From their late-1980s beginnings in Anaheim, California, to their 2024 reunion at Coachella, No Doubt had a lot of ground to cover during night 1 of their 18-show residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, and they took fans on a tour through the Orange County groves (and beyond) with their 21-song set on Wednesday night (May 6).
But there was one era that clearly reigned supreme, and that was the songs of their breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom. In fact, the Gwen Stefani-fronted band kicked off the show around 8:50 p.m. PT with the non-single title track from that 1995 album, also running through the project’s most memorable hits: “Just a Girl,” “Don’t Speak,” “Spiderwebs,” “Sunday Morning” and “Excuse Me Mr.” But wait, there’s more! They played “Happy Now ?,” “Different People,” “The Climb” and “End It on This” as well, for a grand total of 10 of the album’s 14 tracks on the night.
As for their other five studio albums, there was one song apiece from their pre-Tragic work — 1992’s self-titled project and 1995’s independently released The Beacon Street Collection — while their turn-of-the-millennium tunes were better represented, with four songs each from 2000’s Return of Saturn and 2001’s Rock Steady…