It has been exactly a year since I last saw the headliners of tonight’s show. Last year they were co-headlining with Rising Insane, on this Bad Blood tour they only have Lost in Hollywood as support. Of course I am talking about SETYØURSAILS and the charismatic singer Jules Mitch.
Lost in Hollywood
But first let’s have a look at the support act, Lost In Hollywood from Hamburg. They only exist since 2023, but have already made a name for themselves in the scene. Their energetic metalcore sounds fresh and wild. Amon on vocals, guitarist Timo, Julian on bass and drummer Samuel have some technical problems in the beginning, but ‘hey, it’s live music’ and not a sterile studio track!
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They overcome this with a few jokes and deliver a show that is worthy of more attention, even though the fans are already out in force – record label agents and band bookers, if you are reading this, check them out!
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SETYØURSAILS
After a short break it is time for SETYØURSAILS and they waste no time, from zero to hero in milliseconds… They open their show with “Mirror” and finish the regular set with “Fckoff”, which was the last encore a year ago. A few more songs and a surprise guest vocalist follow as encores to complete the 90 minute show.
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As usual, I’m not going to give a full setlist here because this is still an ongoing tour and I don’t want to spoil anyone’s surprise and expectations. But rest assured that all your favourite songs will be played.
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What has changed in the meantime? To cut a long story short – nothing except a longer setlist as the only headliner with a real full set. Other than that, Nicolai on bass is as happy to crowd surf and circle pit as ever, André on guitar is all spruced up and groomed, Henrik on drums is the pure powerhouse in the back and Jules… Well, Jules is just Jules with all her positive aggression.
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Pleasant
It was a pleasant evening at the cosy club Stadtmitte/Karlsruhe with two brilliant bands. The place was more or less sold out. This led to problems with the barely existing air conditioning fighting the very hot spotlights. I wonder what happens when it is midsummer instead of early May. The light shows of both bands were quite hard on the eyes with all the flashing stroboscopes. The sound on the other hand was very good and well balanced for both bands.
Get your tickets for the remaining shows and check out these festivals for SETYØURSAILS:
Fri, JUN 20, Rock The Hill Festival 2025, Bischofsmais, Germany
Sat, JUN 21, Rock A Park 2025, Kell Am See, Germany
Fri, JUL 18, Open Air Weigendorf 2025, Loiching, Germany
Fri, AUG 1, Wacken Open Air 2025, Wacken, Germany
Aug. 29 – 30, 2025, Metalacker Tennenbronn 2025, Lauterbach, Germany
Sat, DEC 13, Lordfest 2025, Germany, Germany
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Please buy merch and physical music or downloads from the bands official sources and don’t stream it for free because it steals your artists’ income.
Concert photos by Friend.X aka Mr. Deep, Die Stadtmitte/Karlsruhe, 10th May 2025