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7/25/2025 - House of Blue Anaheim - Anaheim, California.

Bloodywood “Return of the Singh” Tour – House of Blues Anaheim, July 25, 2025

While Pre-Warped Tour shows were scattered around SoCal, the real place to be was House of Blues Anaheim. The venue was packed for the second-to-last stop of Bloodywood’s “Return of the Singh” tour. Fresh off intertwined dates with Babymetal, the band’s long-awaited headliner felt like a celebration.

The night kicked off with Hollow Pact. (gallery) Jager Henry, the frontman, came in swinging with a mix of pop punk and alt-rock that had people moving early. It was an energetic start, and you could tell they are one to keep an eye on.

Then came a curveball: Ladrones. (gallery) Before they even played, stagehands in ski masks set up the gear like a heist crew. When the band hit the stage, it was heavy, raw, and insanely gripping. Dual vocalists rapped and screamed in Spanish over pounding riffs while Mexican flags waved above the pit. The crowd was moshing, singing along, and sending surfers overhead.

Ekoh (gallery) kept the energy alive. Backed by a live drummer and DJ, he blended hip-hop with rock and kept things fun. He was engaging the crowd, flashing a grin that made the energy feel effortless.

Finally, Bloodywood took the stage. The roar when Karan Katiyar, Jayant Bhadula, and Raoul Kerr walked out with touring members, Sarthak Pahwa, Roshan Roy and Vishesh Singh, was deafening.

They wasted no time, opening with “Dana Dan,” and the floor erupted. Karan brought heavy and precise riffs, Jayant’s growls and cleans hit with equal force, and Raoul’s verses fired like punches. And Sarthak’s dhol had that booming rhythm which turned every song into something you could feel in your chest which felt like the drums of liberation.

They ripped through a nine-song set, including “Nu Delhi,” the track that first hooked me. Lights painted the stage in yellow, orange, and blue while the crowd shouted every line. At one point, Sarthak climbed into the middle of the pit with his dhol, and the place exploded. By the closer “Gaddaar,” the whole room knew they’d witnessed something special.

Bloodywood isn’t just a band to listen to — they’re a band you have to see live.