On a cold December day in Lancaster, a legion of metal fans descended upon the Pennsylvania farm town for two days of Christmas Burns Red. This is the annual festival August Burns Red throws for their hometown and things get wild. This year, we attended the second day (Saturday, December 17th) which consisted of ERRA, Shadow of Intent, Brand of Sacrifice, Invent Animate, Convictions and, of course, August Burns Red.

This took place in the cavernous Freedom Hall downtown where a line wrapped it’s way around the building. An hour through the doors and Convictions took the stage to warm up the crowd. Things got progressively more rowdy as each band took the stage, demolishing our senses and bringing more and more mosh and crowd surfers up from the crowd.

Brand Of Sacrifice played their explosive new single “Exodus” for the first time live. Shadow Of Intent was akin to experiencing a steamroller made from Symphonic Death. ERRA proved themselves as modern metal elite bringing one of the freshest sounds Metalcore has heard in the past decade.

This all set the stage perfectly for August Burns Red who came out swinging – unexpectedly with their System Of A Down cover for “Chop Suey!” They’d continue to weave through high points in the discography as well as some deeper cuts and Christmas tunes like their famed rendition for “Carol of the Bells” (it was Christmas Burns Red after all). To keep the crowd on their toes, they even brought out an additional guitar for them all to play “Meridian”. The encore literally ended with the bassist Dustin wearing a Santa suit and Jake throwing wrapped gifts into the crowd. Needless to say, it was great time all around.

We took photos for all the bands which can be seen in the gallery below.

If you’re ever looking for a good live metal experience, August Burns Red are among the most consistent and professional bands to do it for ~20 years now. Highly recommended for mosh and good times. All the upcoming dates can be found below the gallery.

Feb 15, 2023
The Fillmore Silver Spring
Silver Spring, MD
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 16, 2023
The Ritz
Raleigh, NC
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 17, 2023
The Masquerade
Atlanta, GA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 18, 2023
Heart Support Fest
Orlando, FL

Feb 20, 2023
Revolution Live
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 21, 2023
Vinyl Music Hall
Pensacola, FL
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 23, 2023
House of Blues Houston
Houston, TX
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 24, 2023
South Side Ballroom
Dallas, TX
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 25, 2023
Vibes Event Center
San Antonio, TX
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Feb 27, 2023
Marquee Theatre
Tempe, AZ

Feb 28, 2023
Soma
San Diego, CA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 1, 2023
House of Blues Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 2, 2023
Ace Of Spades
Sacramento, CA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 4, 2023
Roseland Theater
Portland, OR
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 5, 2023
Showbox SoDo
Seattle, WA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 7, 2023
The Complex
Salt Lake City, UT
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 8, 2023
House of Blues Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 10, 2023
The Fillmore Auditorium
Denver, CO
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 12, 2023
The Hall
Little Rock, AR
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 13, 2023
Marathon Music Works
Nashville, TN
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Mar 14, 2023
The Fillmore Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 13, 2023
The Fillmore Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 14, 2023
Palladium Times Square
New York, NY
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 15, 2023
Empire Live
Albany, NY
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 16, 2023
The Palladium
Worcester, MA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 18, 2023
Rapids Theater
Niagara Falls, NY
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 19, 2023
Royal Oak Music Theatre
Royal Oak, MI
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 21, 2023
The Intersection
Grand Rapids, MI
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 22, 2023
Red Flag
St. Louis, MO
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 23, 2023
The Truman
Kansas City, MO
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 24, 2023
Wave
Wichita, KS

Apr 25, 2023
Diamond Ballroom
Oklahoma City, OK
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 26, 2023
Slowdown
Omaha, NE
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 28, 2023
The Fillmore Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 29, 2023
Concord Music Hall
Chicago, IL
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

Apr 30, 2023
Bogart’s
Cincinnati, OH
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 2, 2023
House of Blues Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 3, 2023
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 5, 2023
House of Blues Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach, SC
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 6, 2023
The National
Richmond, VA
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 7, 2023
Starland Ballroom
Sayreville, NJ
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 9, 2023
The Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, ON
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 10, 2023
The Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, ON
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 11, 2023
MTELUS
Montreal, QC
The Devil Wears Prada, Bleed From Within

May 12, 2023
Theatre Capitole
Québec City, Canada