Honda Civic Tour: MUTEMATH, Incubus, Linkin Park Live at Verizon in Atlanta

The falling rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of fans as the Honda Civic Tour made its Atlanta stop with MUTEMATH opening for Incubus and Linkin Park as droves of fans filled Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

MUTEMATH by Danielle Boise

Review and photos by Danielle Boise

The falling rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of fans at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Sunday August 19th as the Honda Civic Tour made its Atlanta stop in Alpharetta with MUTEMATH opening for Incubus and Linkin Park as droves of fans filled the venue.

The alternative indie rock band MUTEMATH started the night off playing songs off their latest album, Odd Soul.  MUTEMATH was hypnotic to watch on stage. I can say hands down,  MUTEMATH’s drummer, Darren King is the living embodiment of Animal (the Muppets character).  King stepped out onto stage, took a roll of duck tape and wrapped his massive pilot headphones securely to his head. And he needed every inch of duck tape to keep them strapped in place as King proceeded to spend the entire set wailing away on the drums which such dynamic passion!

If you get a chance, check MUTEMATH out; they put on a great live performance. For more information on MUTEMATH or to find where they will be performing next, visit www.mutemath.com.

Incubus by Danielle Boise

The alternative rock band Incubus came out next and put on one hell of a show; Brandon Boyd swayed and moved across the stage with each poignant melodic lyric. Boyd’s performance felt extremely raw and personal, as if the crowd was an afterthought as he dug into his soul to sing songs like “Megalomaniac,” “Circles,” “If Not Now, When?,” “Anna Molly,” “Quicksand,” “Promises, Promises,” “Drive,” “In the Company of Wolves” and “Pardon Me.”

You know it was a good show when Incubus put on an intimate and heartfelt performance in a venue that holds ten thousand plus but the band made you feel like you were the only one there. For more information on Incubus or to find out where they will be performing next, visit www.incubus.com.

Linkin Park by Danielle Boise

Linkin Park came out and performed amidst a visual feast on stage, with lights blasting and the use of GOPRO cameras scattered across the stage to project the band members’ images larger than life across the backdrop screen. With a hard edge and bite to their songs, Linkin Park ripped through their set as they performed songs from all their albums including new songs off their latest release, Living Things.

Chester Bennington  and Mike Shinoda battled it out as they alternated between rapping at such a fast clip to screaming into the mike with such intensity, followed up with the soft and gentleness of certain verses within their songs. It was awe inspiring watching the chemistry  between the two leads on stage, as they combined  metal and rap flawlessly. Linkin Park kicked their set off with “Somewhere I Belong,” followed by  ”Numb,” “Bleed it Out,” “New Divide,” “What I’ve Done,” “Burn it Down,” “Lies Greed Misery,” “Victimized,” “Breaking the Habit,” “Paper Cut” and “One Step Closer.”

If you get the chance to see the Honda Civic Tour, then do; you won’t be disappointed by any of the performances. For more information on Linkin Park or to see where they are performing next, visit www.linkinpark.com.