Not just one but three hard rock bands rattled the rafters in the historic Victory Theatre on Thursday night. Headliners Pop Evil returned to Evansville for the first time since appearing at the Ford Center as part of the Trespass America Festival last July, to the delight of the hardcore fans of this Detroit-based group. Pop Evil put on a high- energy show that kept up its head-thrasing intensity for well over an hour. Supporting act Candlelight Red gained some new fans with their adrenaline-fueled set, and local up-and-comers Sideshow Romance both brought in some of their most devoted followers and picked up some new fans of their own when they opened the show.
“It was good to see a new genre in Evansville’s Victory Theatre. There seemed to be a lot of new faces and I was excited to bring new people to the venue,” said Victory Theatre General Manager Ben Bolander.
The Victory Theatre continues an active summer and fall schedule with upcoming shows that include Tyler Farr (Summer Country Nights at the Victory series) July 12, “Weird Al” Yankovic – The Alpocalypse Tour July 27, Charlie Worsham (Summer Country Nights at the Victory series) August 15, No Justice (Summer Country Nights at the Victory series) September 13, Tommy Emmanuel September 20, and Don Williams October 17.