Incubus at Madison Square Garden, photo by Johnny Perilla
Incubus recently launched a US arena tour celebrating their fourth album, 2001’s Morning View , and featuring support from Coheed and Cambria . On Thursday night (August 29th), the outing made a stop at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Coheed and Cambria kicked off the evening promptly at 7:40 pm as fans filed into the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” The hometown heroes received a massive cheer from the crowd as they launched into the set with the title track from their second studio album, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 , with frontman Claudio Sanchez striking a crab-like pose during some of the song’s most intense moments.
The band kept the momentum going with the fan-favorite “Ten Speed (Of God’s Blood and Burial),” as Sanchez swapped his custom Jackhammer guitar for a white Gibson Explorer, proudly displaying the Puerto Rican flag by the guitar’s tailpiece. Coheed continued with “Blood Red Summer,” leading into another gem from their second studio record, “A Favor House Atlantic.” As they’ve done throughout their summer tour, the band treated the crowd to a new song, the energetic punk-rock anthem “Blindside Sunny.”
With the venue nearly full and the energy high, Coheed followed with a triple dose from their latest studio album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind , performing “A Disappearing Act,” “Shoulders,” and “The Liars Club.” To close out their set, the band whipped their fans into a frenzy with “Welcome Home.”
At 9:00 p.m. sharp, Incubus made their way onto the MSG stage. By this time, the Garden was packed to the rafters, as singer Brandon Boyd and company proceeded to play Morning View front-to-back, starting with leadoff track and Top 10 rock hit “Nice to Know You.”
Among the Morning View portion of the setlist were other radio hits like “Wish You Were Here” and “Warning,” which each got a huge response from the crowd. Deeper album tracks like “Circles” and “Echo” also garnered a lot of love from the audience, as Boyd’s voice was in fine form throughout the show.
Meanwhile, a couple of interpolations were warmly received by the fans, including a portion of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” (including José Pasillas’ mastery of the song’s famous drum fill) during “Are You In?” and a bit of Rihanna’s pop hit “Umbrella” to begin Incubus’ similarly titled “Under My Umbrella.”
After playing all 13 songs from Morning View , the band took a collective bow. The current Incubus lineup features original members Boyd, Pasillas, and guitarist Mike Einziger, who formed the band as teenagers way back in 1991, along with longtime turntablist Chris Kilmore, and newcomer bassist Nicole Row (ex-Panic at the Disco), who fits in seamlessly alongside the band’s veteran members.
While the Morning View portion of the show was complete, the concert was far from over. It was time for “The Hits,” comprised of favorites and chart-toppers from other albums in Incubus’ discography.
The band got the non- Morning View section of the concert going with “Anna Molly” from Light Grenades, as Boyd’s shirt soon came off much to the delight of many in the crowd. Other highlights included an impassioned cover of The Beatles’ “Come Together” and timeless hits “Pardon Me” and the set-closing “Drive.”
Twenty-three years after the release of Morning View , and 33 years after the band’s initial formation, Incubus sound as vibrant as ever. This tour is a testament to their staying power, as evidenced by the exuberant reaction from the sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Incubus’ “Morning View + The Hits Tour” runs through a September 12th show in San Francisco, with tickets available here . See our photo gallery, as well as fan-filmed video and the setlists from the Madison Square Garden show, below.
Incubus Setlist:
Morning View: Nice to Know You Circles Wish You Were Here Just a Phase 11am Blood on the Ground (Acoustic) Mexico (Acoustic) Warning Echo Have You Ever Are You In? (interpolated Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”) Under My Umbrella (intro of Rihanna’s “Umbrella”) Aqueous Transmission
The Hits: Anna Molly Karma, Come Back Come Together (The Beatles cover) Pardon Me Vitamin (with a snippet of Portishead’s “Glory Box”) The Warmth Dig Drive
Coheed and Cambria Setlist: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 Ten Speed (Of God’s Blood and Burial) Blood Red Summer A Favor House Atlantic Blindside Sunny A Disappearing Act Shoulders The Liars Club Welcome Home
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