Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

Another hot, end of summer concert winding down through SoCal on August 24th at Five Point Amphitheatre in Irvine, brought a stacked musical lineup. Five Finger Death Punch on tour promoting their new album “Afterlife” released on August 19th, also had Bringing Fire from the Gods, The Hu, and heavy metal giants Megadeth onboard to kick off their tour.

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

From “The Way Of The Fist” released in 2007, “Afterlife” is number eleven for the band who are pushing the album while simultaneously taking to social media to thank the fans for making it number one on the Billboard charts.

Megadeth are also celebrating their new album “The Sick, The Dying, and The Dead” out September 2nd.

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

The set opened with “Inside Out” from the 2020 album, “F8”, the last album with lead guitarist, Jason Hook. They played through most of the hits, covering all the albums in their 15+ years. At one point singer Ivan Moody shared a special occasion, by bringing out his 10-year-old daughter Nova so the crowd could sing Happy Birthday to her. Then a heartfelt moment followed when a teary-eyed Nova took the microphone to tell the crowd how her dad brings joy to everyone’s lives.

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

Five Finger Death Punch, Five Point Amphitheatre 8-24-22; photo Reuben Martinez

This tour goes all through the summer to mid-October with these Metal greats before starting the second leg of their tour on November 9th, this time co-headlining with Country star Brantley Gilbert which through the Holidays.

Even with a couple of member changes since I saw them last, they still continue to have the “Five Finger” sound.

Setlist for Irvine
Inside Out
Trouble
Wash It All Away
Welcome To The Circus
Jekyll and Hyde
Sham Pain
Bad Company
Lift Me Up
Hard to See
The Agony of Regret
Far From Home/Gone Away/ A Little Bit Off
Wrong Side Of heaven
Burn MF
IOU
Got Your Six
Under and Over It
The Bleeding