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Concert Review: Devo, June 30, History

Posted on
1 Jul 2025
by
Paul

On Monday night, Devo took to the stage at History as part of their 50 Years of De-Evolution… continued! tour, playing a set full of hits from throughout their career for a packed house full of spuds young and old. Well, probably mostly old.

The band took the stage around 8:15, launching straight into a tightly packed set that wrapped up just after 9:30. No openers, no downtime – just a whole lot of Devo straight out the gate.

Well, ok, not a whole lot – while it was a solid set, it did seem maybe a tad too short, especially with no opening act. But honestly? I’m OK with that. These guys are in their 70s, and they still pulled off multiple costume changes, a full visual production, and a setlist that hit pretty much every note you’d want. “Whip It,” “Girl U Want,” “Uncontrollable Urge,” “Jocko Homo,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – all present and accounted for. Even newer tracks like “Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man)” sounded like classics. All in all, a very satisfying set from a legendary group. And everyone still got to be in bed before 11:00 if they wanted. Not bad.

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