Mammoth Bring Their The End Tour To The House Of Blues Orlando
Orlando, Fl (November 7th, 2025)
If there is such a thing as the perfect snapshot of where modern rock is headed, the House of Blues in Orlando provided it on the night Mammoth brought The End Tour to town. The show sold out well in advance and by the time doors opened the line stretched deep into the courtyard, an unmistakable sign that this wasn’t going to be one of those lukewarm crowds. People showed up early, and they showed up ready.
The first band to hit the stage was Return To Dust, an LA based hard rock quartet that is still relatively young by industry standards. They have an EP and two albums out, but if you walked in not knowing who they were, you wouldn’t have guessed they were the newest act on the bill. They walked out to a room already packed shoulder to shoulder and immediately set a tone for the night. What was so impressive was how tight and confident they played. Their riffs snapped, their grooves were big and bold, and both of their singers had the kind of versatile, gritty voices that carries well in a room that size.
What really won the crowd over was the energy. They didn’t play like an opener grateful for a half hour. They played like they meant to earn every person in that room. Song after song built momentum and you could actually watch the curiosity in the room shift into enthusiasm. Heads started nodding, hands went up, and by the time they wrapped their set they had the kind of applause bands twice their age would love to get. It felt like watching a band graduate in real time. If they keep moving with this much purpose, they won’t be opening for long.
After a short turnover, the lights dropped again and Myles Kennedy walked out to a roar that made it clear many in attendance were already long familiar with him. As the soaring voice of Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators, his reputation precedes him, and there was a real sense of anticipation as he stepped up to the microphone. His set was criminally short, almost a teaser for what he could have done with more time, but he made every minute count.
Kennedy leaned heavily into his latest album, The Art Of Letting Go. He opened with the title track, settling into the song with that effortless mix of warmth and precision that has made him one of rock’s most respected vocalists. From there he moved through Nothing More to Gain, Miss You When You’re Gone, Behind the Veil, Mr. Downside, Get Along, In Stride and Say What You Will. The crowd responded instantly to the new material, singing along to choruses that, for many, hadn’t even had years to soak in the way Alter Bridge songs have.
The standout moment of his set was In Stride. Kennedy switched to a resonator guitar and let loose a burst of fiery slide playing that filled the entire venue with a rough edged blues tone. The House of Blues tends to carry midrange nicely, and his resonator cut through the mix with real authority. It was a reminder that Kennedy is not only one of rock’s strongest vocalists but a seriously underrated guitarist. By the time he stepped off the stage, he had the room buzzing.
That energy carried straight into the final changeover of the night. Once the stage went dark for the last time, the noise level shot up another notch. People knew what was coming. Mammoth is no longer a band with something to prove. Three full albums in, Wolfgang Van Halen has carved out an identity entirely separate from the shadow his name could have trapped him under. If earlier tours hinted at potential, The End Tour shows a fully realized headliner.
They opened with One of a Kind and the reaction was immediate. The band sounded enormous, tight and polished but still raw enough to feel alive. From there they tore through Another Celebration at the End of the World, The Spell, Epiphany, Same Old Song, Like a Pastime, Optimist, Stone, Happy, Mammoth, Resolve, Distance, All in Good Time, Take a Bow, I Really Wanna, Don’t Back Down and The End. It was almost a marathon, twenty songs with barely a pause, yet nothing about it felt padded or repetitive. With three albums, Wolfgang finally has the catalog to build a set that flows like a full journey rather than a collection of highlights.
Early in the show, just before they launched into The Spell, Wolfgang addressed the crowd and told them this was the biggest audience they had ever played to as a headlining act. The room erupted. It was one of those moments where the band seems to realize its growth at the same time the crowd does, and the reaction fed right back into their performance. The energy jumped a level for the rest of the night.
There were several fan favorites scattered across the performance, but nothing came close to the emotional weight of The Distance. Wolfgang walked out alone with an acoustic guitar as home movies of him and his father, Eddie Van Halen, played on the screen behind him. The stripped down arrangement gave the lyrics a rawness that hit hard. People all across the venue wiped their eyes. It was the rare kind of moment that makes thousands of people feel like they are witnessing something personal and fragile.. It became the emotional core of the night. About halfway through the song his bandmates quietly returned to the stage and joined in, picking up the arrangement until it swelled into the full version. That combination of memory, vulnerability and musical strength created a moment you don’t forget. It was the clear highlight of the entire show.
By the time they closed with The End, the room felt completely spent in the best way. Mammoth WVH played with conviction, passion and a sense of purpose that lifted the whole night. With a bill that showcased a promising young band, one of rock’s most beloved voices and a headliner in peak form, this stop of The End Tour wasn’t just a great show. It was proof that rock is in good hands for years to come.
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