Bush returns to The Anthem during their Washington DC tour date supporting the Land of Milk and Honey Tour. The bill was stacked building from gritty newcomers to arena-tested veterans with an engaged crowd from the moment doors opened.
Kicking things off, James and the Cold Gun, a band from Cardiff, Wales, UK-came out swinging with riff-driven alternative rock rooted between the ‘90s grunge and a sprinkling of punk influences. The five-piece band was signed in 2023 to Loosegroove Records (owned by Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam) and it didn’t take long for them to win the audience over with the vocal prowess of lead vocalist James Joseph and the kick ass bassist Gaby Elise. While their set was short, the impact was felt.
Setlist
Split Second
Twist The Knife
Fragile
Above the Lake
Guessing Games
Cut The Brakes
Chewing Glass
Next up, Mammoth shifted the tone to a more polished, modern hard rock sound. Fronted by Wolfgang Van Halen, the band carried both legacy and legitimacy. Wolfgang handled lead vocals and guitar, we all know he had the proper training and leaning into his own style showed how they kept a tight, melodic set which took the show up another notch. My only complaint is that Mammoth’s set left me wanting a bit more –so, I’ll definitely go see them when they’re on their headlining run.
Setlist
One of a Kind
Another Celebration at the End of the World
The Spell
Epiphany
Happy
Distance
Don’t Back Down
The End
The headlining chaps from London, England, took the stage around 9 PM and delivered a career-spanning set that mixed staples with newer material. They opened with the classic “Machinehead” and dropped “Everything Zen,” “Glycerine,” and more while landing strong reactions, while newer songs from The Land of Milk and Honey era held their own. Frontman Gavin Rossdale kept the performance kinetic—at one point moving through the crowd—reinforcing the band’s reputation as a live act that still plays with urgency decades in.
Overall, the show felt intentionally paced: a rising arc from hungry newcomers to confident heirs of rock lineage, culminating in a band that helped define post-grunge and still knows how to command a stage.
Setlist
Machinehead
Prizefighter
More Than Machines
Warm Machines
Quicksand
Greedy Fly
Scars
We’re All the Same on the Inside
The Sound of Winter
May Your Love Be Pure
Everything Zen
Glycerine
I Beat Loneliness
Float
Flowers on a Grave
Little Things
Encore
The Land of Milk and Honey
Swallowed
Comedown