Incubus hit Chula Vista Saturday September 8 and put on a show that will be unforgotten.
These Southern California natives returned to Chula Vista to promote their new album Light Grenades which was released earlier this year. Lead vocalist, Brandon Boyd, along with fellow band members Mike Einziger, Jose Passillas, Chris Kilmore, and Ben Kenney brought along alternative rockers, The Bravery, as well as a mysterious and unknown bass playing virtuoso, making the concert a tremendous hit.
The concert consisted of a fan base ranging from the originals, which grew up with Incubus as far back as the late eighties and early nineties to the younger “teenybopper” audience and attracted by the bands’ latest work.
Incubus is a true musical genius; they inspired me more and sounded better live than on any CD or record. Their sound, however, was not all that made them a huge success; their visual performance along with their active involvement with the audience made this a concert that even the least interested fan was sure to enjoy.
The concert was complete with computer monitors, massive television screens portraying virtual sunsets and a lightshow that even the blind could see. The guest bassist appeared on stage just in time to bring his own original and unique style to “Stellar”, incorporating into the song “pop-and-slap” solos never previously heard.
Overall, the musical mastery of this concert left fans amazed and wanting more; the deafening screams that preceded each song roared throughout the Coors Amphitheatre until the band began playing a new song.
It seemed as though each song progressively got the audience more riled up, ending the concert with classics “Dig”, “Drive” and “Pardon me”. Incubus WILL remain throughout musical history as masters of their trade and a timeless act, impossible to follow or match.
If you want to see an amazing performance that you will be able to brag about for generations, Incubus is the way to go.