Jonathan Davis and the SFA 2007-11-21 Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC, USA

400 W Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
Directions: Google Maps
(Opened 1995 Closed December 19th, 2015)

Setlist:

  1. Intro (Queen Of The Damned)
  2. System
  3. Last Legal Drug (Le Petit Mort) (Korn cover)
  4. 4 U (Korn cover)
  5. Hey Daddy (Korn cover)
  6. Forsaken
  7. Dirty (Korn cover)
  8. Alone I Break (Korn cover)
  9. Slept So Long
  10. Love on the Rocks (Neil Diamond cover)
  11. Hushabye (Korn cover)
  12. Kick the P.A. (Korn & The Dust Brothers cover)
  13. Upright Bass — Guitar Battle
  14. Not Meant For Me
  15. Hold On (Korn cover)
  16. Blue Monday (New Order cover)
  17. Careless (Akasha’s Lament) (Shenkar and Jonathan Davis violin jam leading into this song)
  18. Redeemer
  19. Got the Life (Korn cover)
  20. Trash (Korn cover)
  21. Falling Away From Me (Korn cover)
  22. The Chauffeur (Duran Duran cover)

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clclt.com Jeff Hahne:
The Deal: Korn frontman brings first ever solo tour to the Q.C.

The Good: A collection of obscure songs and a few covers made up the hour-and-a-half set by Korn’s Jonathan Davis. Spending most of the night seated in a large wooden throne, the black-suit-wearing Davis writhed and rocked his way through 20 songs. Fans sang along throughout the night and pumped fists in the air, while Davis could often be seen smiling and simply having a great time. With stand-up bass, violin, guitar and drums, the music had a more primal sound which made for a fitting backdrop to Davis’ haunting lyrics. Covers for the night includeda slow, grooving «Blue Monday» and «Love on the Rocks,» as Davis noted, «This is a song by Neil Diamond, who I think is a pimp.» He also sang «Careless» from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack, noting it was his favorite track written for the film.

The Bad: The dark mood lighting was often interrupted by the constant wave of camera flashes going on from the crowd. Davis all but about one minute of the night seated, which left some in the back with no view at all.

The Verdict: For die-hards, it was a great chance to hear songs that aren’t often played — if ever — and an up close event with Korn’s charismatic frontman. For casual fans, only a few singles were played and they were probably left wanting more.