s House of Blues venue, and getting to attend the final night Thursday December 5th 2024, was an epic sold out performance.
Fans were already aligning along the outside patio area of the Garden Walk shopping center, the House of Blues being on the 4th floor, everyone was standing in the cold December air, as doors opened at 7PM, fans hurried inside, lining up yet again to buy merchandise, with everyone else grabbing a bite to eat or drink to drink, all others gathered along the balcony in the VIP section, others huddled on the floor. This being a sold out show, it had the audience awaiting the headliner’s BabyMetal performance to take place at 9PM. Opening the night would be one act known as Scene Queen, her pop/rock/rap antics causing quite a bit of chatter, her performance having a lot of verbal talk back to the audience, with some songs performed, but not gaining much traction. Some of the audience were into her performance, but everyone there was mostly there for BabyMetal, so Scene Queen’s ranting and raving was more or less a loss, she was a good performer, but the energy wasn’t as given as it could have been.
After her performance the merchandise line had been completely wiped out, everyone inside the theater to catch the headliners, who went on precisely at 9PM. Playing for the next hour and roughly 15 minutes of a set, consisting of such songs as “Gimme Chocolate!!”, “Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!”, “PA PA YA!!”, “BABYMETAL DEATH”, among others, bringing their set to a total of 12 tracks in all. Not too bad, but with the band having what four albums to their name, maybe more songs could have made their set a bit more lengthy with maybe 15 songs or even 20 if possible, but perhaps next time?
BABYMETAL:
The performance done by the trio that is BabyMetal was done quite well, lot’s of dancing, headbanging of course, with lots of crowd interaction, asking the crowd to jump, sing and shout, mosh, and headbang! But some direction was needed to be had because the audience got the circle pit, mixed up with pushing and shoving, when everyone was suppose to go in a circular motion. Minus that mishap, the mosh pit was filled with lots of people, pushing one another, which way and that way, everyone within the crowd of on looker’s being into the whole vibe and feel of it all really.
All in all, BabyMetal is one of many Japanese bands out there, who always draws in an audience, selling out every performance possible. Tonight’s was no exception, they know how to keep an audience, build it up, and make it better, with each passing chance, making their journey into their metal galaxy, growing brought that as the fans say about them “BabyMetal 4 Life!”
SETLIST:
1. BABYMETAL DEATH
2. Distortion
3. PA PA YA!!
4. DA DA DANCE
5. METALI!!!
6. Monochrome
7. Time Wave
8. Megitsune
9. RATATATA
10. Gimme Chocolate!!
ENCORE:
11. Headbangeeeeeerrrrr!!!!
12. Road Of Resistance
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