2024.12.15 – The Warehouse Project, Manchester, England

Date: 15th December 2024
Event: The Prodigy Concert – Disrupta Tour
Venue: The Warehouse Project
City: Manchester
Country: England
Support: Jaguar Skills

Tracklist:
1. Voodoo People
2. Omen
3. Fight!
4. Climbatize Link
5. Warrior’s Dance
6. Light Up The Sky
7. Beyond The Deathray
8. Firestarter
9. Roadblox
10. The Day Is My Enemy (Liam H Remix)
11. Poison
12. No Good (Start The Dance)
13. Get Your Fight On
14. Their Law
15. Invaders Must Die
16. Breathe
Encore:
17. Smack My Bitch Up
18. Take Me To The Hospital
19. We Live Forever
20. Diesel Power
21. Out Of Space

Extra info:
Review by Ewan Gleadow, www.cultfollowing.co.uk:
Make your way through the heaving masses, those sweat-soaked bodies lining shoulder to shoulder for the mere glimpse of entertainment. Push through the barrage of pilled-up, boozed-out members of the public. Getting off the trains these days is tricky, especially with a lack of carriages. But rush down those stairs and join the Sisyphean task of entering The Warehouse Project for The Prodigy. Adapting to new conditions, from the sad loss of frontman Keith Flint to what appears to be the beginning of the end for their upcoming, unannounced album, group founder Liam Howlett and vocalist Maxim are weathering the storm as good as any group can. It is an insurmountable task, but they persevere. Their set is as refreshingly bold as it is an energetic push through the classic moments of their sound – and there are more than a few.
Stand your ground against the many who shove and grind their way to what they believe is their calling, shirtless at the front and pointed at as the “next generation” of The Prodigy fans. That may be the case, and this mixture of braggadocious nostalgia and entitled new crowd is, as Maxim continues to call them, the Prodigy People. They are. But where The Prodigy would hope for community spirit in the face of classic tracks like opener Voodoo People and brilliant follow-up Omen, they get the sort of lurching around and sweat-induced swing of people fixated on flashing lights. Get over the miserable realities of post-COVID gigging and lean into a set as vicious and raw as The Prodigy allows. Their very best in this new age, where Maxim steps up to the plate of frontman and more than delivers.
His confidence is the exact antidote to the understandable grief still hitting fans of The Prodigy. Firestarter is more an instrumental piece, as it was for the band at their Leedsfest set earlier this year, but it slots in nicely among fresh songs like Fight! and old, inevitable favourites like Poison. Even then, their contemporary material makes a great addition – set closer Out of Space fares well, a particularly bombastic end to a set which continues to push the band, and their audience, to its limit. Smack My Bitch Up and Diesel Power too find themselves stuffed into an encore which glides through hits and deep cuts in quick succession. Where Paul McCartney was slamming his hands through Golden Slumbers on the other side of the city, The Prodigy was making an equally liberating and effective launch through their many hits.

Review by Isobel Eve Scott, www.allmusicmagazine.com:
The Prodigy has long been a powerhouse in the electronic music scene, defining the sound of rave culture since the early ’90s with their explosive beats and rebellious energy. Their early success, marked by albums like Music for the Jilted Generation and The Fat of the Land, propelled them to international stardom, with Keith Flint’s wild, anarchic persona becoming the face of the band’s raw intensity. However, the tragic loss of Flint in 2019 cast a dark shadow over the group, leaving fans and bandmates grappling with immense grief. Now, as they push forward without their iconic frontman, The Prodigy continues to channel that same fire and defiance, honoring Flint’s legacy while forging ahead into a new era of their electrifying live performances.
Depot Mayfield couldn’t have been a better choice for a show like this as The Prodigy’ play the 2nd of two shows for The Warehouse Project for the first time in 11 years, and this venue is practically been built for these kind of shows. And sure, it’s unbelievably humid, and water dripped off the ceiling and onto my head more times than I would’ve loved, but both the crowd and I are having too good of a time to care. It’s just the kind of atmosphere I can envision being at a Prodigy gig back in the 90s.
We get treated to a pretty eclectic setlist. Naturally we get fan favourites like ‘Omen’, ‘Firestarter’, and the historically controversial ‘Smack My Bitch Up’. The age range at this show is one of the most varied I’ve seen in a while, but vocalist Maxim has everyone in the room shouting along. Their new work packs just as much of punch live as their classics. The yet to be released track ‘Fight!’, an energetic techno track that’s very reminiscent of early Prodigy, sends the crowd into an absolute frenzy.
Transitions between songs are utterly seamless, at times making this feel more like a DJ set than a traditional gig. It feels natural though, and it’s to be expected that The Prodigy would toe the line between rave and concert. With every track on the set getting its own accompanying visuals and light show, there’s not a single bad spot to be stood in at a Prodigy concert.

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