Falling In Reverse vocalist Ronnie Radke looks to have taken some of his numerous detractors out on the road with him in digital form. This past Sunday (August 18th) served as the kickoff date of the latest leg of his band’s ‘Popular Monstour‘ at The Ford Amphitheater in Nampa, ID.
That show saw him and his bandmates performing “Game Over” in front of a video screen filled with assorted clips taken from social media platform TikTok. Those paying attention to the video screens behind the group likely noticed that seemingly the majority of the videos being shown had what appear to be disparaging comments for Radke.
It seems there was a grander scheme at play though, as the partial performance of said track served as a segue into the song “Just Like You“, which opens with the lyrics “I am aware that I am an a**hole. I really don’t care about all of that though.”
Radke has remained a polarizing figure in the music industry for a number of years now, with his frequent clashes on social media with his haters, other musicians (Sanguisugabogg, Chris Motionless, Sebastian Bach, etc.) and even publications/bloggers serving up substantial heat.
Outside of that, his divisive opinions on transgender identity, etc. have seen him banned by several social media networks. His allegedly problematic past also doesn’t sit well with some. Radke has taken the aforementioned bannings in stride, touting them as badges of honor. Speaking on social media this past Saturday, August 17th, Radke stated on X:
“shadow banned on x, un searchable, banned 3 times on insta, 2 times on tik tok,
Uk sold out in 24 hours dropped unorthodox cinematic narration song that goes to 1 million today. going on the biggest us headlining tour in my scene this year and last. and some of yall mad af. good. hahahaha day 1 of the popular monster starts tomorrow this shits crazy”
Responding to the below post on X that pointed out the incorporation of the TikTok’s from his critics at yesterday’s show, Radke replied: “Oh it’s gonna get even worse. lmao”
Like I’m sorry but imagine being these people and now having like atleast 100 thousand people see you and laugh at you in real time because Ronnie Radke was in charge of the production ?? pic.twitter.com/BN8jMKuaL5
— Lovablie ?*·° (@L0VABLIE) August 19, 2024
Falling In Reverse‘s latest studio album “Popular Monster” arrived last week, with touring on it to continue throughout the year.
With Black Veil Brides, Dance Gavin Dance, Tech N9ne & Nathan James:
08/21 Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest
08/22 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
08/23 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/27 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
With Black Veil Brides, Dance Gavin Dance, Tech N9ne & Jeris Johnson:
08/29 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
08/30 Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
09/01 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/02 Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/04 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
09/06 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
09/07 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
09/09 Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
09/10 Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
09/12 Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
09/13 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
09/15 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
09/16 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
09/17 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
09/20 Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
09/21 St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
09/23 Denver, CO – The JunkYard
09/25 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/26 Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
With Hollywood Undead and Sleep Theory:
11/07 Lisbon, POR – Sagres Campo Pequeno
11/10 Madrid, SPA – Palacio Vistalegre
11/11 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
11/14 Milan, ITA – Fabrique
11/16 Wurzburg, GER – Posthalle Wurzburg
11/17 Zurich, SWI – X-Tra
11/19 Munich, GER – Zenith
11/20 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
11/22 Prague, CZE – O2 Universum
11/23 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
11/25 Warsaw, POL – Expo XXI
11/26 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
No Sleep Theory:
11/28 Tilburg, NET – Poppodium 013
11/29 Offenbach, GER – Stadthalle Offenbach
12/01 Paris, FRA – Zenith Paris
12/02 Cologne, GER – Palladium
Falling In Reverse will follow that up with the below UK trek:
12/04 Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
12/05 Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Live
12/07 Cardiff, UK – Utilita Cardiff Arena
12/08 London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley
With Asking Alexandria, Our Last Night & Tech N9ne:
12/10 Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
12/12 Dublin, IRE – 3Arena
12/16 London, UK – The O2
