Yesterday (March 25th), Pantera played their first show of 2023, at Intex Osaka in Osaka, the first of two back-to-back performances headlining Japan's Loud Park festival. (The second will take place today at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City near Tokyo.) The concert also notably marked the return of longtime bassist Rex Brown, who had to bow out of the reignited band's final 2022 shows due to contracting COVID-19.
Kicking off their big 2023, which includes dates with Metallica on their M72 World Tour and appearances at pretty much every major U.S. hard-rock and metal festival, Pantera cranked through the go-to setlist of their previous comeback shows. With Brown back joining the rest of the group's current lineup — vocalist Philip Anselmo, Black Label Society shredder Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante — the band was in fine form. Check out the full setlist and fan-filmed video.
Pantera setlist, 3/25/23:
01. Mouth for War
02. A New Level
03. Strength Beyond Strength
04. Becoming
05. I'm Broken
06. 5 Minutes Alone
07. This Love
08. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit
09. Fucking Hostile
10. Planet Caravan (Black Sabbath cover)
11. Walk
12. Cowboys From Hell
