It happened. It finally fucking happened. Avenged Sevenfold played their first show in five years last night (May 12th) in the A-lot of Las Vegas' AREA15, a futuristic venue where the band are hosting their "immersive" listening party this weekend for Life Is but a Dream..., their first album in seven years.
Initially, Avenged Sevenfold were scheduled to make their big return to the stage next weekend at Welcome to Rockville, but they announced this last-minute pop-up show just a couple days back, and last night, a whole gathering of Deathbat die-hards got to experience their glorious live comeback.
The setlist was a spread of old and new, featuring iconic hits like "Bat Country," "Afterlife" and "Nightmare," but also fan favorites such as "Buried Alive," "A Little Piece of Heaven" and "Unholy Confessions," which they sadly had to cut short due to someone in the crowd getting hurt.
However, the most exciting tunes were the ones from the upcoming album that A7X have never played live before. The band opened with a brand new, unreleased song called "Game Over," and later in the night, the previously released singles "Nobody" and "We Love You" got their live debuts. A7X also played a snippet of "Mattel," another song from Life Is but a Dream that isn't out yet.
It was a wild, emotional time all around, and you can see videos from the set below via YouTube, as well as the setlist courtesy of Setlist.fm.
Avenged Sevenfold May 12th 2023 setlist:
Game Over (live debut)
Afterlife
Hail to the King
We Love You (live debut)
Buried Alive
So Far Away
Nobody (live debut)
Nightmare
Chop Suey! (System of a Down cover) (snippet)
Bat Country
Unholy Confessions (Song cut short due to injury in crowd)
Mattel (live debut)(snippet)
A Little Piece of Heaven
