Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread Tour • Page 113

A lot of old man shaking his hand at the cloud energy in here.

 

I get this perspective 100% and I don't want to sound like one of those "if you don't want to get hit don't come to the show" type people. Believe me I've definitely done my share of shows in the balcony and in the back. I guess I've just always heard Dillinger's name being in the same vein as letlive. and Every Time I Die. And as someone who saw both of those bands before their breakups (and has seen videos of letlive.'s reunion farewell), I was expecting at least a little bit of onstage chaos from the band. Maybe not on the audience, but like the fire breathing? I almost thought that would be a guarantee.

 

I wouldn't expect the band to head walk on the audience in 2025, but if you're talking about DEP and saying "I welcome a tame show", that's just insane.

 

Not tame, just a level of separation between the insanity and those there to observe it. Walking on peoples heads, recklessly jumping into the crowd and not encouraging proper crowd surfing and stage diving techniques, climbing stage equipment not designed to be climbed, breaking shit and encouraging the mosh and circle pits to extend to the areas that clearly aren't into it etc. I'm over all that behavior. I feel like if you're a Dillinger head who wants to get crazy, you'll find your bros and then you can have all the fun in the world together without even noticing the quiet patches around you.

 

Some people are just sawft

 

Yeah I think that's where I'm at with it. Like I didn't expect what I saw in compilations in 2009 to be what I saw in 2025. Especially when we've grown past that and have a real sense of keeping shows safe post-Astroworld, but like something along the letlive. or ETID shows I've seen in the past would have been fun. Even the one time I've seen Better Lovers at a festival if we want to compare apples to apples.

 

Having a different opinion? No.

Most shows I go to, I have a great time. People mosh, people crowd surf, the band hypes them up, it's great. There's normally a spot for me just adjacent to feel the energy but not take a stray elbow or a foot to the neck.

My only point was that in 2025, I'm not surprised that Dillinger doesn't perform like they used to and keeps things a little more crowd safety conscious. Agree to disagree if you think every heavy show should be a wall to wall of chaos with no room for people to just listen without participating.

 

I'm am old out of shape and haven't (really) moshed in 15 years. I'm not a fan of crowd killers, but having gone to shows for over 25 years I know what to expect. Would I like to be able to get close(r) to the action without getting hurt? Sure. But I find it extremely rare that it's impossible to find somewhere in the venue to enjoy the show from without being in harm's way.

 

Agreed with all of you.... I was not the one who was at the show so it doesn't really matter what I think LOL - I'm just not that surprised that Dillinger doesn't behave live in the same manner as they used to - for many number of reasons (social attitudes / safety / insurance / age of the band / age of the crowd etc). I wasn't there , so maybe they really did play tame AF. If I was able to catch them in a club or at a moderate sized fest, I'd expect the front to be pretty wild, but at a certain point the crowd would mellow out as people just observed, and that's where I'd stand.

 

Ehhhh, the were a beloved band that went away too soon and now that they are back with essentially the OG lineup, I expect nothing but insanity at their shows.

This is the same lineup that wrote Calculating Infinity…

 

yeah and that album came out 26 years ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

All the more reason to get excited they are back!

 

Are all of the BMTH tour stop ticket prices ridiculous? I remember being able to see this band for under $40.

 

It wasn't 2025 and they weren't playing full arenas

 

It depends what you consider ridiculous but 2 things:
1) I paid $290 for 2 tickets in a very good section down by the floor and when sleep token came through in a similar sized venue, it was $400 for nosebleeds even at 'doors'.
2) It was ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT. I thought this latest show they put on was incredible. It had everything... pyro, confetti, lights, lasers, different stage set ups, a great setlist, some funny interludes, graphics, crowd participation. They truly are going all out so $150 a head was worth it and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

 

Yeah I guess arena shows come with that production level. I was on lawn for their most recent tour in the US but might have to start saving pennies.

 

I saw Dillinger Escape plan way back in the day, the singer took a shit in a bag on stage and threw it into the crowd.

 

Understood, but I don't think their recent tour in the US playing sheds were near those prices (could be wrong).

 

BMTH are also just a 'trendy' band that has fans from outside the genre and people paying for the experience that aren't typically into that genre, case in point with the absurd merch prices and lines that they had. They are an outlier.

Again though, totally worth it, and I know they know their hype and work hard to justify it, and I felt I got my moneys worth (especially with the openers). I don't even really like Motionless in White but another solid set. The Plot In you make good music but are pretty boring live but not a bad band to have on the bill. I missed the opener.

 

Impressive to be able to save it for the performance, and then execute said shit at that exact time.

 

Now you gotta pay VIP prices for that privilege!

 

Worcester show was def priced odd. I snagged two seats 4 rows off ga dead center for $139. But two rows in front were $219. GA Floor was $169

in 2025 these are very fair Arena prices.

 

Floor tickets for BMTH in St. Paul, MN were $150. Seats are about $53-$217, which isn't great but better than most arena shows these days.

Also helps that MIW & TPIY are both also hot bands rn. I think their most recent headliners sold out 6500 & 2500 cap venues here, respectively.