Fans packed the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, VA on Saturday night for some live music featuring Black Satellite, Jared James Nichols, and the one and only John 5. The current tour will be wrapping up with a festival appearance at this year’s Rocklahoma on September 4th, with John taking a short break before heading back out on tour with Yngwie Malmsteen in November and December. Fans can purchase VIP tickets as well as meet and greet packages HERE.
John put on an absolute guitar clinic for the packed Tally Ho Theater, the set included twelve songs as well as a medley that covered the likes of Van Halen, Black Sabbath, ZZ Top, Kiss, Rage Against the Machine, and Pantera. Something you don’t see at a typical John 5 show were mosh pits which broke out during the medley. John brings the theatrics of his shows with Rob Zombie over to his solo shows wearing the same white face paint and outfits, as well as having large monitors on stage that flash various cartoon and images from horror films thru out the set. The one thing missing on this night were the large inflatables that normally make up the backdrop for the stage. Many may look at an instrumental show as something they would be interested in,, but with John you get so caught up in his performance and the overall show you don’t notice or miss the lack of vocals. John took a quick moment to record a video message where he lead the crowd in singing happy birthday to Dave Mustaine before playing the new track from his upcoming album that Dave performs vocals on. Over all John was in a great mood and you could tell he was genuinely excited to be back on stage performing in front of his fans, even telling the crowd there was no way he’d cancel shows on them. One thing I’ve always enjoyed about John is his appreciation for his fan base, prior to the show he still hosted his meet and greet where he took pictures with his fans and signed items for them. Many artists look at these meet and greets as a chore, but not John he genuinely appreciates his fans and enjoys interacting with them. Another great thing about this night was that despite being in the middle of a global pandemic the show was a near sell out, hopefully John will follow thru with his promise of returning to the Tally Ho Theater every year.
John will release his tenth studio album this fall, the new album will feature Peter Criss playing drums on “Georgia on My Mind,” as well as a track that will feature Dave Mustaine on vocals. The new album titled Sinner will be released on October 31st.
John 5 Setlist:
Six Hundred and Sixty Six Pickers in Hell, CA
Crank It – Living With Ghosts
Zoinks!
Hell Haw I.G.R.
Cactus Flower
Mando Jam
I Am John 5
Que Pasa?
Howdy
The Black Grass Plague
Season of the Witch
Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Georgia on My Mind / You Really Got Me / Heartbreaker / Sweet Leaf / Every Breath You Take / My Sharona / La Grange / For Whom the Bell Tolls / Another One Bites the Dust / Runnin’ With the Devil / Symphony of Destruction / Detroit Rock City / Thunderkiss ’65 / Hot for Teacher / Killing in the Name / Walk
Land of Misfit Toys
22 Aug Stroudsburg, PA- Sherman Theater
24 Aug Nashville, TN – basement east
25 Aug Chattanooga, TN- songbirds
26 Aug Johnson City, TN Capone’s
27 Aug Pipestem, WV – metal in the mountains
28 Aug Birmingham, AL – Saturn
29 Aug Miramar Beach, FL – Village Door
31 Aug Huntsville, AL- Sidetracks
01 Sep Jackson, MS- martin’s
02 Sep Memphis, TN- Growlers
04 Sep Pryor, OK- Rocklahoma
With Yngwie Malmsteen
16 Nov CENTER STAGE THEATER ATLANTA, GA
18 Nov KESWICK THEATER GLENSIDE, PA
19 Nov THE SHOWPLACE THEATER BUFFALO, NY
20 Nov THE CHANCE POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
22 Nov SONY HALL NEW YORK, NY
23 Nov HMAC HARRISBURG, PA
24 Nov HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL MUNHALL, PA
26 Nov TUPELO MUSIC HALL DERRY, NH
27 Nov NEWTON THEATER NEWTON, NJ
28 Nov THE NATIONAL RICHMOND, VA
30 Nov EPIC EVENT CENTER ASHWAUBENON, WI
01 Dec THE MAJESTIC DETROIT, MI
02 Dec DES PLAINES THEATER DES PLAINES, IL
03 Dec KING OF CLUBS COLUMBUS, OH
06 Dec MESA THEATER Grand Junction, CO
08 Dec VIRGINIA STREET BREWHOUSE RENO, NV
09 Dec CANYON AGOURA AGOURA HILLS, CA
10 Dec TOWER THEATER FRESNO, CA
11 Dec CANYON MONTCLAIR MONTCLAIR, CA
12 Dec CANYON SANTA CLARITA SANTA CLARITA, CA
14 Dec SUNSHINE THEATER ALBUQUERQUE, NM
17 Dec TULSA THEATER TULSA, OK
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