Falling in Reverse rock out Darien Lake
Falling in Reverse rocks Buffalo
Review: Emo punk band delights longtime fans at a hardcore Buffalo concert.
On Monday at Darien Lake Amphitheater, Ronnie Radke gave fans a night to remember as Falling in Reverse closed out the summer 2025 concert season.
After the show was rescheduled from Sept. 9, thousands of fans were eager to descend on Darien Center for the “God Is A Weapon” tour.
Radke, who is no stranger to commanding large crowds, took the stage immediately, opening with the band’s 2024 hit “Prequel.”
Similar to previous tours, Falling in Reverse got the crowd moving early with “Zombified.” Radke, walking along a raised platform, hung his arms out like a zombie and tossed the microphone high in the air, catching it before his next verse.
The tour featured two new songs: “God Is A Weapon,” with Marilyn Manson’s vocals projected on the big screen, and “All My Women.”
The set featured cinematic backdrops, often from the band’s music videos, and pyrotechnics so hot you could feel the heat from the pit. Fans pressed against the barricade didn’t seem to mind as they shouted back every word at Radke.
With the original four-band lineup cut due to the schedule change, fans were treated to a nearly hour-long set by opener Slaughter to Prevail, complete with their signature masks and unrelenting, guttural screams.
Falling in Reverse is no stranger to upstate New York, having performed at Darien Lake last September to a nearly sold-out crowd and selling out Syracuse’s Empower FCU Amphitheater in 2023.
Despite the controversies that often surround Radke, his devoted fanbase shows absolutely no sign of wavering. There’s no denying that Falling in Reverse knows how to deliver an exhilarating show.
