Porno for Pyros just wrapped up their “Horns, Thorns, En Halos Farewell Tour” with a final show on Sunday night (March 11) in Montclair, New Jersey. Strong consequences He was present a few nights earlier (March 7) at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York, to witness one of the band's last concerts.
The North American tour was both a reunion trip and a farewell excursion, as Porno for Pyros had not embarked on a proper tour in over 25 years. After reuniting to play some festival and club dates in 2022, singer Perry Farrell and company decided to hit the road one last time for this winter 2024 tour.
Taking the stage, Porno for Pyros began with their biggest hit, “Pets,” for the first time on the entire tour. However, Farrell and the rest of the band – drummer Stephen Perkins, guitarist Peter DiStefano, bassist Mike Watt, keyboardist Robin Hatch and backing vocalist Etty Lau Farrell (Perry's wife) – only offered a sample of “Pets.” , playing for about a minute. and a half of the song.
From there, the setlist focuses primarily on the band's 1993 self-titled debut, which includes “Sadness,” “Cursed Female” / “Cursed Male,” “Blood Rag” and others, as well as a handful of tracks from second effort from 1996. God's impulse for good, including “Wishing Well” and “Tahitian Moon,” among others. Porno for Pyros also played their two new songs: “Agua” and “Little Me,” as well as a cover of the Iggy & The Stooges classic “I Got a Right.”
For fans who thought they had been ripped off by not being able to hear “Pets,” the band reprized the song with an extended version to close the show.
While Farrell may no longer have the vocal range of his early days in Jane's Addiction, he is still the consummate frontman. The singer grew up in Queens and Long Island and spoke enthusiastically about his New York roots throughout the night. Perhaps a little tipsy from some fine wine or just playing off an old-school “New Yawk” vibe, the singer jokingly ranted about fighting with people in the street; he claimed his ride-or-die sports fandom with the Jets, Mets and Knicks; and overall it seemed like he was having a good time.
As for Porno for Pyros' decision to reunite and say goodbye, Farrell told us late last year: “I have Porno for Pyros, I have Jane's Addiction, I have Lollapalooza. So, I have all these beautiful things… you can call them drips or, like an octopus has an arm, all these things are like my arms. With Porno for Pyros, what I can see in my life is releasing these three songs, doing this tour.”
Check out our photo gallery from the Port Chester show, as well as the “Pets” video and setlist below.
Photo Gallery: Porn for Pyros in Port Chester, New York (click to enlarge and scroll):
@consequence P*rno for Pyros performing “Pets” at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York.
Songs list:
Pets (shortened version)
Sadness
meija
Porn for Pyros
water
Thick of everything
cursed woman
Damn man
Good Lord: //Urgency!
porpoise head
blood rag
Little Me
Wishing well
Orgasm
I Have a Right (Iggy and the Stooges cover)
bad shit
Tahitian moon
Pets (Extended Full Version)
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