The last time I saw Justin Warfield on stage was with Placebo when he rendered his rapping skills for the song Spite & Malice. I never had a chance to see Justin with his band She Wants Revenge till recently. It was said that the duo (the other member being Adam Bravin) hadn’t done a gig in years, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that as the band opened the show with Red Flags and Long Nights, demonstrating an energy and verve that few bands have live nowadays. Everything about the performance was raw energy and even the audience could detect it as they danced with abandon.

She Wants Revenge Live at the Discovery in Ventura, California

As the night progressed with These Things, Out of Control, and True Romance, the audience got wild. The energy was palpable, and you couldn’t help but dance. Just like a lover, Warfield teased the crowd with his music, growing to a slow crescendo until the explosive finale was inevitable. The band closed with the always sexy Tear You Apart (its popularity sparked again when American Horror Story used the song in an opening scene for the premiere of Hotel). By that time, the audience was in Warfield’s hands, willingly subjecting to his every whim, and although sweaty and breathless, we couldn’t help but long for an encore.

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