ERRA’S CURE TOUR BLOWS THE ROOF OFF CHICAGO’S HOUSE OF BLUES
The Get Some Magazine party makes several stops in Chicago this week. Night number one, we stroll into Chicago’s House of Blues for Erra’s sold-out Curse tour. The tour has been smashing across North America with supporting bands Novelist, Void of Vision, and Make Them Suffer. Tonight would be another venue added to the devastation. With a packed house on this Sunday night, fans were very eager to get their mosh on.
Opening the night was France’s Novelist. Novelist hit the stage swinging with their opening number, “Lost Cause,” and got the crowd jumping. Front woman Camille Contreras showcased her vocal power throughout the set. Fans started a small mosh pit during their second song, “Terrorist’, and we witnessed our first few crowd surfers of the evening. Catching Novelist for the first time, I thought this was going to be the “odd man” out on the bill, but I was proven wrong. This band has so much energy from start to finish and can take control of a crowd instantly. I, for one, am a new fan. This was a great pick to get a crowd warmed up.
Next to take the stage was Void of Vision. The guys from Australia turned it up another notch with their opening number, “Empty,” and the floor at The House of Blues bounced. As said before, the floor here has a lot of bounce when fans get going. During song three, “HELL, HELL, HELL,” is when the crowd got it going. I’ve been to many shows here, but during this set, I felt like I was losing my balance in the photo pit as much as the floor moved. This set was a little more high-intensity and had multitudes of crowd surfers. Void of Vision demolished the crowd with this set, but they were thirsty for more.
Another great band from Australia, Make Them Suffer, is no stranger to injecting pure adrenaline into a crowd. When the opening number, “Ghost of Me,” began, the crowd entered full pit mode. We were dodging surfers within the first 45 seconds of the song beginning. With a great “one-two” punch of frontman Sean Harmanis and keyboardist/clean vocalist Alex Reade, this band can captivate a crowd. This was another action-packed set filled with multiple crowd surfers, mosh pits, and fans just going crazy for the band. Fans looked exhausted, but this Chicago crowd was ready for another.
We’re no stranger here when it comes to Erra hitting Chicago. This will be the 10th time seeing them in 2 years and the 4th time shooting. Erra hit the stage and fed the crowd energy. The opening number, “Cure,” was the instant injection the crowd awaited. The crowd went crazy during this song. Wave after wave of surfers hit the barricade, and venue security continuously shoved me from one side to the other. I’m never aggravated by this; it’s part of the show, and it’s what makes my job exciting. If you haven’t seen Jesse Cash play guitar, you must close up; it’s mesmerizing. Erra demolished the crowd with a blistering 15-song set that exhausted fans entirely by the end. We even got ourselves involved in some pits and crowd-surfed a few times. It’s tough not to when there is that much energy going around. Fans surfed nonstop most of the set, and barricade security had their hands full for most of the night.
So, with night one in the books, Wednesday’s show with The Amity Affliction boasts the same energy. Lighting tonight was top-notch, and I couldn't have been happier. All pics were shot with my Canon R6 and Sigma 2.8f 24-70. Make sure you catch this tour while there is still time. We’ll see you all at the following one, peeps.
