Mastodon surprised hometown fans with a special intimate set at The Earl in Atlanta, GA last night, September 11th. Once again performing under the name Big Hairy Elephant, the GRAMMY Award-winning progressive sludge metal outfit gave a live debut to several tracks from their newly released studio album “Marrow Deep“. The band also invited fellow Georgia native, Baroness vocalist/guitarist John Baizley, to guest on multiple songs, during their performance at that 300 cap venue.
According to those in attendance, the collective ran through the following setlist for this warm-up show:
“Barbarians Blood” (live debut)
“March Of The Fire Ants“
“Crystal Skull“
“Black Tongue“
“Megalodon“
“In The Ruins” (live debut)
“Your Ghost Again“
“Poisonous Weapons” (live debut)
“Curl Of The Burl” (feat. John Baizley) (first time since 2013)
“Oblivion” (feat. John Baizley) (first time since 2019)
“The Czar” (feat. John Baizley)
“Sultan’s Curse” (feat. John Baizley)
“Colony Of Birchmen” (feat. John Baizley) (first time since 2018)
“Blood And Thunder” (feat. John Baizley)
Mastodon are of course just about to embark upon their ‘The Poisonous Weapons Tour‘, which will see them out with Deafheaven and Alcest. Those dates include:
09/16 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock
09/18 Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards
09/19 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
09/20 Louisville, KY – Louder than Life
09/22 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
09/23 Boston, MA – House of Blues
09/24 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
09/25 Washington, DC – Anthem
09/27 Montreal, QC – MTelus
09/28 Toronto, ON – Rebel
09/29 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
10/01 Detroit, MI – Fillmore
10/02 Chicago, IL – The Riviera
10/03 Minneapolis, MN – Palace
10/06 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
10/07 Boise, ID – Revolution
10/09 Oakland, CA – The Fox
10/10 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
10/11 San Diego, CA – The Sound
10/14 Denver, CO – Fillmore
10/16 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
10/17 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
10/18 Memphis, TN – Satellite Music Hall
10/20 Cleveland, OH – Agora
10/21 Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
10/22 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
10/24 Dallas, TX – Sick New World
