Friday night April 26 was a special night in Pomona, CA as the electro-industrial masters Lords of Acid kicked off their highly anticipated 2024 North American tour at The Glasshouse with Lords of Acid mastermind Praga Khan playing a solo set for a 1-2 punch of in-your-face EDM. The band has been promoting the six-week tour on social media and it is quickly selling out as it heads East then circles back out West ending in Los Angeles on June 7.

SoCal Punk Rockers Ominous Duck, a band of angst driven youngsters opened the show with a 40-minute set mixed with original rockers and a few covers by System of A Down, Nirvana and Slipknot. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for this band – the crowd quickly warmed up to them and they succeeded at pumping them up for the epic night ahead.

Praga Khan is a legend in the electro-industrial / EDM world and at 65 years young he quickly turned the Glasshouse into an EDM rave as he and his band – his wife, Inja Van Gastel on keyboards/synth and longtime collaborator Olivier Adams on drums put on a high energy 45-minute set that had everyone in the venue dancing and waving their arms. Khan’s liveliness onstage was impressive as he was constantly moving and had the crowd mesmerized with his classic beats. Songs played included the show opener “Love”, “Breakfast in Vegas”, “The Power of the Flower” and the night ended with the two hits from Mortal Kombat, “Sub-Zero” and “Techno Syndrome”.

The fans had a 15-minute break to re-fill their beers before the lights turned red and Lords of Acid hit the stage opening with “Sex Bomb”. With Praga Khan now on keyboards/Synth and DieTrich Thrall on bass along with his rhythm partner Galen Waling hitting the drums and the sinister Creighton Emrick on guitars, they gave Pomona their first taste of Lords of Acid 2024 before the lovely new vocalist Gigi Ricci appeared for the second song “Scrood Bi U” and then party really kicked off. Ricci is a perfect fit for LoA and plays the role perfectly as she holds true to the original vocals while adding her own flair both sonically and visually.

The crowd was into the show every minute the band was on stage and somehow Praga Khan after just delivering a 45-minute solo set maintained his energy on stage for another 75 minutes as the fans “Praised the Lords” as they delivered their usual kinky, sex laced songs. Ricci had a smile from ear-to-ear the entire time onstage and repeatedly thanked the crowd for their support.

As expected, the ladies in the house were invited on stage for “Spank My Booty” and the tongue-in-cheek fan favorite “Pussy”. Ricci was enjoying interacting with the fans onstage as well as having fun with her band-mates. Of course, the blow-up dolls made an appearance during “Rubber Doll” as Inja Van Gastel joined the band onstage and also flashed a large sign with one side reading “Praise the Lords” on one side and the other side reading “Fuck the Rest” during the anthemic “Worship the Lords”.

The night ended with a bang as the band played “The Crablouse” followed by “Drink My Honey” and ended with the super sexy/hypnotic “I Sit On Acid”. The 2024 version of Lords of Acid is a show not to be missed and coupled with the sounds of Praga Khan, this is a night of epic music from a legend that played a critical role in defining the industrial/electronic music arena and has been an influence to many in all genres of music.

Praga Khan Set List:

Love | My Mind Is My Enemy | Remove the Armour | Breakfast in Vegas | Lonely | The Moon | The Power of the Flower | Luv U Still | Sub-Zero (The Immortals song) | Techno Syndrome (The Immortals song)

Lords of Acid Set List:

Sex Bomb | Scrood Bi U | Lover | The Most Wonderful Girl | Mr. Machoman | Out Comes the Evil | Marijuana in Your Brain | You Belong to Me | Spank My Booty | (A Treatise on the Practical Methods Whereby One Can) Worship the Lords | Rough Sex/Take Control | Rubber Doll | Voodoo-U | Pussy | Let's | Get High | LSD = Truth | The Crablouse | Drink My Honey| I Sit On Acid