Evanescence At Centre Bell

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  On the last day in June, Evanescence brought their 2026 World Tour to Montreal.   As a crushing heatwave arrived in the city, Montrealer’s looking for a break from the heat and humidity headed out to the Centre Bell.  There they found some relief.  Trading in the summer heat for a night of blistering rock and roll.  On this tour, Evanescence are featuring many tracks from their most recent album, Sanctuary, which was release a few days before the show.  On this stop, the support was provided by The Nova Twins and Spritbox.  After a brief break after the opening bands had played, the lights darkened one final time before the video wall came to life.  A stylized ‘e’ flashed as the stage filled with smoke before Evanescence hit the stage.  The band took their positions on the stage, with singer Amy Lee front in center.  After a minute of taking in the roar of the crowd they opened the set with “Sanctuary”.  The song gave the crowd what they were there for, a blast of Amy Lee’s powerful voice.  The band heavily featured tracks from the new album.  Older fans needn’t worry though, the big hits were not to be forgotten.  “Tell Me When You’ve Had Enough” and “Afterlife” followed as the building continued to get louder with each song.  These fans where nowhere near the point of having had enough.  “Going Under” was the first of the older Evanescence songs to be played.  A little later, “Bring Me To Life” brought the building to life.  The song hasn’t lost any of its power, and the fans sang along the entire way.  Courtney LaPlante and the Nova Twins returned to the stage for “Fight Like A Girl”, which the crowd really loved.  The evening came to a resounding end with the one-two punch of “My Immortal” and “Wide Open Heart”.  Unlike many bands from when they began, Evanescence doesn’t need to rely on the old hits.  Their new songs rock just as hard, which was demonstrated on this evening.  Hot and humid was the weather of the day.  Evanescence treated their fans to a scorcher.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Evanescence as they performed on the Centre Bell stage.

 

 

 

If you would like to find out more about Evanescence and their music, you can do so by following the link to their website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Spiritbox and The Nova Twins, who performed earlier that night you can do so by following the link.  A big thank you goes out to Jordan Berliant of Revelation Management, Evenko and Christopher Gonda at V13 Media for getting me a pass to photograph the show.  As always, it is very much appreciated.  Evanescence remain on tour in to next year.  Don't you dare miss it if they play in a city near you.

Spiritbox At Centre Bell

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  Second on the bill during a big show at Centre Bell in Montreal back in June was Spiritbox.  As the lights darkened, the band hit the stage to a massive roar.  The crowd was jolted to life as a harsh white light flooded the stage.  A rocking shot of metal shook the building as the band opened their set with “Black Rainbow”.  A track off of their most recent album, Tsunami Sea, which was released back in March of last year.  Singer Courtney LaPlante’s voice is a weapon.  Like a Siren from Greek mythology, her voice draws you closer.  Then her scream crashes down upon you.  We were shooting from back at the soundboard, but it hit still hit with huge impact.  A knock-out punch to the ears if ever ther was one.  The blue background added an atmospheric touch to “Perfect Soul”.  Spiritbox's set featured several artistic flares of colour on the video wall behind them.  It really added to the performance.  They definitely left their mark.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Spiritbox as they performed on the Centre Bell stage.

 

If you would like to find out more about Spiritbox and their music, you can do so by following the link to their website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Evanescence and The Nova Twins, who also performed that night, you can do so by following the respective links.  Spiritbox delivered a performance that had the crowd yelling, thrashing and surfing.  Don't you dare miss it when they perform in a city near you.