The Forge

I am extremely happy Wednesday 13 tours and stops at The Forge! The meet and greets are well organized and easily put together. There really isn't a bad spot anywhere in this venue. It's not a big venue but still capable to hold enough people. The bands that come through at The Forge are big and small. I cannot say enough good things about this place! I attend many multiple shows each year because this place kicks so much ass!

They put on one hell of a show! Everyone from the bands to the crew are so kind and friendly. I had VIP tickets and the money is so well spent! I have been listening to Icon For Hire since I was in 3rd grade, I was 12 the first time I saw them, and now I'm almost 20. Icon For Hire is amazing!

Great 1 hr 30 min set! They had a cool stage setup and played the hits and the newest singles plus a couple deeper cuts including "Pieces"! That's prolly my fave song of theirs and was super surprised they played it cause they rarely do. Great energy per usual and great performance! 🤘

Adelitas Way put on a great show as always! My 4th time seeing them in the last year alone and they never disappoint! Played a 1 hr set of a good mix of older and newer songs, just wished they played longer! Otherwise played as support and they also put on an entertaining set for 45 min! 🤘

I've seen Adelitas Way multiple times. Even when they only had 1 or 2 hits. They have always put on a great performance. Since this was the last show on this tour, when they were almost done with the last song a lot of the members of the other bands joined them on stage for a final "curtain call". This was an awesome thing to see because you could tell these guys have developed a true friendship with one another. A big THANK YOU to Adelitas Way for yet another great show!

Great ending show for what sounded like a great tour! The members of Otherwise are some top notch people! They hung out with everyone after the show for pictures and stuff. Adrian is one of the best! He's so engaging and appreciative of everyone he meets. He also hung out at their merch table before they performed. So he was basically hanging out with the fans the whole night! Thank you Adrian and the rest of Otherwise for another great experience!

Nothing More is by far one of my favorite bands to see live! They always bring the house down! Johnny puts his heart and soul into every show along with high energy from the rest of the band. Another great set list as well! Their crew is awesome also. The one member kept grabbing picks to hand out to the fans waiting around, myself included. A huge THANK YOU to all of the Nothing More band and crew members for another unforgettable show!!

This was by FAR one of the best shows I've ever been to! And I go to 30-40 shows per year! All 3 bands were magnificent, and it's gonna be hard for any band to top this show. The crowd was also electric. Definitely best show of the year so far.

I LOVE The Black Moods and they put on an amazing show. All three are brilliant musicians and Josh's voice was on point (when I could hear it clearly). The only issue I had with the concert was the venue was small and the mixing was not good. The volume boarded on unpleasant, and at times and the base and drums were overpowering Josh's guitar and vocals. I'm looking forward to seeing them again at a larger venue.

We saw Eluveitie along with Seven Spires and Omnium Gatherum at the Forge and were impressed with the show. We drove up to the Forge in Joliet, IL from Indy to see this show and it was worth the drive. All of the bands were amazing and Eluveitie was better than the last time we had seen them in 2010 or '11. The Forge was a great venue and we look forward to coming back for another show.

I absolutely loved all four bands at the Forge, but Nonpoint killed it. They packed the house and brought their A Game. The energy was flowing so much that I wondered how they could keep up the pace. They not only kept up the pace, they increased the intensity throughout their set. It was my fourth time seeing this band and I can’t wait to see them again.

A great show! Icon For Hire sounded fantastic, and their setlist had some nice surprises. I was disappointed with the lighting, though; it was difficult to take pictures and even difficult to see them sometimes. Sumo Cyco also brought excellent energy, I hadn’t seen them before but they won me over immediately. 🤘

Warbringer puts on a great show. Jonathan has great stage presence. They kicked ass. After the show, I decided to head back over to the merch table (even though I already bought two of their shirts) to get a vinyl copy of their record. Jonathan was standing there and I ended up talking with him for like 5 minutes about the influence for many of their songs as I am a fellow history buff. Told him it was a great show and I'll definitely be at their next show next time their in town. Highly recommend, especially for history buffs and metalheads.

The band was awesome, the setlist was killer, but the crowd was useless. Even Peter had to ask why they're so quiet. Seriously, I don't care that it was a Wednesday, Joliet needs to wake up when the Swedish Abyss comes to town 🤘

Each band put on a great show! It was definitely a rowdy crowd, but the security at The Forge did an excellent job at keeping everyone safe. Definitely one of the better shows I've been to, and I've been to hundreds of shows.

Great live show! The new guitarist was cool and fit in well with great energy. Was cool of Rick to let a lil girl on stage during a song. Just wished they had played longer than the 1 hour set they played. Gemini Syndrome was really good live too.

Literally Insane Ryo from crystal lake was literally climbing the walls and then tuck from FFAK was playing his bass in the bar during their set oh and Pablo from Chelsea grin was throwing out strawberry jelly sandwiches it was literally the best concert I’ve ever been too

Show was fantastic. Meeting the band was cool. Wish the VIP experience was more than it was but would definitely do it again in a heartbeat ☺️ wasn’t a huge fan of the venue though. Super packed, small area, and the sapphire lounge early access sounded like a good idea but mixing VIP with early access was a nightmare it was very disorganized... it was like being held in a pig pen from wall to wall with no where to move. Not the bands faults by any means they were all amazing❤️

Was a great show! Mixi and Stitched Up Heart put on a great show. You can tell they were having fun the whole night. Mixi even came out afterwards and talked and posed for pictures with fans. A great band to see live if you haven't.

This is the best show I've ever been to and I've been to quite a few great ones... Slayer, cannibal Corpse, Metallica, Anthrax, Sepultura... just to name a few. Phil is absolutely the best. He took the time to talk to everyone at the meet and greet and personalized everyone's autograph. His beautiful wife was by his side and she took dozens of pics for all of us on our phones. She was awesome. The rest of the band (the illegals) were equallyas memorable. They truly are talented musicians. They rocked harder than anything I've heard in a long while. Phil was so grateful to his fans. He even signed a vinyl a fan threw on stage while he was performing. During his performance!! He made sure we were all having fun and he gave mad props to his band members. He truly seemed to be enjoying himself on stage. Like it wasn't just a job but something he really loved doing and we all loved him right back. His vocals were off the charts. He did a few Pantera songs which we all went insane for, of course but his Phil H. Anselmo and the illegals material was just as good and as hard if not harder. This man is unbelievable. The older he gets, the more hard core he gets. So many rockers get soft as they further in life and their careers and start putting out more melodic stuff. Not Phil! No sir!! He rocked the shit out of this show. He keeps getting better with age and I hope he goes on forever. I flew in from Florida to watch the show and he definitely made it worth my trip. Thanks Phil and the Illegals!! You gave me the best show of my life. I won't ever forget it. If anyone out there is a die hard Pantera fan like me, drop everything that you're doing and get on a plane and go see this living legend perform. It will definitely be worth it. Amazing performance.