Godsmack played the second show of its 2025 European tour on Monday night at Hala Laminor in Bucharest, Romania. Filling in for drummer Shannon Larkin and guitarist Tony Rombola at the gig were guest musicians. Fan-filmed video of the Bucharest show can be seen online.
The setlist for the concert included hits like “When Legends Rise,” “Cryin’ Like A Bitch!!,” “Straight Out Of Line,” “Under Your Scars,” “Bulletproof,” and “I Stand Alone.”
The day before the show, the band was interviewed by Elena Rozberg of Bulgaria’s radio station. When asked about the current state of the band, they responded, “That’s a tricky question to answer right now. There have definitely been some changes in the last few months.
These changes may either be temporary or permanent, but everyone is in good health and spirits. The band is doing better than ever, playing to the biggest audiences we’ve had. The shows are becoming more and more valuable to us.”
“At the moment, the band is in good health, we’re in good spirits, but there’s going to be a bit of a different visual,” they added.
Guest musicians fill in
“Shannon and Tony have some personal things going on, and they’re not with us. So we have a couple of guest musicians playing with us.”
Asked to elaborate on the reason for Shannon and Tony’s absences from the trek, they said, “We’re still figuring out exactly what’s happening and trying to respect their privacy.
We have guest musicians playing drums and guitar with us. Musically, the sound is exactly what we’ve always had, which is even surprising to me.”
GODSMACK’s spring 2025 European tour features support from DROWNING POOL. The 14-date trek will conclude on April 12 in Oberhausen, Germany.
The band’s latest album, “Lighting Up The Sky,” was released in February 2023. The LP was co-produced by Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock and features the single “Surrender,” which arrived in September 2022. “Surrender” marked GODSMACK’s first release in four years, following their globally acclaimed and gold-certified 2018 album “When Legends Rise,” which earned them a No.
1 spot across U.S. Hard Rock, Rock, and Alternative album charts.
