Thursday night in Lancaster, Skillet turned American Music Theatre into an arena.
AMT is built for sightlines and comfort. Skillet treated it like a launch pad. The band’s February 26 stop came with special guest The Protest on the bill, but once the headliners hit, the room quickly stopped behaving like a seated theater.
The set opened with “Surviving the Game,” a choice that immediately set the tone. It is a modern, high impact opener with no warmup energy required. From there, Skillet leaned into momentum instead of pacing, snapping straight into “Feel Invincible” and “Rise,” stacking crowd triggers early and daring the audience to stay seated…