Let’s be honest. We were all waiting for their comeback. After the huge success of The Death Of Peace Of Mind in 2022 and Concrete Jungle [THE OST] in 2024, Bad Omens stepped back from the scene for a bit, putting their mental health first. Now, they are more than ready to take back the stage with their Do You Feel Love EU/UK tour.
Bad Omens
Alexandra Palace, London – 26 November 2025
Words: Carol Giannattasio
The tour kicked off in Dublin four days earlier, and this, the third date of the tour, was at a sold-out Alexandra Palace. I will get straight to the point. Bad Omens did not come back to waste time. They came back hungry, ready to show exactly what they are made of.
The night was split into five parts, each introduced by a different tape. They opened with Specter, the first single marking their return to the Metalcore scene, released on 8 August. Live, it gave us mixed emotions, but one thing is clear is Noah’s voice has changed over the years and definitely for the better. His clean vocals are spine-chilling, especially when he hits those soft falsetto highs.
Bad Omens threw us right back to 2016 with Glass Houses, raw energy from start to finish, with every word screamed at full volume by the crowd. It was one of my favourite moments of the night, along with hearing older tracks like Limits.
Fan favourites were back in the setlist too. The Death Of Peace Of Mind, Concrete Jungle, and Artificial Suicide and then Nowhere To Go, where Noah pointed out that the crowd looked a bit too calm. So he basically yelled, in the gentlest way possible, to “open a damn pit.”
Suddenly, a full vortex opened in the middle of Alexandra Palace. Everyone waited for the breakdown, then launched into a wild, almost violent mosh pit.
Dying To Love (released 22 October) and Left For Good (released 18 November) were absolutely the highlights of the night for me. What made the atmosphere even more magical were the lights. Every song, every drop, every breakdown had its own light show that matched perfectly without ever disappointing.
And of course, there was fire, because the night was not hot enough already.
Then V.A.N. hit. A song that was hated, talked about, and debated the day it dropped, but also deeply loved. And honestly, even though Poppy was not physically there, her voice echoed through the walls. Noah did an amazing job singing her parts with a low, almost whispered tone, and of course, he kicked in right on the scream. Another great moment of the night.
Anything > Human ft. ERRA is easily my favourite track from Concrete Jungle [THE OST]. The melody and the mystery behind that sound always blow my mind. But what really exploded during that moment, right on the bridge/breakdown that everyone was waiting for, was Jonathan Vigil, vocalist of The Ghost Inside, stepping in to fill J.T. Cavey’s part. He joined Bad Omens on stage and added that extra layer of aggression the song needed. Truly speechless.
Noah has a remarkable talent, but what people sometimes forget are his friends, his bandmates. Nick Folio is an absolute monster on drums. He did not just hit every part perfectly. He added something extra to almost every song.
Jolly never disappoints with his screams and backing vocals, and during the Artificial Suicide intro, all eyes were on him, an intro you can only experience live or on the Spotify live track.
Nicholas on bass? He brings that deep, powerful tone that is essential to their live impact, and he is fully involved with backing vocals too.
After What Do You Want From Me?, I finally got to witness one of my favourite moments from the TDOPOM album and something totally unexpected live. What It Cost is the intro to Like A Villain, and hearing those two songs together, in that order, live absolutely blew my mind.
Noah took a moment to talk to the crowd, asking everyone who was seeing them live for the first time to raise their phone lights. Then he asked the same from those who had already seen them before.
Since their breakthrough with The Death Of Peace Of Mind, Bad Omens have only climbed higher and higher, headlining three nights in a row at The Dome. Noah even pointed out that after one of those shows, they stopped to eat pizza at the venue, but since they did not have plates, they used towels instead. Proof of the tour manager and guitar tech was on the big screens. Honestly hilarious.
Right after that, Noah said, “Only to say I’m proud of us and I’m grateful for all of you for how far we’ve come.” From there, they went on to open for Bring Me The Horizon during their 2024 UK tour, and now they have reached a completely sold-out Ally Pally.
Almost emotional, Noah took in the moment, watching 10,000 lights shining back at him after announcing the most loved song of all, the one that pushed them onto the wave – Just Pretend.
It was definitely emotional, and Bad Omens took in every second of it, right until the last note, soaking up the applause and screams. Before wrapping up, Impose (released 10 September) obviously had to be part of the night. These new songs make me think we’re heading toward an amazing new album, because they are nothing short of poetry.
Then the band left the stage for five minutes, with the crowd filling Ally Pally with chants of “One more song,” and of course, Noah could not leave without fighting God one last time.
Dethrone shook the entire floor. Bad Omens chose pure chaos as the closing moment of their London show, and we devoured it. They left us even more hyped than at the beginning, hungry to hear more.
In my opinion, they are one of the best live acts in the Metal scene right now. Their performance was incredible from start to finish. Everything tight, everything right where it needed to be.
Bad Omens have evolved a lot, from their early albums to their newest releases. They experiment, they push, and this new direction works, it gets us excited, emotional and craving more. We definitely cannot wait for the next album.
