Clutch's Second Annual Earth Rocker Festival 8-4-2018

With a lineup that featured EYEHATEGOD, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Label Society, and Clutch there’s no wonder the 2nd Annual Earth Rocker Festival set new attendance records for Shiley Acres.

As with all shows at Shiley Acres Let There Be Rock School Frederick got things started for the day. This is always a highlight of any show at Shiley Acres as it gives some up and coming talent from the school the opportunity to play on a large stage in front of a large crowd.

Kicking off the national acts for the day was New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD. With the recent departure of guitarist Brian Patton the band took the stage as a four piece but that didn’t stop them from setting the mood for what was to come.

Corrosion of Conformity released their tenth studio album, No Cross No Crown early this year. The album marked the return of vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan who had last performed on 2005’s In The Arms of God. The guys played a shortened seven song set that featured “The Luddite” from the new album and was rounded out with COC classics, “Broken Man,” “Albatross,” and “Clean My Wounds.” John Green is currently filling in for Reed behind the drums on this leg of the tour, Reed underwent knee surgery a few months back and still has not rejoined Pepper, Woody, and Mike. The guys will headline a few shows in Ohio, Louisiana, and Texas before heading over to Europe for a headlining tour in October.

Corrosion of Conformity Setlist: Bottom Feeder (El que come abajo), The Luddite, Broken Man, Señor Limpio, Vote With a Bullet, Albatross, and Clean My Wounds.

Up next were Black Label Society, who were making their debut appearance at Shiley Acres. Zakk and crew hit the stage in the sweltering heat and ripped into a ten song set that left the crowd in awe. Decked in his kilt, denim Black Label Society vest, and playing his own signature Wylde Audio guitars the guys kicked things off with “Genocide Junkies,” and quickly moved in to “Funeral Bell,” and “Bleed for Me.” “In This River” was dedicated to Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul who recently passed away of a heart attack, large banners of the two were spread across the tall stacks of amplifiers on each side of the stage as Zakk sat at the piano. For “Fire it Up” Zakk took his shredding to the crowd as he went down and thru the barricade to play in the middle of the crowd returning to the pit in front of the stage to finish his solo while playing behind his head. Zakk Wylde will head out with Ozzy to continue Ozzy’s farewell tour followed by a winter tour on Generation Axe which also features Steve Vai, Yngwie Malsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi.

Black Label Society Setlist:
Genocide Junkies
Funeral Bell
Bleed for Me
Suicide Messiah
Trampled Down Below
Room of Nightmares
In This River
Fire it Up
Concrete Jungle
Stillborn

Clutch closed out the day with roughly a seventy-five minute, seventeen song set. The guys are preparing to release their twelfth studio album, Book of Bad Decisions on September 7th. Fans were treated to several new tracks from the album as the set kicked off with “Gimme the Keys,” also making the set from the upcoming album were, “How to Shake Hands,” “Hot Bottom Feeder,” and ” In Walks Barbarella.” Fans can still purchase pre-order bundles from HERE. The guys will take a brief break from the road as they prepare for the album release and hit the road in support of the album in September when they kick things off at this year’s Riotfest in Chicago, IL. The tour will also feature Sevendust and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown in support roles and will run thru October 28th when it will wrap up in Philadelphia, PA. Tickets can be purchased from the Clutch’s website HERE.

Clutch Setlist:
Gimme the Keys
Firebirds!
How to Shake Hands
Noble Savage
El Jefe Speaks (first live performance since 31 Dec. 2008)
Big News I
The House That Peterbilt
The Dragonfly
Burning Beard
Hot Bottom Feeder
Earth Rocker
Promoter (Of Earthbound Causes)
The Elephant Riders
In Walks Barbarella
Spacegrass (with Pepper Keenan)

Encore:
Electric Worry
X-Ray Visions

Book Of Bad Decisions track listing:

01. Gimme the Keys
02. Spirit of ’76
03. Book of Bad Decisions
04. How to Shake Hands
05. In Walks Barbarella
06. Vision Quest
07. Weird Times
08. Emily Dickinson
09. Sonic Counselor
10. A Good Fire
11. Ghoul Wrangler
12. HB Is in Control
13. Hot Bottom Feeder
14. Paper & Strife
15. Lorelei

Clutch Book Of Bad Decisions Tour with Sevendust and Tyler Bryant &The Shakedown:

Sun/Sep-16 Chicago IL Riotfest **
Tue/Sep-18 St Paul, MN Myth Live
Wed/Sep-19 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
Fri/Sep-21 Houston TX House of Blues
Sat/Sep-22 San Antonio TX River City Rock Fest **
Sun/Sep-23 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Live
Tue/Sep-25 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
Thu/Sep-27 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Fri/Sep-28 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
Sat/Sep-29 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade *
Sun/Sep-30 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life **
Tue/Oct-02 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
Wed/Oct-03 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Fri/Oct-05 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Sat/Oct-06 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Sun/Oct-07 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
Mon/Oct-08 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Tue/Oct-09 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Thu/Oct-11 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
Fri/Oct-12 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater
Sat/Oct-13 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Amphitheater w/SOAD ***
Sun/Oct-14 San Diego, CA North Park/Observatory
Mon/Oct-15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
Wed/Oct-17 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
Thu/Oct-18 Sauget, IL Pop’s Nightclub
Fri/Oct-19 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live
Sat/Oct-20 Detroit, MI The Filmore Detroit
Sun/Oct-21 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Tue/Oct-23 Toronto, ON Rebel
Thu/Oct-25 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Fri/Oct-26 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sat/Oct-27 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sun/Oct-28 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory