Seether and Daughtry Stop in Bridgeport with P.O.D. and Kami Kehoe

Review by Kat Gullage

Photos by: Holly Borden / Holly Roy Photography

The actual tour name is “Seether and Daughtry 2025 co-headlining tour”. It’s made up of 24 dates that run through November; we caught the fifth night.

Vegas-born Kami Kehoe was the opener. The young focused solo artist is a drummer and singer and was the only glimpse of female badassery to grace the stage that night. Fans were trickling in after having fought their way through snarled traffic that led to the covered outdoor venue. Kami was joined on stage by drummer Benzo Yungins and guitarists Macario Gutierrez and Enzo Ferrari. Enzo is also a tattoo artist and sometimes inks fans after gigs. Kami’s five song set contained two from Revived and three from Kandy. She opened with “Something In The Water”, “Obsessed” and “Die 4 U”. I would describe her style as punk Miley Cyrus and her music as heavy Billie Eilish alt rock. By the time she wrapped her set with “Kandy” and “Dopamine” the assembled crowd were stopped in their tracks and paying attention. Help a girl out on her musical journey and catch a Kami Kehoe gig or at least give her a listen.

P.O.D. is a four-man nu metal band from Cali. Their moniker is short for Payable On Death, a banking term. They may have been labeled a Christian band but they’re just a group of guys with Christian beliefs in a rap metal band. The band formed in 1992, released eleven studio albums, and have sold over twelve million records worldwide. Their nine song set only leaned  into two of em, Satellite and Veritas, with a coupla surprises thrown in. Frontman and singer, Sonny Sandoval, quickly connected with the crowd. “Welcome to the show! Ladies and gentlemen, this is your rock show, make the best of it. We get to do this every night!” They got right to the hits with “Boom” followed by their title track “Satellite”. Sonny threw off west coast vibes with his performance, the other guys didn’t move much. “You guys are amazing, thank you! We’re P.O.D. from San Diego, California. This goes out to all my people wearing a P.O.D. shirt, thanks for knowing what’s up!” That was the segue to “Drop” and “I Got That”. “How many of you have seen P.O.D. before?” Hands shot up. “Half of you. The rest of you are 33 years too late!” The group bantered back and forth in British accents before performing a cover of the Beatles tune “Don’t Let Me Down”. I’m not a fan of covers in general, but I found it to be an interesting add to their set. Sonny introduced the band that included two more original members: Traa Daniels on bass and Marcos Curiel on guitar. Touring member Zachary Christopher was on drums. “Hope you know this song!” was the intro to “Youth Of A Nation”. The fans responded joyfully by singing the chorus loudly and proudly. “My friends do you know how powerful you are? Every single one of you has the power to change the world!” P.O.D. added “Lost In Forever” from the album Murdered Love to the tour set, but we got fed the debut of it. It was my favorite, such a great groove! The set wrapped with “Afraid To Die” and fan favorite “Alive”. “When you’re with us, you’re never alone. God bless you guys, be good to yourself and every one around you!” This was my first time seeing P.O.D., a coupla prior engagements were cancelled. They sounded great and brought the heat we so desperately needed.

Speaking of heating the place up, fine ass Daughtry was up next. The band’s namesake is American Idol Season 5 contestant Chris Daughtry. He was robbed of that prize, finished fourth. He launched the award winning band Daughtry, went platinum multiple times and sold over 9 million records. They have eight studio albums and EPs and their thirteen song set was heavy into their two latest releases, Shock To The System - Parts One & Two. The musicians took their respective spots and they hit us with “Divided” and “The Day I Die”. “What’s up Bridgeport?! We got a new song on the radio!” This was the segue to “The Bottom”. “Bridgeport! You look beautiful this evening, thank you for being here. Did you bring your singing voices tonight?” The fans answered accordingly as they sang along to the band’s cover of Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)”. Chris got off on the crowd’s enthusiasm. Again, I’m not a fan of covers but I love that the studio version of this song includes rock goddess Lzzy Hale. “Bridgeport, this song goes out to anyone out there who has been heartbroken, always light on the other side of the darkness, I promise you that.” They fed us another newer tune, “Pieces”, and Chris really shined in it. “Thank you so much. OK Bridgeport, we hit ya with the new songs, let’s take it back to 2006!” They performed the hit “It’s Not Over” before Chris grabbed an acoustic and a stool to sit on. “It’s just me and you. Sing if you know it, or make some shit up. I probably wouldn’t be here right now if I didn’t write this song. Turn the lights down! Let’s get a vibe going. If you have something that lights up, put it up!” The fans lit the place up like daylight as Chris performed a stripped down version of “Home”. The raw feel of it was a set highlight for me. Then it was back to the newer stuff with “Antidote” and “The Dam”. “Y’all ready for some dad rock? We’re gunna do a sing a long.” The hardcore Daughtry fans were able to recite “Over You” word for word. Band intros were next: bassist Marty O’Brien, guitarist Brian Craddock, drummer Anthony Ghazel and keyboardist/backing vocalist Elvio Fernandes. The main set wrapped with “Terrified” and a version of “Heavy Is The Crown” that didn’t disappoint. The immediate encore was “Artificial”. Think you’re too cool for Daughtry? You’re not. They put on a great rock show. I highly encourage you to check out their new stuff before you see them on this tour. It’s got a dark thread in it, to match Chris’s new blacked out arm tatts - which took seven days, forty hours, and unimaginable pain to complete. They cover his old ink while embracing change.

Seether is a band originally from South Africa, with a string of #1 hits. The multi platinum group has sold over four million albums and won several awards. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Shaun Morgan was not a frontman per se. He led the group but performed from one side of the stage versus front and center. Seether’s light design is minimal illumination, it was hard to even see them. Shout out to all photographers that managed to get decent shots of these guys. The band has ten studio albums and hit on seven of em in their thirteen song set. The two opening songs were total surprises to me, I hadn’t realized they were added to the set the night before in Boston. Both were from Disclaimer II, “Pride” (last performed 2006) and “Needles” (last performed 2017). I thoroughly enjoyed hearing those lesser played tunes. Seether was raw rock and roll, no frills, the sound was decent except the bass drum was too loud. It wasn’t proportionate with everything else. The humble and introverted Morgan thanked the fans before proceeding with “Country Song” (Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray) “Thank you!” “Rise Above This” (Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces) had the guys jumping around a bit. We got an awesome rendition of one of my faves “Nobody Praying For Me” (Isolate & Medicate) followed by another hit “Fine Again” which I really grooved to. A quieted version (no bass or drums) of the haunting ballad “Broken” was next. It was so good we didn’t miss Amy Lee’s part at all. “Thank you very much.” A slice of Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum was next with “Wasteland”. Morgan nonchalantly changed axes in between songs but the band never stopped playing. Bassist Dale Stewart, drummer John Humphrey and lead guitarist Corey Lowery kept it rollin. Up next was “Words As Weapons”, the hit “Dangerous” and a track from The Surface Seems So Far Away with “Lost All Control”. Fan favorite “Fake It” turned into a rockin sing a long with full participation. Morgan addressed the crowd, “Thank you for coming out! It’s fucking freezing!” He then did something I thought was very cool, while he was thanking all of the openers he sang a line from one of their songs! When he thanked P.O.D. he sang “we are, we are…” for Daughtry he sang a line from “Heavy is the Crown” and proclaimed “Chris Daughtry is a better singer than I am”. Seether wrapped the set with Karma & Effect’s “Remedy”. If you like Seether, you’ll like their newer stuff and their live show is solid. Just don’t expect to see them much cuz they basically play in the dark.