Anti-Flag along with Doll Skin and Bad Cop/ Bad Cop – A Pure Punk Rock Night

Anti-Flag. Photo by Shuvam DasGupta.

By Shuvam DasGupta, Rock At Night Philadelphia

Live Review: Anti-Flag with Bad Cop/ Bad Cop and Doll Skin – The Foundry, Philadelphia-November 12, 2021

Punk Rock veteran Anti-Flag is on a giant North American tour with Bad Cop/ Bad Cop and Doll Skin. Rock at Night was present at The Foundry, Philadelphia on Nov 12, 2021, for one of their shows.

The Foundry enforced COVID restrictions maintenance of a limited capacity and by requesting proof of vaccination and/or COVID tests reports. Also, I would like to mention that the event was really well organized and managed even with the restrictions.

Linh LeBad Cop Bad Cop. Photo by Shuvam DasGupta.

The venue is a perfect sport for a punk rock night—small stage, very narrow gap between the artists and the audience, a bar in the venue, and powerful speakers. The show began with punk band Doll Skin. They performed with an outburst of energy. Ā Sydney Dolezal was spectacular on stage. Next came Bad Cop/ Bad Cop, who took the excitement to the next level. I have to mention Linh Le—she is just ‘fire’ on stage.

Doll Skin. Photo by Shuvam DasGupta.

Finally, it was time for Anti-Flag. Right before they came on stage ā€œBlitzkrieg Bopā€ was playing on the speaker and Chris Barker started playing along with the song—and the audience went crazy! They performed all their hits like ā€œThe Diseaseā€, ā€œBroken Bonesā€, ā€œAmerican Attractionā€, and ā€œDie for the Governmentā€. The set lasted for around an hour and the only way to describe the show was ā€œexplosion of a ‘Punk Bomb’ā€, with one song coming after another.

Anti-Flag. Photo by Shuvam DasGupta.

During the concert Anti-Flag mentioned the initiatives they support outside of music—one being bone marrow donation. The band encouraged the audience to sign up. It is commendable for a band to take initiative in such activities.

It was a fantastic show and for anyone who is a punk rock lover, I would highly recommend catching them live during this North American tour.

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Shuvam DasGupta