Teen Gothic

So earlier today I was looking around online to see if the Atlanta Georgia show had been canceled for "The Sisters Of Mercy", since the one in Florida had been, and found a few threads of complaints about the band live. I dug a little deeper and it seems like they are notorious for being bad live! This was the first time I had heard this, granted I don't know too too much about the band but enjoy their music quite a lot, and from what everyone had said my expectations going into the concert were not the highest. But it was fine! I thought the show was great! Great crowd participation, great energy, both guitarist were clearly very passionate and at the end one even got down and shook lots of people's hands. I did notice the lead singers energy was a little lower, the guitarists definitely carried the bulk of the energy, and the instruments exceeded the vocals at a lot of points which could have covered some of the error but honestly..if it works it works. My boyfriend and I both agree that the show was great, so maybe they just had a crazy good night in Atlanta? Maybe my live performance judgment is off? I don't know, just wanted some outside opinions I guess

One of the best experiences ever! Their discography was really good, and I would definitely recommend going if they’re coming to your town next!

Don't listen to the anti hype. If you've never seen the SoM state side, catch em. All things considered, it's worth it.

I just recently saw SOM on tour with Blaqk Audio (specifically the show in Charlotte) and man.. have they always been like this? The show was really boring and tame compared to Blaqk Audio which kinda shocked me. Were my expectations too high? Did Blaqk Audio spoil me? SOM hardly acknowledged the crowd, I figured at least a few songs in they'd stop and be like "Thanks for coming out Charlotte! What did you guys think of Blaqk Audio??" or anything along those lines. Has Andrew Eldritch just gotten too old for this? Was this just an off day for the band? I left before the encore so maybe something more happened then, but regardless I left feeling a little dissapointed.

I will say I'm a little new to the goth scene, so maybe all shows are just like this and I'm used to seeing metallica tribute bands and the energy there lmao.

Additionally, is their mixing always that bad too? I could hardly hear him singing which sucked. Did anybody else feel this way?

A few photos I took last night when I saw the Sisters of Mercy in Boston, Massachusetts