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February 11, 2023

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Bush, led by Gavin Rossdale brought their Art of Survival tour to a sold-out MGM Center Stage on Friday night.

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The mostly Gen X and Millennial crowd were on their feet for the entire show, reliving the memories of the mid nineties and early 2000's. 

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Bush delivered the goods.  The band is extremely tight and Rossdale's voice is also spot on.  He is in great shape and has also maintained his boyish good looks, even at fifty-seven.

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Kicking off the show with "Identity" from their latest record, the band was off and running.  "Machinehead" and "The Chemicals Between Us" also found their way early in the set much to the delight of the crowd.

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During "Flowers on a Grave," Rossdale jumped off the stage and made his way around the venue, even to the back of the bleachers, so everyone could have a front row seat even if it was just for a few seconds.

 

Rossdale said he wanted to take everyone back to where it started and encouraged the crowd to help him sing "Everything Zen."   ​

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"More Than Machines" and "Little Things" closed out the main set.

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After returning to the stage to play "The Kingdome," Rossdale found himself center stage with just his guitar and broke into a great version of "Glycerine" which became a huge sing-a-long.

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The rest of the band returned to end the show with a rousing version of "Comedown."

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It was a great night of post-grung put on by one of the best bands from that era.

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Review and photos by Greg Drugan

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