It was a night of scrambling as I was covering two shows in one night in Pittsburgh. Covering the almighty Tool at PPG Paints Arena, shot the song and then scrambled over to Mr. Small’s where The Devil Wears Prada with special guests Norma Jean and Gideon were taking the stage at the packed bar in Pittsburgh.
I was hyped to do this. Got there in time for The Devil Wears Prada’s set. While I was doing the photography, fans proceeded to have me crowdsurf as they went into the track off of “The Act” entitled “Switchblade”. I absolutely dig that song as it showcased The Devil Wears Prada as going in a different direction in their music. The crowd was hyped as fuck for this song and from what the audience told me that Norma Jean and Gideon both did a phenomenal job of warming up the crowd for The Devil Wears Prada.
They went into the classic song “Danger: Wildman” off of their landmark album “With Roots Above and Branches Below”. There was virtually no separation between frontman Mike Hranica and the audience for this one as they became one as Mike screamed the song from the depths of his soul. Off of that album, they pleased the masses with the songs “Dez Moines” and “Assistant To The Regional Manager”.
They did a unique cover of “All My Life” by Foo Fighters before closing it off with “Hey John, What’s Your Name Again”, which got the craziest stagediving and circle pits going I’ve ever seen at Mr. Small’s Theatre. The audience was satisfied as The Devil Wears Prada delivered yet again! Here is the setlist:
- Switchblade
- Danger: Wildman
- Worldwide
- Lines of your Hands
- Dead Throne
- Assistant To The Regional Manager
- Chemical
- Gloom
- Planet A
- Daughter
- Anatomy
- Please Say No
- Dez Moines
- All My Life (Foo Fighters cover)
- Born To Lose
- Asteroid
- Hey John, What’s Your Name Again?
The Devil Wears Prada have a bunch of tour dates in Russia, U.K/Europe and North America coming up in support of “The Act” via Solid State Records. Check out the dates below:
Fri. 11/29- Pravda Club in Moskva, Russia
Sun. 12/1- Nightclub Mod in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mon. 12/2- Asylum in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tue. 12/3- Thekla in Bristol, United Kingdom
Wed. 12/4- The Garage in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thu. 12/5- Rebellion in Manchester, United Kingdom
Fri. 12/6- O2 Academy Islington in London, United Kingdom
Sat. 12/7- The Loft in Southampton, United Kingdom
Sun. 12/8- La Maroquinerie in Paris, France
Mon. 12/9- Ninkasi Gerland in Lyon, France
Tue. 12/10- Dynamo in Zurich, Switzerland
Wed. 12/11- Dynamo in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Thu. 12/12- Zappa in Antwerpen, Belgium
Fri. 12/13- Club Volta in Koln, Germany
Sat. 12/14- X-Herford in Herford, Germany
Sun. 12/15- Knockdown Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany
Mon. 12/16- Backstage Halle in Munich, Germany
Tue. 12/17- Durer Kert in Budapest, Hungary
Wed. 12/18- Flex in Wien, Austria
Thu. 12/19- Z-Bau in Nurnberg, Germany
Fri. 12/20- Conne Island in Leipzig, Germany
Sat. 12/21- MeetFactory in Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic
Sun. 12/22- Logo in Hamburg, Germany
Thu. 3/5- House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois
Fri. 3/6- The Ready Room in St. Louis, Missouri
Sat. 3/7- The Citadel Music Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana
Sun. 3/8- The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Tue. 3/10- The Opera House in Toronto, Canada
Wed. 3/11- Club Soda in Montreal, Canada
Fri. 3/13- Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts
Sat. 3/14- Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York
Sun. 3/15- Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tue. 3/17- Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland
Wed. 3/18- Arizona Pete’s in Greensboro, North Carolina
Thu. 3/19- The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia
Fri. 3/20- Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sat. 3/21- The Orpheum in Tampa, Florida
Mon. 3/23- White Oak Music Hall in Houston, Texas
Tue. 3/24- Empire Control Room & Garage in Austin, Texas
Wed. 3/25- Canton Hall in Dallas, Texas
Fri. 3/27- The Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado
Sat. 3/28- The Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah
Mon. 3/30- Knitting Factory Concert House in Spokane, Washington
Tue. 3/31- El Corazon in Seattle, Washington
Wed. 4/1- Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, Oregon
Fri. 4/3- Ace of Spades in Sacramento, California
Sat. 4/4- Regent Theater in Los Angeles, California
Sun. 4/5- The Pressroom in Phoenix, Arizona
Tue. 4/7- Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wed. 4/8- The Granada in Lawrence, Kansas
Thu. 4/9- Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fri. 4/10- The Rave/Eagles Club Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sat. 4/11- The Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, Michigan
For tickets and further information on any of the gigs listed above, click here.
Fans can find The Devil Wears Prada at the following locations:
- Photo Credit: Kim Casper at Garden State Band Connection
- Disclaimer: My apologies to the band, Atom Splitter PR for the memory card got corrupted. We tried taking it to a camera repair shop and the files were beyond repair. Special thanks to the band and Atom Splitter PR for everything.
