Watch: MANOWAR plays first U.S. concert in a decade
03-12-2024
MANOWAR played an exclusive U.S. concert last weekend (Saturday, November 30) at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. The sold-out event marked the band’s first live appearance in MANOWAR‘s home country in a decade.
MANOWAR‘s setlist for the Kings Theatre show was as follows:
01. Manowar (from “Battle Hymns”)
02. Kings Of Metal (from “King Of Metal”)
03. Brothers Of Metal Pt. 1 (from “Louder Than Hell”)
04. Kill With Power (from “Hail To England”)
05. Call To Arms (from “Warriors Of The World”)
06. Guitar & Bass Duet (preceded by bass solo)
07. Fighting The World (from “Fighting The World”)
08. Sign Of The Hammer (from “Sign Of The Hammer”)
09. Mountains (from “Sign Of The Hammer”)
10. Immortal (from “The Revenge Of Odysseus”)
11. Hail And Kill (from “Hail To England”)
12. The Dawn Of Battle (from “The Dawn Of Battle” EP)
13. The Power (from “Louder Than Hell”)
14. King Of Kings (from “The Sons Of Odin”)
15. Fight Until We Die (from “Warriors Of The World”)
Encore:
16. Joey’s Speech
17. Warriors Of The World United (from “Warriors Of The World”)
18. Black Wind, Fire And Steel (from “Fighting The World”)
In November 2023, MANOWAR bassist/leader Joey DeMaio said in a video message that the band’s concert in New York would coincide with the 40th anniversary of MANOWAR’s “Sign Of The Hammer”. “It’s gonna be the only show in America, unfortunately, because our recording and touring schedule won’t allow for more, but it will be the full show,” he said. “I know there’s been questions about that. This is going to be our full team of 40 people with the kind of show that we’ve been doing in Europe for many, many years. It’s gonna be big, loud, proud, massive, a huge event. So I would encourage everybody that wants to see MANOWAR in America, please come. There’s gonna be people flying in from China, Japan, all across the world. So I know there’s gonna be a lot of people who don’t mind traveling for a few hours across America. Looking forward to seeing everybody there and get ready to get your head blown off. Believe me, we’re gonna take the roof off that joint. That’s a promise. See you there.”
Prior to the Kings Theatre concert, MANOWAR‘s last U.S. shows were believed to have taken place in February 2014 when the band celebrated the 25th anniversary of its “Kings Of Metal” album on the “Kings Of Metal MMXIV” tour.
Back in September 2014, MANOWAR canceled its previously announced U.S. tour dates which were scheduled to take place in November of that year. At the time, the band claimed it was scrapping the shows “due to scheduling conflicts” as well as to concentrate on work on a new studio album.
The 70-year-old DeMaio and 72-year-old singer Eric Adams are the sole remaining original members of MANOWAR, which formed in 1980 in upstate New York.
Last year, MANOWAR announced “The Blood Of Our Enemies” 2025 tour of Europe. The trek will be the band’s first in support of MANOWAR‘s next studio album, which will arrive in 2025.
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