{"id":8866,"date":"2017-09-27T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T20:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2017-09-27T15:20:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T20:20:40","slug":"stone-sour-begins-world-tour-in-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/8866","title":{"rendered":"Stone Sour begins world tour in Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"StoneSour1\"by Sara Alexander–<\/strong>Stone Sour rocked Omaha Sunday night as their first official stop of a world tour promoting their recently launched 6th studio album, Hydrograd<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Des Moines-based hard rockers were joined by 80\u2019s glam rock parody band, Steel Panther. The sold-out event took place at Omaha\u2019s historic Sokol Auditorium, an intimate venue with a capacity of 1,500 people.<\/p>\n

Steel Panther warmed up the crowd with loads of sleazy tunes that poked fun at 80\u2019s hair metal bands like M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce, Poison, Van Halen, and more. The band\u2019s hour-long set featuring songs like \u201cDeath to All But Metal\u201d and \u201cParty All Day\u201d left fans thirsty for more.<\/p>\n

Stone Sour began its\u00a0set fueled with energy playing \u201cTaipei Person \/ Allah Tea,\u201d one of the many songs on Hydrograd<\/em> featuring clever wordplay (Type A personality). Fans were then treated to the live debut of another Hydrograd <\/em>song, \u201cKnievel Has Landed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rest of the setlist featured a mix of songs from all six of the band\u2019s albums, including \u201c30\/30-150,\u201d a fan favorite and set staple, as well as \u201cCold Reader,\u201d a song not played live by the band in 15 years.<\/p>\n

The audience proved to be just as receptive to the band\u2019s new material as to early hits, which could be attributed to Hydrograd<\/em> being an excellent and well-rounded masterpiece of an album.<\/p>\n

Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor brought next-level energy throughout the show; with his flawless vocals, a neck made for headbanging, encouragement of moshing, and a giant confetti gun, there was never a dull moment.<\/p>\n

Although in Nebraska, the crowd cheered with Midwestern pride and support for the second most successful rock band to come out of Iowa (the first being Slipknot, also started and led by Taylor). As Taylor put it, \u201cThis is the best of the f***in Midwest!\u201d<\/p>\n

Stone Sour will continue touring worldwide to promote Hydrograd<\/em> for the rest of 2017 and into 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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