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Cinematic Rock band Starset on their Horizons US Tour 2021 put on an amazing show for the hometown crowd who welcomed them back to Columbus, Ohio by filling up the Express Live! on Friday night. Metalcore band The Word Alive provided opening support. All images by O’Rock Photos.

Blue October performed at Express LIVE on October 3, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. The show was scheduled to be outdoors, rain or shine. Many were surprised to discover it was moved indoors and that the performance was going to be acoustic.
The mood was definitely bright and the audience knew they were in for a treat. It felt like a lucky break to avoid the rainy weather and watch an intimate show on Sunday night.

Punk rock legends Dropkick Murphys and Rancid continued their US Tour “Boston To Berkley II” with a stop in Columbus, Ohio at Express Live! August 23rd.  When these guys get together you can expect a raucous punk rock family reunion in every town they roll into and this show was no exception!

Express Live! was teeming with metalheads ready to rev-up the mosh pit on a rainy Thursday night. It was a stacked line-up of 5 bands with industrial metal band Static-X as headliner.

When I heard that L7 was making a stop in Columbus, Ohio on their Scatter The Rats Tour, I jumped at the chance to finally see them, having missed my opportunity in the 90’s. While they are described as an early grunge band, they are most definitely punk rockers but also influential in the riot grrrl scene. I couldn’t wait to watch them in action on the Express Live! Stage.

In the late 80s, L7 crashed their way into the male-dominated punk rock scene and unleashed a fury that resonated with a lot of frustrated youth especially young girls. They released 6 albums and toured worldwide till 2001. Since reuniting in 2014, L7 has been on the road, writing new music and released a documentary in 2017 – L7: Pretend We’re Dead.