Tonic Celebrates “Lemon Parade” 20th Anniversary in Sioux Falls, SD
Badlands Guns, Gold, and Rock n’ Roll
Sioux Falls, SD
February 4, 2016
By: Elsa Martinez
In a special and singular show, Tonic, the Grammy nominated Alternative band, played to an enthusiastic crowd at Badlands Guns, Gold and Rock n’ Roll’s multi-million dollar venue, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Platinum-Selling, Lemon Parade.
With hits like “If You Could Only See”, “Open Up Your Eyes”, and “You Wanted More”, Tonic rocked the house and the fans sang along to their favorite tunes.
Front man, Emerson Hart, smoothly belting out their hits, had plenty of help from the masses in the audience, echoing along with him. Along playing other hits from their sophomore release, “Sugar”, they thunderously ended the show with their Irish anthem, “Celtic Aggression”, making it hard to separate the crashing of the drums or the energetic clapping from the fans.
It’s no mystery why Tonic is so successful, and why they are now celebrating their 20th year in the music scene. With songwriting and solo projects, the members of the band may have taken time off since their last, self-titled release in 2010, but music, in any shape, is still the focus of the group and they always give their fans an amazing show.
Set List:
“Open Up Your Eyes”
“Take Me As I Am”
“Top Falls Down”
“You Wanted More”
“Sugar”
“Count On Me”
“Mountain”
“Wicked Soldier”
“Come Rest Your Head”
“Precious Little Bird”
“Soldier’s Daughter”
“Mean To Me”
“If You Could Only See”
“Casual Affair”
Encore:
“Celtic Aggression”
