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Canada Life Place in London, Ontario turned into a warzone of riffs, fire, and lasers as the KoЯn Kanada Tour 2025rolled through town. With Loathe, Gojira, and the godfathers of nu-metal themselves, KoЯn, the night stacked intensity like a three-layer brick wall.
Loathe
The U.K. up-and-comers hit first, drowning the arena in blood-red backlighting that matched the mood of their crushing set. “Revenant” and “Aggressive Evolution” set the tone, while “Is It Really You?” gave fans a breather—briefly—before “Gored” leveled the place. For a band still carving their path, Loathe looked right at home on an arena stage.
Gojira
Then came the fire gods. Literally. With enough pyro to toast eyebrows in the cheap seats, Gojira tore through “Backbone”, “Flying Whales”, and “The Heaviest Matter of the Universe”. Every riff hit like an earthquake, every blast beat like a punch to the chest. The crowd roared loudest during “Amazonia”, but it was their relentless precision that left jaws on the floor.
KoЯn
Finally, the house went dark, and then, lasers everywhere. The opening lines of “Blind” sent London into full meltdown. The setlist was a buffet of classics: “Twist”, “Got the Life”, “Clown”, “Coming Undone” , and the filthiest cuts like “Porno Creep” and “Dirty”.
The encore flipped the mood with “4 U” performed as a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, a raw, unexpected moment of reverence—before the chaos returned with “Falling Away From Me”, “Divine”, and the inevitable closer, “Freak on a Leash”. Lasers darted across the crowd as thousands screamed along, proving KoЯn still owns the stage three decades in.
The Verdict
Three bands. Three very different energies. One unrelenting night. Loathe gave us the future, Gojira brought the firestorm, and KoЯn cemented why they’re still the kings of weird, heavy, cathartic chaos.
London didn’t just get a concert—it got steamrolled.
Final word: If the KoЯn Kanada Tour is coming anywhere near you, don’t walk, run.