FALLING IN REVERSE : GOD IS A WEAPON TOUR 2025 at the PHLive Theater in Las Vegas

words/photos: Harold Mountain/JustAFanPhotos
Sep 27
3 min read

The hometown band returns once again, and sells out in Las Vegas. It had to be a special moment for Vegas' own Ronnie Radke and Falling in Reverse to stand on the stage inside Planet Hollywood's PHLive Theater with near 6000 screaming fans showing love for what this band has accomplished in their career. This was my first time seeing Falling in Reverse, and I was taken aback at how much the masses of fans reacted to the music and the real devotion to the band. The God Is A Weapon Tour came home to a homecoming in Vegas.

Falling in Reverse started the show with a live video of the band members outside by their tour bus, laughing and singing the classic “Viva Las Vegas” song as they made their way into the venue, with the crowd letting out loud screams each time Ronnie appeared on the massive video screen inside. The stage lights were dark, and one by one the band made their way onto the PHlLive big stage, and the fans were on their feet screaming and jumping up and down, and the stage lights slowly came to life while the band kicked off their show with “Prequel”. I really liked the opening, it showcased Ronnie’s vocal ability well and really got the anticipation going.

“Zombified” featured non stop fire explosions, and in the pit we could definitely feel the intense heat coming off of it, the band was really starting to loosen up and hit their stride. At the front of the stage there was a long walkway where Ronnie was perched for the eternity of the show, commanding the crowd from up high, while the massive videos played in the back. “God Is A Weapon” (featuring a collaboration with Marilyn Manson on the track) solidified the tour theme, and the song's video played on the big video screen, and the fans sang along.

Some interesting things happened throughout the show... who woulda thought? Ronnie noticed his former band member from Escape the Fate in the pit and Ronnie called him out... "20 years of friendship right there" but razzed him just the same lol. Ronnie and new bassist Daniel Laskiewicz (former vocalist for Bad Wolves) took a walk out through the crowd while sharing vocals on "No Fear", the video playing on the stage while he walked the room, a real interactive moment and the fans ate it up. Slaughter to Prevail vocalist Alex Terrible joined Ronnie onstage for "Ronald", and they just CRUSHED this song.

The band concluded the show with “As The World Burns” and said their goodbyes as “We Are the Champions” played, and the crowd cheered and screamed for what seemed like days before the lights finally came up. I LOVED this show, and it proved it was worth the wait (for me) to finally catch Falling in Reverse in all their glory.