Review: The co-headliners delivered a high-energy performance at The Oncenter.
Story by Blakesley Rhett / Photos by Alicia Hoppes
A sea of concert goers donned in black and leather took over The Oncenter on Tuesday night during Lindsey Stirling and Halestorm’s stop in Syracuse on their co-headling nEVEREST Duality Tour.
Apocalyptica, a three-man cello metal band, took the stage as the opener, claiming to be “Your favorite metal cello band from Finland.” They proved that classical music and heavy rock can go hand-in-hand. The band excelled at warming up the crowd and performed a 35-minute set they referred to as their “Metallica setlist” featuring covers of rock classics such as “Master of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Matters” and “Seek and Destroy.”
Stirling then took the stage, immediately astounding audience members with her showmanship. Stirling effortlessly combined playing her electric violin with clean and quick choreographed dance moves.
The violinist’s hour-long set consisted of a mix of original songs and covers, including a duet cover of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” with her lead guitarist, Jason Richardson. Stirling showed off her bright vocal tone, alternating between singing and playing violin during her song “Starry Night.” Audience members filled the venue with their phone lights, swaying along to the music.
Toward the end of the set, Stirling brought out and spun a wheel onstage to determine the mystery song of the night. The wheel consisted of Stirling classics such as her cover of “Carol of the Bells” before ultimately landing on “Til the Light Goes Out,” a song that had yet to be performed on the tour…