Collective Soul
OLG Stage at Fallsview On line casino
Niagara Falls, Ontario
March 29, 2026
Whereas the Canadian music highlight was centered simply down the freeway in Hamilton for this 12 months’s Juno Awards, Niagara Falls carved out a second of its personal as ’90s rock mainstays Collective Soul returned to Fallsview On line casino. This time, they made the leap from the intimate 1,500-seat Avalon Theatre—the place they performed a two-night run in November 2019—to the a lot bigger 5,000-seat OLG Stage on March twenty ninth.
The Atlanta-based band hit the stage proper at 7 PM and wasted no time settling in. Frontman Ed Roland—sporting a beret and fur scarf—led a assured, 100-minute set that opened with 2004’s “Counting the Days,” instantly setting a gentle, assured tone.
They stored issues transferring with “Heavy,” adopted by “Mom’s Love” (the primary of three newer tracks from 2024’s Right here to Eternity). There was no drop in vitality as “Why, Pt. 2” pushed the momentum ahead.
One of many evening’s standout moments got here with “Shine” from their 1994 debut Hints, Allegations, and Issues Left Unsaid. The observe that first put the band on the map—because of early airplay on an Atlanta faculty radio station—nonetheless hits simply as exhausting, with the group singing alongside from begin to end.
Earlier than launching into “Preserve It on Observe,” the band invited the viewers to hitch in on “O Canada.” It was a easy second, however one which resonated. The lineup—Jesse Triplett (lead guitar/background vocals), Will Turpin (bass/background vocals), Johnny Rabb (drums/background vocals), and Dean Roland (rhythm guitar and Ed’s brother), together with touring keyboardist Tristan Turpin (Will Turpin’s son)—felt tight and totally locked in all through.
One other spotlight got here throughout “She Stated” (from the Scream 2 soundtrack), which started as a stripped-down efficiency underneath a single highlight with Roland and Triplett earlier than constructing again right into a full-band end.
The center stretch leaned into nostalgia, with “The World I Know” and “December” drawing among the evening’s strongest reactions. Each got room to breathe fairly than rushed, permitting the viewers to totally settle into the second.
There was a quick, human second throughout “Tremble for My Beloved,” when Roland admitted to slipping on the lyrics. He requested the group in the event that they had been okay with a restart, and the band gave it one other go—including a contact of authenticity to the efficiency. The do-over, nevertheless, got here on the expense of “Gel,” which had been performed in that slot two nights earlier in Windsor.
“The place the River Flows” ramped the vitality again up earlier than the band closed the evening with “Run.” There was no encore—only a clear, assured ending to a good, well-paced set.
A couple of fan favourites from the band’s 1997 period—like “Treasured Declaration,” “Hear,” and “Disciplined Breakdown”—had been noticeably absent, however the set nonetheless felt balanced, mixing hits, deeper cuts, and newer materials with out shedding its circulate.
With a brand new album, Contact and Go, set for launch subsequent month, Collective Soul reveals no indicators of slowing down. If something, this efficiency proved they’re nonetheless evolving, nonetheless refining, and nonetheless connecting with audiences.
SETLIST:
1. Counting the Days (Youth, 2004)
2. Heavy (Dosage, 1999)
3. Mom’s Love (Right here to Eternity, 2024)
4. Why, Pt. 2 (Blender, 2000)
5. Shine (Hints, Allegations, and Issues Left Unsaid, 1994)
6. Preserve It on Observe (Right here To Eternity, 2024)
7. Not the Identical (Right here To Eternity, 2024)
8. Sister Don’t Cry (Hints, Allegations, and Issues Left Unsaid, 1994)
9. She Stated (Scream 2 Soundtrack, 1997)
10. The World I Know (Collective Soul, 1995)
11. December (Collective Soul, 1995)
12. Tremble for My Beloved (Dosage, 1999)
13. Tremble for My Beloved (performed a second time after Ed Roland admitted to messing up the lyrics)
14. The place the River Flows (Collective Soul, 1995)
15. Run (Dosage, 1995)
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