It’s a misty October night and the streets of Birmingham look like something from Silent Hill as we make our way to the o2 Institute. Tonight’s show is worth taking the chance of running into Pyramid Head though. With Bury Tomorrow topping the bill in support of their latest album, Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience. Backed up by a hefty line-up of support acts. Including Siamese, Lionheart and Nevertel. 

After almost joining the queue for Chloe Slater by mistake. With the only clue being the Disney cosplayers a few people ahead of us. Crisis averted, we make our way inside. Away from the survival horror backdrop and what would have been a very different kind of review!

Thankfully we arrive just in time to catch Danish metalcore miscreants, Siamese (8) who are tearing things up with This is Not a Song. The main hook of which reminds us that the track is in fact “a motherfucking mosh pit”. A fact perfectly demonstrated by the maelstrom of bodies being broken to its combination of chunky riffs and AI interludes. The combination of which conjures memories of Bring me the Horizon at their Post Human best. 

As opening acts go, we couldn’t ask for much more. Tight, well-rehearsed and more than up to the task of igniting a crowd, even at this early hour of the night. Siamese make for a tasty appetiser. They have a secret weapon up their sleeves too. Just as their set reaches its climax, Guitarist Christian Hjort Lauritzen rids himself of his low slung six string Ibanez. Returning to the stage with an electric violin. Adding an extra layer of melody and weight to their closing track, Ocean Bed. Leaving us all on a high note.

Time for a little Orange County hardcore from Lionheart (8) next. Who are up against it tonight, with lead singer, Rob Watson out of action. Leaving the band a man down. Undeterred, they make the very best of a bad situation. Bass player, Richard Matthews takes over the mic instead. Ushering band and audience alike through 30 minutes of what can only be described as Lionheart karaoke. 

What the band lose in low end punch, they more than make up for with sheer grit. Blending beatdown classics like LHHC and Treading Water with covers of Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit and Beastie Boys anthem, Fight for Your Right to Party. Amping up the atmosphere in the room with determination and an infectious energy. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat and keeping the momentum going. 

It’s not long until it’s the turn of tonight’s main support act, Nevertel (7) to take over. Which unfortunately, despite their penchant for catchy chorus lines, feels like a step backwards rather than forwards. While there’s nothing technically wrong with Nevertel’s set. Yet It feels as though we asked mom for I Prevail, only to be told no, we have I Prevail at home. 

There are a few notable highlights. SYM for instance gets the audience up on their feet and jumping. Considering it’s their first time in the UK; the wall of death they manage to coax out of the room is fairly impressive too. Yet while their mix of radio friendly rock and hip-hop works in small doses. It just doesn’t fit the vibe of the night.

As entertaining as the support acts have been. It’s Bury Tomorrow (8) that we’re gathered here for tonight. So, it’s no surprise that the audience lose their minds as the band walk out on stage to the sound of Purge sirens. With a brand-new album to dip into, the Southampton born six piece have come loaded for bear this evening too.  

The venue might be a little cramped for their ever-expanding set-up. However, it doesn’t hold Bury Tomorrow back in the slightest as they launch into Choke. Followed quickly by a fitting double-bill of LIFE and DEATH. Albeit aided slightly by the fact the previous two bands had no bassist to speak of, they sound positively immense too. Their live mix breathing new life into material from Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience. Some of which fell foul to some curious production choices in the studio. 

While there’s no doubt that tracks like Villain Arc and Yokai will go on to establish themselves as serious fan favourites. As Bury Tomorrow’s performance winds on, there is a notable absence of almost anything from their early albums. With the cutoff date for their setlist seemingly pinned at 2018’s Black Flame. Which is a massive shame considering some of the goldmines that lie untapped within those first four records. 

Whatever our thoughts might be about tonight’s setlist though. It doesn’t stop Bury Tomorrow putting on a show to remember. Crowd surfers pile over the barrier by the dozen as Daniel Winter-Bates bellows out the lyrics to Black Flame. Strobes pulse, heads bang and the meat grinder of a mosh pit looks as though it’s going to cause more than a few sick days on Monday morning. Proving that we can say what we like, the light is on and burning brightly for the masses in attendance. 

It isn’t long before Abandon Us brings things home in suitably chaotic fashion. Everyone’s arms raised to the sky as Bury Tomorrow lay down one last killer cut. Would tonight’s set have benefitted from a little more variety? Sure. Can we complain about a show that carries this kind of ferocity for 90 minutes? Absolutely not. We just hope they delve a little deeper into their back catalogue next time. Armed with a few more of those hits and a bigger stage, Bury Tomorrow could do some even more serious damage on this kind of form.

Bury Tomorrow’s headline tour continues to wind it’s way around the UK. With tickets still available for the following dates-

16th October 2025 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
17th October 2025 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
18th October 2025 – O2 Guildhall, Southhampton, UK