On February 28th as I stood in the photo pit and the lights dimmed to the arena, a young lady wearing a black dress headed up the stair to the stage. As she walked to the drum kit she smiled and waved to the crowd. The arena went blue and in a matter of seconds the base felt like it was going to rip my heart out of my chest. It was at that time I realized this was not your ordinary gospel hour. Skillet came to rock.
I had never seen Skillet before, as a matter of fact I haven’t been to very many Christian rock concerts. One thing for sure this won’t be my last Christian rock concert.
Skillet opened with their hit Feel Invincible off their new album Unleashed and played a sixteen song set with all the hits like Hero, Monster, Stars and ending with The Resistance for their Encore. Skillet brought a very good stage show with them complete with CO2 cannons and risers that extended almost above the lights.
Opening acts Devour the Day and Sick Puppies got the crowd going early with songs like Rip Tide, War, You’re Going Down and S.O.A.R. which set the atmosphere for the whole night. It’s easy to see why this tour has sold out across the United States.
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