Godsmack & Extreme at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion [PHOTOS]
Sully and the boys of Godsmack made good on their promise to bring their “Best of Times World Tour” back to Camden, NJ and the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion after Mother…
“Welcome Back New Jersey!” Sully Erna and Godsmack brought their “Best of Times World Tour” back to Camden for the last night of their 2023 tour.
Digital Noise MagSully and the boys of Godsmack made good on their promise to bring their "Best of Times World Tour" back to Camden, NJ and the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion after Mother Nature and a severe storm had other plans earlier this summer. This time around they brought their Boston-area brothers in Extreme along with them.
Extreme is touring in support of their brand-new album SIX that was released back in June. They had been on the road most of the summer with Living Colour on their "Thicker Than Blood 2023 Tour". They had so much fun on the tour, that they added another leg of it set to kick-off in 2024, with a stop at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday January 27th.
Godsmack is touring in support of their 8th, and possibly final, studio album Lighting Up the Sky, released earlier this year via BMG. And though this show was the last night of Godsmack's 2023 tour, Sully mentioned from the stage that the band would be back on the road as early as February of 2024 with a whole new show and tour.
Highlight of the night, and quite possibly the whole tour, was Godsmack and Extreme teaming up for a blazing rendition of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell", which you can view here.
Godsmack "Best of Times World Tour" @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion setlist
- When Legends Rise
- 1000hp
- Cryin' Like a Bitch
- What About Me
- Surrender
- You and I
- Awake
- Red, White & Blue
- Voodoo
- Batalla de los Tambores (Included Back In Black, Walk This Way, Enter Sandman, Moby Dick, and Tom Sawyer in the medley.)
- Whatever
- Highway to Hell (AC/DC cover) with Extreme
Encore:
- Under Your Scars (In dedication to Godsmack's nonprofit the “Scars Foundation,” and the rockers who have passed away.)
- Bulletproof
- I Stand Alone
Extreme "Thicker Than Blood Tour 2023" @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion setlist
- It ('s a Monster)
- Comfortably Dumb
- Decadence Dance
- #REBEL
- Am I Ever Gonna Change
- Play With Me (Intro’d with Queen’s “We Will Rock You”)
- Midnight Express
- More Than Words
- Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (James Brown cover)
- Cupid's Dead (with Nuno playing a bit of Van Halen’s “Eruption” in the middle of the song)
- Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee / Get the Funk Out
- RISE
Thanks to Bill Raymond of Digital Noise Mag for the killer shots!
Sully Erna
Digital Noise MagSully & Godsmack lit the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion stage on FIRE during their song "1000hp".
Tony Rombola of Godsmack
Digital Noise MagGodsmack guitarist Tony Rombola deep in thought as the band rocked their hit song Voodoo for the Camden crowd.
Shannon Larkin of Godsmack
Digital Noise MagGodsmack drummer Shannon Larkin always looks like he is having a ton of fun behind the kit! Especially when dueling it out with Sully Erna during "Batalla de los Tambores".
Robbie Merrill of Godsmack
Digital Noise MagGodsmack bassist Robbie Merrill rocking the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion stage during the shows kick-off song "When Legends Rise".
Godsmack
Digital Noise MagGodsmack is touring in support of their 8th, and possibly final, studio album 'Lighting Up the Sky' which was released earlier this year.
Shannon Larkin
Digital Noise MagGodsmack's "meat behind the beat", and a hell of a great drummer, Shannon Larkin, performing live at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on the final night of their 2023 tour.
Sully on Fire!
Digital Noise MagYou can always count on Godsmack to bring plenty of pyrotechnics and flashbangs with them while out on tour. This show was HOT!
Godsmack
Digital Noise MagSully Erna & Godsmack performing their smash-hit song "Cryin' Like a Bitch" at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ on the final night of their 2023 tour.
Shannon Larkin
Digital Noise MagGreat shot of Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin taking in the moment during a brief pause in the action up on stage.
Sully Erna
Digital Noise MagYou can never have enough pyro at a show! You could feel the intense heat of the flames throughout the entire FM Center in Camden.
Robbie Merrill
Digital Noise MagGodsmack bassist Robbie Merrill always looks like he is having a ton of fun while up on stage performing for the fans.
Sully Erna of Godsmack
Digital Noise MagSully, always intense looking on stage, truly loves performing on stage for the Godsmack faithful. He leaves every last bit of himself out there for the screaming fans to absorb.
Gary Cherone of Extreme
Digital Noise MagExtreme frontman Gary Cherone making sure the Camden crowd was ready to go!
Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme
Digital Noise MagGuitar God Nuno Bettencourt saluting the crowd after a really cool version of James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine".
Gary Cherone & Pat Badger of Extreme
Digital Noise MagExtreme vocalist Gary Cherone and bassist Pat Badger sharing some vocal duties while performing their new song "RISE".
Nuno Bettencourt
Digital Noise MagNuno Bettencourt is by far one of the best guitarists on the planet today!
Gary Cherone of Extreme
Digital Noise MagAlways the showman! Gary Cherone of Extreme leaving every last bit of energy he has out on the stage for the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion crowd.
Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme
Digital Noise MagNuno Bettencourt of Extreme ripping through a few bars of Van Halen's "Eruption" during their song "Cupid's Dead".
Gary Cherone
Digital Noise MagGary Cherone belting out one of Extreme's brand-new songs #Rebel off their new album 'Six'.
Pat Badger & Gary Cherone of Extreme
Digital Noise MagYou could tell the guys in Extreme were having fun up on stage on the final night of their 4-show run with Godsmack.
Gary Cherone of Extreme
Digital Noise MagGary Cherone of Extreme belting "GET THE FUNK OUT!" as the Camden, NJ crowd sang it right back to them.
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone of Extreme
Digital Noise MagExtreme is touring in support of their brand-new album 'SIX' that was released back in June.
