Stone Temple Pilots & Rival Sons Shine at The Met in Philly

Stone Temple Pilots and Rival Sons recently kicked off their first co-headlining U.S. tour with support from Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown and made a stop at the Met in Philadelphia, PA on September 19, 2019.

Kicking off the Night was Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown a rock and roll band born of Nashville, TN. Their sound is a soulful patchwork of roots-infused melodies and muscular riffs, all woven tightly with the thread of their alternative psychedelic mystique. It’s as rambunctious, raw and real as rock & roll gets these days.

In 2013 the band released “Wild Child,” their first full-length album, which was featured in Rolling Stone, NYLON Magazine, Paste Magazine, Interview, and many more. The band made its television debut on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE in support of the record that helped gain them a cult like following. The band includes Tyler Bryant (lead vocals, guitar), Graham Whitford (guitar, backing vocals), Noah Denney (bass, backing vocals) and Caleb Crosby (drums).

The bands’ new EP, The Wayside, will be released on November 13th. The first single, “Loaded Dice & Buried Money” is a raw, unhinged reminder that some things aren’t always what we perceive them to be.

The Shakedown has earned their stripes by touring the country and winning fans one at a time. Whether playing a dingy rock & roll club, touring the country with Jeff Beck & ZZ Top, or opening for Aerosmith, this is a band that is proud to be loud and dedicated to leaving it all on whatever stage they set foot on.

Rival Sons, out of Long Beach, Calif., have been together since 2009, with six albums and one EP on their resume. The band has been the supporting act for Deep Purple and Black Sabbath on tour and released its sixth studio album, “Feral Roots,” in January of this year. The album features the number-one Rock Radio hit, “Do Your Worst,” which Rolling Stone referred to as “a relentless rocker with a gritty verse spearheaded by a sinister lead guitar riff and thumping drums. The track takes a deft turn when it hits the chorus, forgoing out-and-out guitar bombast for rousing gang vocals with singer Jay Buchanan leading the charge.”

The member of Rival Sons include Jay Buchanan (vocals), Scott Holiday (guitar), Dave Beste (bass guitar) and Mike Miley (drums).

Setlist:

Back in the Woods
Open My Eyes
Pressure and Time
Where I’ve Been
Too Bad
End of Forever
Face of Light
Feral Roots
Electric Man
Keep On Swinging
Shooting Stars
Do Your Worst

Stone Temple Pilots are Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo (bass guitar), Eric Kretz (drums) are celebrating the 25th anniversary this fall of their multi-platinum 1994 album, “Purple,” with a newly remastered 3-CD/1-LP set featuring unreleased studio and live recordings due out in October.

The band released its seventh studio album, the self-titled “Stone Temple Pilots” in 2018, their first with new lead singer, Jeff Gutt. The album’s debut single “Meadow,” reached the top 5 at Rock Radio, prompting All Music Guide to note that “they haven’t lost their knack for hook-heavy hard rock that wedges its way into the subconscious.”

STP was formed in 1992 by bassist Robert DeLeo and late vocalist Scott Weiland, who died at age 48 in 2015. Their biggest hits include “Sex Type Thing,” “Wicked Garden” and their Grammy Award-winning single, “Plush.”