AFI roars through `Sing the Sorrow' show
Generations of fans come out for Saturday's 20th anniversary concert at Kia Forum
Rock band AFI was not messing around Saturday night at Kia Forum in Inglewood as it delivered a biting, passionate performance of its entire “Sing the Sorrow” record.
Though there was palpable excitement as thousands of fans had gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of their favorite bands' biggest
albums, there was a heavier, moodier vibe — heightened by a thick fog that had rolled in following the daylong rainstorm and the ominous red lighting shrouding the venue — that complemented the now decades-old release.
For one night only, the band, which originally formed in Norhtern California 33 years ago, played “Sing the Sorrow” straight through for the first time and, according to its social media sites, “the last time.”
Generations of fans lined up early, some even braving the rain the night before, to get their wristbands so they could buy exclusive 20th anniversary merchandise and be among of the first inside the venue to get as close to the stage as possible. Members of Generation X mingled with millennials, and some brought along their Gen Z offspring to enjoy the evening that explored the lyrically dark and musically experimental album.
“Sing the Sorrow” was the sixth studio release by the band and its mainstream break
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AFI (frontman Davey Havok pictured playing at the Cruel World festival in Pasadena in 2022) performed its album “Sing the Sorrow” from beginning to end Saturday at Kia Forum in Inglewood.