System of a Down Tickets

Nothing really unexpected. SOAD played the old popular faves, some of htem in new and sarcastic interpretaion; the crowd roared and flashed the cigarette lighters at all the "ballads" as per usual; Serj Tankian's and Daron Molokian's vocals were out of this world (and the Armenian vocal tradition's roots flying completely over the head of 99% of North American metalheads) - as per usual; guitar shredding orgasmically enjoyable. A good, solid show overall, if rather abruptly ended with a "you guys are beautiful" by Serj followed by the band's swift flight from the stage. The venue security and logistics were a disaster, though - lines were winding round and round and round Rexall Place with cops strolling through making loud public service announcements that NOW would be the time to get rid of all your weapons, drugs and alcohol. The lineups were so horrendous, I missed the entire opening act of Gogol Bordello (which I heard was quite good). It's not like the event staff didn't know in advance how many people to expect; no ide what on earth took them so unfathomably long to process the people. And the completely unjustifiable random pickings by the venue staff on people on the edges of the crowd for using their crappy "soap dish" and camera phones to snap pictures of the band were downright appalling. Bottom line: great event, shitty venue. But unfortunately, Rexall Place is Edmonton's only indoor facility with the capacity to host an event of this scale, despite it being just a cheap and nasty skating rink with horrid acoustics.

Best concert ever..... The venue sure had a lot of rules though

For a band like this, I was expecting alot more...NO ENCORE...come on guys!!!

Gogol Bordello was obviously the star of the show. Unfortunately they only played for 40 mins but in those 40 min they brought their A-Game. With their ridiculous amount of energy and gypsy punk beats there was no way System could top them. And of course they didn't. System did play a lot of their songs and a lot of classics. But their stage performance wasn't very good. They looked lifeless. Also their sound was worst that on their albums. Quite a let down for a show that had a lot of hype beforehand. I hope they get their act together and the rest of their reunion tour is more enjoyable.

I was so Excited when I found out System was back an don tour!!! Was worth the wait! No Encore was the only thing that I was disappointed about. I will be there again though, On the floor as always!!!

What an epic concert! They played for almost 2 hours and sounded flawless!!

I can say I saw System of a Down live now is all I can really take away from this event. I thought they were average live at best. This is due to the intros of most of the songs were unreconizable until 15 to 30 seconds into the song. I thought that Soldier Side and Arials were the best played songs. I also think $85 was pretty steep for the quality of the show.

First concert after 5 years, and they rocked the house. It started mellow, and the guys got it together.

I have been listenibg for S.O.A.D. for about ten years and i have been waiting that long to see them live in concert and they were well worth the wait. They played a good mix of old and new. The lights were great. And they sounded amazing. The only disappointment was they didnt come out for an encore. Besides that they were everything I expected and more.

I am very glad this band has ended its hiatus. Though their side projects had some very strong material (Scars on Broadway album is outstanding), but they are greater as a cohesive unit. This was actually my first viewing of SOAD, and I couldn't be more pleased. I can't wait for the next time around! P.S. I think it might have been cool if they had performed a song each from the side projects as well. eg.: They Say (Scars on Broadway) & Empty Walls (Serj)

The event was amazing. The opening act, Gogol Bordello, was an interesting and awesome band. Their stage presence was amazing. When System came out to Prison Song, with all the lights out, curtain up, to it coming down after the intro, was sweet. The light show was fun and awesome, the bank played amazingly, the crowd was into it, what more could be asked of a concert? One gripe I had was no encore though :/

The show was amazing. gogol bordello had a great opening set, Playing for about 40 minutes. System was fantastic. They played for almost 2 solid hours. It was absolutely amazing. Their setlist was awesome, with a bunch of songs from all the albums. I hope I have the opportunity to see both bands again soon.

Incredible show. Full of non-stop energy! I'd see them again.

SOAD's energy was awaesome. They interact with the audience, played for two hours and the set list was awesome. Can't wait to see them live again.