Louisiana sludge masters Acid Bath brought their reunion tour to New York City this past Friday, August 21st, with an outdoor show at Pier 17, featuring support from veteran death metallers Obituary.
Metal fans filled the waterfront venue against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline for what marked Acid Bath’s third New York City appearance since returning to the stage in 2025, ending a nearly three-decade absence following the band’s original breakup in 1997.
The show also arrived during what has been an unusually wet stretch of outdoor concerts in New York, with Friday providing one of the few recent nights where the weather managed to cooperate.
Acid Bath delivered a 10-song set that kicked off with “Tranquilized” and wrapped up with “The Blue,” with all songs taken from their only two studio albums, 1994’s When the Kite String Pops and 1996’s Paegan Terrorism Tactics. Obituary opened the night with a 12-song set spanning their 40-plus-year career.
Fans can catch Acid Bath playing select US shows from September through December, including gigs with Ministry, Neurosis, and other bands. Pick up tickets here.
See photos and the setlists of Acid Bath and Obituary’s sets at Pier 17, as well as Acid Bath’s upcoming tour dates, below.
Acid Bath Setlist:
Tranquilized
Bleed Me an Ocean
Venus Blue (Dedicated to Audie Pitre)
The Bones of Baby Dolls
Dead Girl (Agents of Oblivion Version)
The Mortician’s Flame
Old Skin
New Death Sensation
Graveflower
Paegan Love Song
The Blue
Obituary Setlist:
Redneck Stomp
Sentence Day
A Lesson in Vengeance
The Wrong Time
Visions in My Head
Dying
Chopped in Half / Turned Inside Out
Circle of the Tyrants (Celtic Frost cover)
My Will to Live
War
I’m in Pain
Slowly We Rot
Acid Bath Upcoming 2026 Tour Dates:
09/05 – Asheville, NC @ Hellbender by The Orange Peel
09/15 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09/26 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
10/03 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
10/10 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Quarry Amphitheater
11/06 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port
12/04 – Nashville, TN @ The Truth
