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I was at the very back of the venue, and Adam crossed the whole place during My Last Serenade and started playing the guitar right in front of me! I was so shocked when I saw that beast coming toward me, it took me a couple of seconds to realize it was him. Such an amazing show and an incredible experience I’ll never forget. See you soon! Gracias!
Barcelona, Spain@Razzmatazz 1
Shannon Lee @cruelspark on
May 16th 2025
They were amazing like always. They treated us like old friends before the show at the meet and greet. Everyone should see these guys when they hit up their area. Their performance was kickass. The venue was rad. The Elevate experience at Avondale was worth every penny. The moshing pizza that made its debut was a first for many. Pizza box and all, surfing that crowd. The kickass kid that was crowd surfing like a beast was awesome to see. Jesse even said he was the winner of the night. And I agree.
Birmingham, AL@Avondale Brewing Company
I had so much fun and it was my first time going to this concert in my life I would go back again I loved it and the band was awesome Killswitch engage killed it and now I can't stop listening to the music at all and hopefully they come back to Buffalo again so my son can see them for the first time in his life I do give this band 1,000 they kicked it they did good
Buffalo, NY@Buffalo RiverWorks
As Daylight Dies
April 10th 2025
I haven't seen KSE since the second self titled album tour. I got into KSE during EOH...so Howard is my boy...like many other fans. Look, Jesse friggin slayed ya'll. The Howard era songs??? Yes please. I became more of a fan of Jesse's vocals that night. The rest of the guys just killded it.
I play in a Killswitch tribute band and 12 year old son comes with me to pretty much every gig. He knows EVERY KSE lyric. He does all the filming for the group too and sometimes his vocals take center stage haha. This was his first time seeing the REAL KSE and he was blown away. He and I went to see Iron Maiden last year and he said the KSE show was better!! Lol.
Greensboro, NC@Greensboro Coliseum - Special Events Center
I have never listened to this band(KE) before. I went to see Kublai Khan TX. Killswitch blew me away. They were tight sounding with high energy. I would highly recommend seeing them. KKTX was awesome as usual. They never disappoint. Also Fit for a King blew me away. Frozen Soul was good. Huge thanks to the KKTX member that went to the tour bus to get me a copy of their new 7" single Antpile. Thank god for good music. Thank god for touring musicians! I appreciate you. You guys all rock. And God bless Texas!
Vancouver, BC@PNE Forum
I didn’t see the first 2 opening bands, so I can’t speak on those. The Kubra Kahn band had an insane fanbase show up for them, but they weren’t my kinda metal. Then KsE started at 9:25 and had a nice setlist overall covering their new album and many of their 25 years of hits from their discography! The highlight of the entire night was the surprise moment when THE GOAT Howard Jones, KsE’s singer for several years, came out and sang Signal Fire with Jesse their original and current singer! I’ll admit it, I was screaming and crying tears of joy most of their set, especially the entire Howard moment!! It was also my personal 20th anniversary of when I first discovered KsE! So a very emotional night!! Cheers
Las Vegas, NV@The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Amazing live performance both vocally & band wise , they were on fire ⚡️🤘 _ killer show ... they played a wide array of thier discography & were fully energized from beginning to end ! A really cool bonus was that howard jones came up on stage for 2 tracks , he & jesse did a vocals duo set that was fuckin timeless ⚡️🤘 _ amazing top form performance _ definitely go out& see these guys asap
Tampa, FL@MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sceeby
September 28th 2022
What a great night! This was my first time returning to this venue after its big changes. I was never a big fan of the place before but the new permanent amphitheater is amazing! Killswitch was phenomenal as always! Lamb of Gods set was fun with the old and new hits and Randy's voice and energy reminded me, this is the heavy show of the year!
Indianapolis, IN@TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
Awesome concert at an awesome venue. Just about everything about the night was better than expected. Parking was super close. Easy in and easy out. Doors opened a little early, so not much waiting in the cold. Lines moved fast. Friendly staff. The inside of the Radius is really nice. My family and I watched from the raised platform to the left of the stage. My wife and daughters are not the tallest people, so the platform gave them possibly their best view of a concert ever. And then the bands were amazing. Light the Torch came out and killed it. The whole crowd was chanting for Howard. I didn’t know much about August Burns Red before the show , but I left a fan. Then Killswitch comes on and they destroyed. Super awesome energy from them as always. The cherry on top was when Howard came out on stage with Killswitch to end the show. I’ve been to quite a few concerts, but this was one of my favorites ever.
Chicago, IL@Radius Chicago
A spectacular experience and a dream come true it’s been 2 years since the Covid shutdown and postponement of the atonement tour It completely killed my soul hearing about the band postponing the tour in 2020 and once I heard they were coming back last year I was so happy and excited then months later It was an absolute dream come true words can’t describe how happy I was I literally sang my heart out like no other never have I ever been this happy in my life it felt great I’m definitely looking forward to seeing them again when they come back to California
Riverside, CA@Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Forrest
February 19th 2022
Though Jesse is the original lead singer for Killswitch Engage, I was introduced to this band and their music when Howard Jones was the frontman. That is my favorite lineup.
Howard’s current band, Light The Torch opened the night last night. I didn’t know one thing about them besides Howard. And they KILLED. The name of the second band who played escapes me right now, but they were really good too. Killswitch Engage took the stage and did not disappoint. I do miss Howard’s presence in Killswitch. But, Jesse is a fantastic frontman. And I was so glad that Killswitch brought out both Jesse and Howard the last 3 or 4 songs of their set. I wish Killswitch had done “Signal Fire”, which features both Jesse and Howard. But, this show did not disappoint!!
Los Angeles, CA@The Wiltern
The show was at the Cleveland Agora, this was a sold out show with a buzz in the air of excitement. The show started out with an overdriven audio issue during Light the Torch set and was resolved a few songs into their set. August Burns Red played shortly after and had an awesome set, they played a few songs off their new album and sime of old.
They alone could have been the headliner. Killswitch Engage took the stage with energy and passion as the performed older songs and the new. Jesse's voice sounded awesome. The guitar riffs and lyrics brought back many memories. When Howard took the Stage near the end the audience loved every note he belted out. It was sad to see the concert end but yet we witnessed an amazing night of music. This is a must see tour.
Cleveland, OH@Agora Theater & Ballroom
Very good show from Killswitch Engage. I'd been waiting since January 2007 to see them do a headline show again so I'm glad to have finally seen them do it after all these years. The set was a bit short at only 80 minutes - most headline shows are 90 minutes - so I think they could've played another couple of songs. All the songs they did play were great though and generated energetic responses from the crowd.
Birmingham, United Kingdom@Academy
Epic show! Only reason I deducted half a star was because Vein was utter trash but they were the beginning act. Even though I never heard of After the burial, I enjoyed them immensely! They really brought the hype set the stage for KSE and PWD. I’ve seen killswitch live before and they’re always killing it but never seen parkway. Their performance was like watching an opera. A brutal, vicious metal opera. 10/10 will take every opportunity to see these guys live again.
Philadelphia, PA@Franklin Music Hall (Outdoors)
MetalRock
December 14th 2018
Killswitch is always killer show !!! So fortunate to have seen them many many times over the years with some of the greatest bands that have ever existed... I have seen them all over the US countless times... their cover of Dio’s holy diver is just about one of the greatest covers of all time - no doubt !!! I am glad to see they continue to tour with heavy hitters... born of Osiris is one of my favorite bands out there today and to see them both together at this Jersey venue was a beautiful slice of heaven 👊🏼🤘🏼Thank you for doing Jersey proper and sharing the passion we all have to let it out !!!! Great Fucking night - I will always be thankful for nights like these !!!
Sayreville, NJ@Starland Ballroom
xJsueK02x
December 3rd 2018
This show was absolutely fantastic!!! Killswitch was not only amazing in concert but probably the best meet and greet I've ever been to!! I even got to hug Jesse which made my night!!! Defintely would recommend one of their shows to anyone. Reverb was a pretty nice place too and the barrier was right against the stage which made it even better to be that close!!!
Reading, PA@Reverb
Black Wizard was solid for an opening act, had slower songs which didn't pump up the crowd as much as I've seen at other shows even with smaller venues, but they still had energy and didn't drag on, Killswitch was phenomenol, the best performance of the night, great setlist and great energy and connection with the crowd. Volbeat also put on a hell of a show, really liked the Johnny Cash cover.
Regina, Canada@Brandt Centre
Great show and a great lineup of bands. KSE always kills it and to see them in a small venue is always a treat. I think Jesse their vocalist, even though he was sick as a dog, has found his way with the band and is a great front man. But The treat to watch is Adam D the guitarist. Always fun to watch and he's an animal on the guitar.
Phoenix, AZ@The Marquee
killswitch engage has been one of my favorite bands to see live because of the energy they bring out with every song. They stopped during one of the songs to make sure one of the fans got hurt and wanted to make sure the person got the attention he needed and shortly resume the performance. As the venue it was was good, huge crowd and allowed the fans to enter with water bottles since it was a hot humid day. If you're coming to see a show at this venue, make sure to come in early, bring water and some sun screen. Summer Stage at central park! good venue
New York, NY@Central Park Summer Stage
My Very First Metal Concert! All three bands Kicked Ass!!! Thank u soo soo soo much! And Killswitch Engage. I've always listened to them and always excepted their stage performance to be Beyond Amazing. And For the very first time at Sunrise Theatre My Opinion About them could be describe at Fucking Unbelievably Amazing!!\m/\m/ I literally shed tears.:*) Thank You Killswitch Engage.....BattleCross and Nothing More For making my first Metal Concert Unforgettable! And I Also like to say a Big Thank You to SunShine Theatre and all those who helped put this Event together! Thank You!!\m/XD\m/
Albuquerque, NM@Sunshine Theatre
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