Watch W.A.S.P. blast through 'Wild Child' and 'I Wanna Be Somebody' at first show in 18 months
W.A.S.P. returned to the stage this past week, playing their first show since December 2019 on at Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 23.
You can check out live footage of the Last Command classic, “Wild Child” above, and the show-closing “I Wanna Be Somebody,” from the band's 1984 debut, below.
The full setlist, per Setlist.fm, was as follows:
W.A.S.P. - Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden, 7/23/22
On Your Knees
Inside the Electric Circus
The Real Me
L.O.V.E. Machine
Crazy
The Idol
Hellion / I Don't Need No Doctor
Arena of Pleasure
Encore:
Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)
The Great Misconceptions of Me
Encore 2:
Wild Child
I Wanna Be Somebody
In other W.A.S.P. tour news, the Blackie Lawless-led band will kick off their first U.S. tour in more than a decade this fall. The run, which is being touted as the band’s 40th Anniversary celebration, begins Oct. 29 in Anaheim, California, and continues through December 9 in San Francisco. Armored Saint will provide support, with Michael Schenker also on the bill in Texas and Oklahoma. You can check out the full itinerary below.
W.A.S.P. Fall 2022 40th Anniversary U.S. Tour:
Oct. 29 - Anaheim, CA, The Grove
Oct. 30 - Tempe, AZ, Marquee Theater
Oct. 31 - Albuquerque, NM, Sunshine Theater
Nov. 2 - Houston, TX, White Oak Music Hall
Nov. 3 - Corpus Christi, TX, Concrete Street Pavilion
Nov. 4 - San Antonio, TX, Eaton Arena
Nov. 5 - Dallas, TX, Bomb Factory
Nov. 6 - Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Theater
Nov. 9 - Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theater
Nov. 10 - Ashwaubenon, WI, EPIC Event Center
Nov. 11 - Detroit, MI, Harpo's
Nov. 12 - Cleveland, OH, Agora Theater
Nov. 13 - Pittsburgh, PA, Palace Theater
Nov. 16 - Boston, MA, Big Night Live
Nov. 17 - Montclair, NJ, Wellmont Theater
Nov. 18 - Huntington, NY, Paramount Theater
Nov. 19 - Jim Thorpe, PA, Penn's Peak
Nov. 20 - Glenside, PA, Keswick Theater
Nov. 23 - Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
Nov. 25 - Atlanta, GA, Buckhead Theater
Nov. 26 - Orlando, FL, Plaza Live
Nov. 29 - Leesburg, VA, Tally Ho Theater
Nov. 30 - Columbus, OH, The King Of Clubs
Dec. 2 - St Charles, IL, Arcada Theater
Dec. 3 - St Charles, IL, Arcada Theater
Dec. 5 - Denver, CO, Oriental Theater
Dec. 7 - Reno, NV, Grand Sierra Theater
Dec. 9 - San Francisco, CA, The Regency