With the weather taking a brief detour from Spring back to below freezing temps and the challenge of a Monday night show, The Pageant in St. Louis was completely sold out for Nothing More’s stop on the Carnal Nature World Tour. Fans showed up hungry and ready, turning the venue into a sweat-soaked, high-energy haven that made everyone forget the freezing wind whipping around outside.
The triple-threat openers set the perfect tone. Doobie (the Columbus, Ohio artist blending hip-hop and rock) kicked things off with a gritty, intense 30-minute set, closing powerfully with the emotional “Beauty in the Boogeyman” about his addiction struggles. Madison, Wisconsin’s Archers cranked the metalcore energy higher, with frontman Nathanael Pulley shouting “There’s the St. Louis I love!” as crowd surfing erupted and they dropped their new single “The Dirt.” Austin’s Catch Your Breath then delivered a blistering 40-minute set of fast-paced hard rock, including hits like “Dial Tone” and their fresh track “Lost,” before handing the stage over to the headliners.
Nothing More hit the stage right around 9:30 p.m. for a nearly 90-minute onslaught of raw power. Frontman Jonny Hawkins greeted the crowd warmly—“Welcome to the family”—especially for those seeing the band live for the first time. Bathed in fiery orange stage lighting, they opened with the combustible heavy hitter “HOUSE ON SAND” and never let the momentum dip.
The set was a masterclass in dynamics. Newer Carnal tracks like the soaring (yet heavy) “FREEFALL” got an extra boost when Archers’ Nathanael Pulley joined onstage for guest vocals. The mid-show technical highlight was the wild drum/guitar/bass solo, where the band’s signature “drumtron/bassinator” contraption came out in full force—guitarist Mark Vollelunga, bassist Daniel Oliver, and Hawkins all jamming on it simultaneously in a chaotic, funky display of skill.
Then came one of the night’s most memorable moments: Jonny polled the audience on what to play next, and the crowd voted for a raunchy, full-throttle cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “We’re in This Together.” The band leaned hard into the industrial grit, turning The Pageant into a temporary Reznor-style mosh pit. Emotional anthems like “Jenny,” “Fade In/Fade Out,” and “Go to War” had the whole room singing (and screaming), while tracks such as “STUCK,” “Ocean Floor,” and “This Is The Time” proved how massive the new material sounds live.
The night closed exactly where it needed to—with the band’s breakthrough hit “This Is The Time,” shifting from hardcore intensity to a massive rock anthem sing-along that left everyone buzzing.
Nothing More didn’t just play a concert—they delivered the kind of raw, explosive, cathartic experience that cements a band in your heart forever.
Full Setlist (via setlist.fm):
- HOUSE ON SAND
- ANGEL SONG
- Let ’em Burn
- If It Doesn’t Hurt
- Don’t Stop
- Go to War
- FREEFALL
- Drums/Guitar/Bass Solo
- We’re in This Together (Nine Inch Nails cover)
- Jenny
- STUCK
- Fade In/Fade Out
- Ocean Floor
- This Is The Time
St. Louis, you braved the cold and brought the fire—Nothing More matched it every step of the way. If they’re coming near you on the rest of the tour, don’t miss it.
PHOTOS: (will be added soon!)
Nothing More – https://photos.micklite.com/Music/Nothing-More/Nothing-More-at-The-Pageant-31626
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