Gig 20250104
| Venue | Robrosa Station |
| Date | 04 January 2025 |
| Location | Wanaka |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Number of songs | 18 |
| Support | Kora, Dick Move, Fiona & The Glow |
| Event start | 4pm |
| Capacity | |
| Ticket price | $ |
| Sold out? | No |
Set List
- Tear Down Those Names
- Feel The Fire
- Think You're So Free
- FVEY
- Sleepeater
- Beautiful Machine
- Alive
- Comfort Me
- Everything
- My Mind's Sedate
- The General Electric
- Pacifier
- La La Land
- You Again
- Factory
- Encore
- Run
- I Got You
- Home Again
Notes
Shihad: The Final Tour
Loud Forever 1988 - 2025
Tickets on sale at 5pm 13.11.2024 🎸🎸
Since forming in Wellington in 1988 as high school students with a shared love for American speed metal, Shihad (Jon Toogood, Karl Kippenberger, Phil Knight, Tom Larkin), has sold over a quarter of a million records, released 10 studio albums, and toured the world’s clubs, festivals, and arenas. In 2010 they were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, firmly establishing themselves as New Zealand’s biggest rock band. To celebrate thirty-six years of memories and milestones, the band has announced Loud Forever - The Final Tour. WANAKA with Kora / Dick Move / Fiona and the Glow
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From Tear Down Those Names to Factory, Shihad took about 2000 fans for a spin back through their history in Wānaka on Saturday night.
The Kiwi rock veterans, who have just started a New Zealand and Australian tour having announced their imminent retirement, played at least one track off each of their albums, from newest to oldest, in a set which amply demonstrated why they have been considered one of this country’s top rock groups during their 35-year history.
The fiery opening salvo of Tear Down Those Names and Feel The Fire showed that age has done nothing to weary Shihad’s riff battery, and served as a demonstration that the band’s latest of three No 1 albums was as relevant as anything released by the young whippersnappers that trail in their wake.
After tracks from FVEY and Beautiful Machine, Shihad truly got into their groove with a skull-rattling rendition of Alive from the Love Is The New Hate album. That set things up nicely for what was effectively a sing-along greatest hits run-through of choice cuts from the band’s first five albums.
Shihad fans are a devoted lot and they did their bit for their heroes, adding sterling backing vocals to Comfort Me, My Mind’s Sedate and The General Electric at the ever energetic frontman Jon Toogood’s request.
The crowd were also more than ready and willing turn on the torches on their cellphones and sway along to a rollicking rendition of Pacifier, creating an arresting visual image up against the craggy hills of the Cardrona Valley.
If one had to quibble, just one song apiece from Killjoy (the mighty You Again) and Churn (a shuddering, searing Factory) slightly short-changed those first two formative records, but given a generous 15-song main set and three-song encore no-one would have gone home feeling hard done by.
The band has always had good taste in cover versions and Shihad’s take on the Split Enz classic I Got You was a fine entree for the inevitable and always welcome show-closing Home Again.
This was a quality night of hard rock at its finest, and the rapturous reception Shihad received showed that they are going out with a bang, not a whimper.
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