CONCERT REVIEW & PHOTOGRAPHY: Skillet and Seether with special guests, Tim Montana and Royale Lynn Take over the Mission Ballroom in Denver, CO - SEE IT ALL HERE

ROYALE LYNN

The Mission Ballroom was filling up quickly as I made my way to the photo pit saying hi to everyone working this evening. About a year ago I discovered the opener for this night's show, Royale Lynn, and was excited to finally see her live. She is a rising country-rock singer and by the reaction from the crowd when she took the stage, it was obvious she has made many fans in the last year.

​Her energy was soaked up by her fans as she started her with the song, “Sacrifice” and she would move about the stage interacting with the crowd. A short set yes but, she saved the best for last, the song that grabbed my attention and her fans. “Six feet Deep” had the crowd singing with her as she moved about. With a heartfelt thank you to her fans, Royale said good night to a cheering crowd. 

Setlist:
Sacrifice
Evil
Black Magic
All Around Me @Cover
Heavy is the Crown
Death Wish
Six Feet Deep

TIM MONTANA

Tim Montana was next and making his way to the front of the stage he broke into, “Get You Some” followed by, “Ain't Coming Down” to get things started a little on the harder side and the crowd responded cheering and headbanging. His blend of southern, country rock had his fans moving to the high energy raw edged sounds coming from the stage.
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The energy level stayed high as Tim moved through his set and capped off his 7 song setlist with, “Devil You Know” and the crowd let out a roar of thanks as Tim said good night.

Tim Montana: Singer-songwriter
Kyle Rife: Guitarist
Brian Wolff: Drummer
Bryce Paul: Bassist

Set List:
Get You Some
Ain't Coming Down
Die Today
Shut Me Out
Savage
Ashes
Devil You Know

SEETHER

Originally from South Africa Seether has called the United States home since 2002. The band members made their way onto the stage to a cheering crowd and started their set with “Gasoline” from their 2000 album, Fragile, the post-grunge, hard rockers had their fans moving, continuing to keep the energy level high. The atmosphere was set in heavy red lighting and fog as Seether poured out their dark, brooding sound.

A stool was brought on stage and Shaun Morgan sat down and playing the first few notes had the crowd cheering then quietly swaying about to the song, “Broken”. An acoustic song filled with emotion that resonates with almost anyone who has lost a loved one. Seether moved back and forth through time with songs, 2014’s, “Nobody Praying for Me”, 2007’2 “Fake It”. Finishing their set with “Remedy”, Tim Montana joined in for the final song.

Seether members:
Shaun Morgan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (1999–present); lead guitar (1999–2002, 2006–2008, 2011–2018)
Dale Stewart – bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar (2000–present)
John Humphrey – drums, percussion (2003–present)
Corey Lowery – lead guitar, backing vocals (2019–present; touring 2018–2019)

Setlist:
Gasoline
Fine Again
Broken
Country Song
Wasteland
Rise Above This
Nobody Praying for Me 2014
Dangerous
Judas Mind
Fake It 2007
Remedy @With Tim Montana 2005

SKILLET

The stage was now set for Skillet and I had no doubt in my mind the energy level was going to go through the roof, and all that took was the first few notes from their first song, “Feel Invincible”. John Cooper has a powerful presence on stage with his vocals and pounding on his base. But, John’s wife, Korey Cooper was off the charts! She was all over the place pounding her rhythm guitar, kicking, hair throwing, jumping, spinning. She was something to see, let alone photograph. (see photo gallery) 

Not to slow things down, they followed their opening song with “Rise” and their fans were moving, jumping, and singing along with the band. The next song saw 2 crew members bring out and hook John up with CO2 guns on each arm. And the onslaught with energy continued. (see photo gallery) Skillet continued with songs, “Whispers in the Dark” from 2006 and “Hero” from 2009. Skillet is known as a Christian band and John would talk about his faith in god and then started the song, “Be Thou My Vision”. The crowd was quiet till the song was done, then let out a cheer.

With the lights dancing and fog moving across the stage, Skillet finished their set with, “The Resistance” from 2016.
The roar of thanks from the crowd was deafening and well deserved for Skillet’s amazing performance!

Skillet members:
John Cooper – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar (1996–present); keyboards (1996–1999)
Korey Cooper – keyboards, synthesizers, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
Jen Ledger – drums, backing and occasional lead vocals (2008–present)
Seth Morrison – lead guitar (2011–present); live backing vocals (2019–present)

Setlist:
Feel Invincible
Rise
Surviving the Game
Legendary
Unpopular
Awake and Alive
Hero
Whispers in the Dark 
Psycho In My Head
Be Thou My Vision @Cover
Comatose
Monster 
The Resistance