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On this day, 28 May 1989, American heavy metal band W.A.S.P played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on their 89 & Headless tour.
Formed in 1982. They emerged from the early 1980s Los Angeles heavy metal scene.
The band's popularity peaked that decade, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy metal bands.
W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics and live performances. They are estimated to have sold over twelve million records worldwide,
W.A.S.P.'s fourth studio album, The Headless Children, was released on April 15, 1989, and was their first album without any overtly sexually explicit songs.
it was W.A.S.P.'s most critically acclaimed work up to that point and it is now the highest-selling W.A.S.P. album to date.
The drumming duties for the album were handled by former Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali.
It features two of the band's most highly acclaimed songs, the power ballad "Forever Free" and a cover of The Who's "The Real Me".
Setlist
The Heretic (The Lost Child)
The Real Me (The Who cover)
L.O.V.E. Machine
Wild Child
The Headless Children
The Neutron Bomber
Forever Free
I Don't Need No Doctor (Nickolas Ashford cover)
Thunderhead
I Wanna Be Somebody
Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)
Mean Man
Blind in Texas
