Photos and review by: Alan Ralph @AlanHasPicks
According to Spinning Platters’ crack data analysis research team, Flogging Molly has been to the Bay Area every year since 2000 (except 2010… and 2020, obviously), with eight shows at Fox Theater Oakland, seven at Slim’s (R.I.P.), four at The Fillmore, four Warped Tours at Pier 30/32, four at The Warfield, and one each at Greek Theatre, Bottom of the Hill, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, and an Oyster Fest at Fort Mason.
Before the 3rd song at this, their latest Bay Area appearance, vocalist Dave King mentioned that it has been TEN years since they last performed at The Warfield, so we simply had to fact-check him and determined that it has actually been SEVENTEEN years since they last stood on this stage! (September 28, 2006; March 14, 2005; September 14, 2004 were the only times)
SEVENTEEN!
Regardless of where Flogging Molly perform, it was still a fantastic show full of energy, plenty of moshing, fueled by Guinness, and the setlist was a nice mix from almost all of their albums, including five songs from their latest album Anthem. When a band adds that many new songs to their repertoire, unfortunately something’s got to give, and typical setlist standards like If I ever Leave This World Alive, Screaming at the Wailing Wall, and Within a Mile of Home got left out.
It was also great that bassist Nathen Maxwell, guitarist Dennis Casey, and accordionist Matt Hensley still go and hang out in the crowd after the lights come up as everyone is leaving the venue, as they have always done this in so many of their previous shows here. After so many years of them going to Fox Theater in Oakland, it was amazing to finally see Molly being flogged on the San Francisco side of the Bay again!
The Bronx and Vandoliers opened the show.
Click below for a slideshow of full-size images of Flogging Molly:
1. Drunken Lullabies 2002
2. (No More) Paddy’s Lament 2008
3. The Likes of You Again 2000
4. Swagger 2002
5. (Try) Keep the Man Down 2022
6. Whistles the Wind 2004
7. The Hand of John L. Sullivan 2017
8. A Song of Liberty 2022
9. Tobacco Island 2004
10. The Croppy Boy ’98 2022
11. Float 2008
12. Life Begins and Ends (But Never Fails) 2022
13. Devil’s Dance Floor 2000
14. Crushed (Hostile Nations) 2017
15. Seven Deadly Sins 2004
16. These Times Have Got Me Drinking… 2022
17. If I Ever Leave This World Alive 2002
18. What’s Left of the Flag 2002
Encore:
19. Black Friday Rule 2000
20. Salty Dog 2000
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