In celebration of the March arrival of their lauded full length studio album, Tsunami Sea, progressive metal standouts Spiritbox victoriously completed a mammoth 24-date North American headlining campaign that delivered on the build up as one of the one most-anticipated live events of 2025.
Leading into the Tsunami Sea tour, Spiritbox garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance with "Cellar Door" and would proceed to submit previews of one of heavy music's most eagerly-awaited albums on the year. Fueled by the effective introduction of powerful cuts like "Soft Spine" and "No Loss, No Love," the Courtney LaPlante-led collective assertively stretched their reach for the throne.
The excitement of the album only served to ramp up the anticipation of the live experience, making the Tsunami Sea tour the kind of event that could not be missed - both for the convinced fanatics and intrigued casuals alike.
What resulted was a succession of capacity dates that marked Spiritbox's transition from heavy music powerhouse to breakout sensation - transcendent of genre. That fact was further punctuated with vocalist Courtney LaPlante taking a night off from the tour to guest with hip hop forerunner Megan Thee Stallion during her headlining set at Coachella to perform their collaborative, "TYG" to an ocean of fans.
Submitting an emphatic conclusion to the Tsunami Sea tour, Spiritbox took to a tightly-packed, sold out Hollywood Palladium for the final night of the trek. Along with the stellar supporting ensemble of Loathe and Dying Wish, Spiritbox left no doubt of their prominent rank in contemporary, progressive metal. Compiling a setlist that translated the magnitude of Tsunami Sea in real life, the band bookended their stage time with three successive essentials from the album to start and complete the set.
Asserting command from the jump with "Fata Morgana," "Black Rainbow" and "Perfect Soul," the capacity crowd stood in marvel at what they were witnessing. Emphasizing the greater community of heavy music and the new blood coursing through its veins, Spiritbox welcomed Dying Wish's Emma Boster for a dominant rendition of "Soft Spine" and went back-to-back, bringing up Kadeem France of Loathe to revisit the wallop of Spiritbox's breakout single, "Holy Roller".
Displaying a masterful command of the crowd and the energy of the room, Spiritbox constructed a towering crescendo with "No Loss, No Love," followed by "Crystal Rose" and completed by the dramatic crash of "Ride the Wave". The finale, much like the track's title, pulled the crowd out into deep waters - shifting from tranquil seas to a tempestuous crash that allowed the band to close the show in dramatic fashion, with no need for an encore.
See the gallery of images from the finale of the Tsunami Sea tour with Spiritbox below. All images by Steve Rose.
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