#Live: FAILURE makes a stop at the Shelter
#Live: FAILURE makes a stop at the Shelter
Failor made their last stop on their "Location Lost” tour, here at the Shelter in Detroit last night. The night was expected to bring a major storm cell, and yet the room full of dedicated fans didn’t mind the rain to catch Failure in such an intimate setting. Those who brave the first mini storm were given the chance to take part in the VIP experience, which included a photo opp, signed merch, and, of course, the chance to chat with the band members themselves. One of the fans we chatted with mentioned how it felt like talking with friends on a golf course, very laid back and engaging.
While some fans dressed in past tour shirts, others took part by dressing in the theme of one of their music videos (“Best Couple Ever,” said the guy we talked to moments after they showed up). The band even chatted with a few of us before heading out to get a late lunch. Once inside, we were greeted by the opening act, All Under Heaven. Many younger audience members moved to the front, with Nintendo 3DS in hand, to capture their set.
Then it was time for Failure to take the stage; it was filled with thick smoke and an array of exposed light stands scattered across it. It wasn’t until the second song on their set that the back strip lights changed the tone from industrial to electric. The set list included songs Smoking Umbrellas, Macaque, and ended the night with Heliotropic. This may be the end of the spring tour, but not to fret, they will be back in the fall.
More about Location Lost
Location Lost doesn’t arrive as a victory lap or a nostalgia exercise. Instead, it sounds like a band actively negotiating where — and who — they are now. “It’s very different,” Edwards says plainly of the follow-up to 2021’s Wild Type Droid. “There are sounds and parts that really don’t have any precedence within the Failure world.” The album’s lead single “The Air’s on Fire” embodies this sense of disorienting unfamiliarity and recent single, “A Way Down,” is an homage to early ‘80s The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees, inspired by their angular guitar approach and the unapologetic dark atmospheres. The most recent single, the largely acoustic breakup song “The Rising Skyline,” features Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams, whose longtime public admiration for Failure has unquestionably helped introduce the band to an entirely new generation of listeners.
The album also delivers dose after dose of Andrews, Edwards and Scott’s signature creative and instrumental interplay, from the warning bell-like guitar chimes on propulsive opener “Crash Test Delayed,” to the elastic, bass-driven groove of “Halo and Grain” and the grinding, methodical wall of sound on “Solid State,” which wouldn’t have sounded out of place on 1996’s all-time-classic Fantastic Planet. Other songs such as the slow-burning, dream-inspired closer “Moonlight Understands” and the stuttering “Someday Soon” emerged from singular, unrepeatable moments.
‘LOCATION LOST’ TRACK LISTING
01 - Crash Test Delayed
02 - The Rising Skyline (feat. Hayley Williams)
03 - Solid State
04 - The Air's on Fire
05 - Halo and Grain
06 - Someday Soon
07 - Location Lost
08 - A Way Down
09 - Moonlight Understands
Failure also recently announced an extensive fall tour today, kicking off Sep 30th in Vancouver. The band has already sold out many of their fall headline North American tour dates. Quannnic will support on all fall headline shows. Their run of shows also includes festival appearances at Las Vegas’ Sick New World, Chicago’s SPACE ECHO @ Radius and Daytona Beach’s Welcome to Rockville. For ticket links and more information, visit https://www.failureband.com.
The Rising Skyline Fall Tour
Sep 30 San Francisco/Berkeley, CA - The Chapel
Oct 2 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
Oct 03 Seattle, WA - Showbox
Oct 04 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
Oct 07 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
Oct 08 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
Oct 09 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
Oct 11 Columbus, OH - A&R Bar
Oct 13 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Oct 14 Providence, RI - The Met
Oct 16 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Oct 17 Louisville, KY - Headliners
Oct 18 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
Oct 20 Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
Oct 21 St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Oct 22 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
Oct 23 Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall
Oct 24 Dallas, TX - Sick New World Dallas
Oct 26 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
Oct 28 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
Oct 29 San Diego, CA - Music Box
Oct 30 Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
**all headline spring dates with All Under Heaven, starting May 3
**all headline fall dates with special guests Quannnic, starting Sep 30
Failure’s musical communion has intrigued critics, fans, and peers for more than three decades. Following Comfort and Magnified, the trio created what is largely considered one of the ‘90s most influential and innovative albums, 1996’s Fantastic Planet. The 17-track collection earned rave reviews and onboarded a trove of new fans and also led the band to headline Lollapalooza’s second stage and craft one of the era’s most recognizable videos, “Stuck on You.” After a 17-year hiatus, Failure returned with The Heart Is a Monster in 2015, followed by 2018’s In the Future Your Body Will Be the Furthest Thing from Your Mind and 2021’s Wild Type Droid – all now available on Spotify for the first time since 2022.
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