25 Years of Noise Tour: Silverstein, Thursday, Free Throw, and Bloom - Winnipeg, MB

Silverstein’s 25 Years of Noise: The Last Chance Tour is more than an anniversary run—it’s a career-spanning victory lap, a communal celebration, and in many ways, a love letter to the fans who have been screaming along since When Broken Is Easily Fixed. On Sunday, November 23, 2025, that love was on full display as the band brought the tour to Winnipeg’s historic Burton Cummings Theatre—shockingly, the first time in their twenty-five-year career that they’ve played the iconic venue, which was highlighted when vocalist Shane Told joked that "hopefully we have now unlocked the Burton Cummings Theatre" for future shows in Winnipeg. It was the perfect setting for a night steeped in nostalgia, catharsis, and unrelenting emotion. With a multi-generational lineup featuring Bloom, Free Throw, and post-hardcore legends Thursday, the evening felt like a curated timeline of the genres Silverstein has influenced, grown alongside, and helped define.

Bloom. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

Opening the night was Bloom, making their first-ever Canadian appearance. The Australian post-hardcore outfit played like they had everything to prove—and quickly proved everything.

Their set was tight, urgent, and emotionally heavy in all the right ways. Tracks like “Out Of Reach” and “Siren Song” showcased their soaring melodic instincts, while “Bound to Your Whispers” and “Withered” carried the kind of aching intensity that instantly commanded the quiet, seated theatre. “Life Moves On Without Us” and “You and I” resonated especially well with a crowd primed for heartbreak anthems.

Despite being thousands of miles from home, Bloom was greeted like a new favourite local band. If this was their introduction to Canadian audiences, it was a hell of a debut.

Free Throw. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

Free Throw took the stage next, injecting the night with their signature blend of emo honesty and math-tinged indie rock. The band thrives on raw vulnerability, and it translated flawlessly in the theatre’s acoustics.

They kicked off with “The Corner’s Dilemma,” immediately pulling the crowd into their emotional orbit. “Pallet Town” and “My High” hit with youthful nostalgia, while heavier fan favourites like “Randy, I Am the Liquor” and “Two Beers In” ignited the first big sing-alongs of the whole night.

The set’s emotional highlight came with “So Yeah, So,” delivered with cracked-open sincerity that had the room locked in. Free Throw delivered a set that felt like a shared diary—loud, honest, and cathartic.

Thursday. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

Then came the moment many longtime fans had been waiting sixteen years for: Thursday’s first show in Winnipeg since Taste of Chaos 2009. The energy in the room shifted instantly—excitement, reverence, and the weight of post-hardcore history vibrating in the air. In addition to making their tour feel more Canadian, filling in for guitarist Tom Keeley was Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil.

The band wasted no time diving into nostalgia with “Signals Over the Air,” sparking immediate recognition and goosebumps. From there, they launched into cornerstone tracks “Cross Out the Eyes” and “Jet Black New Year,” sounding as vital and ferocious as ever.

Geoff Rickly’s haunting delivery on “This Song Brought to You by a Falling Bomb” showcased the band’s unique ability to find beauty in collapse, while “Fast to the End” and “Application for Release From the Dream” represented their later-era dynamism.

The final stretch—“The Lovesong Writer,” “Understanding in a Car Crash,” and “War All the Time”—felt like a collective emotional purge from the crowd. Thursday didn’t just play songs; they reopened portals to the memories tied to them.

For their anniversary set, Silverstein designed something special: a full run-through of their catalogue from newest to oldest—a reverse time machine that guided the audience from the present back to the band’s origins.

Beginning with their 2020s material, the band opened with “Negative Space,” “Drain the Blood,” “Stress,” and “The Altar,” showing just how heavy and refined their modern sound has become. The production hit hard—sharp lights, deep rumble, and pacing that filled the entire theatre with momentum.

Silverstein. Photos by Samuel Stevens Photography

Mid-set favourites like “Infinite,” “Bad Habits,” and “The Afterglow” proved how many era-defining songs they’ve created in recent years. The room exploded for “Je me souviens” and “Massachusetts,” two staples that always sound massive live.

Then came one of the night’s most delightful curveballs—their micro-hardcore cover “You Gotta Stay Positive” (Good Clean Fun), played twice as tradition demands. The band leaned into it with humour, reminding fans that even after twenty-five years, Silverstein still doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

As the set wound further backwards, older material stirred older emotions: “The Artist,” “Vices,” and “The End” hit with era-defining force, while the crowd roared every word to “Worlds Apart” and “Your Sword Versus My Dagger.”

The late-set stretch of “Already Dead” and “Smile in Your Sleep” was pure early-2000s post-hardcore/metalcore nostalgia—a reminder of just how much Silverstein shaped the sound of an entire generation. The encore began in unexpected stillness as Shane Told returned alone for “My Heroine” to perform it acoustically—a stripped-down, heart-wrenching rendition that held the theatre silent, but Told demanded the audience sing it back as loud as they physically could.

Then the band launched back into full throttle with “Smashed Into Pieces” and “Bleeds No More,” stirring the loudest reactions of the night. It was a finale that honoured the band’s roots while celebrating how far they’ve come. Silverstein’s 25 Years of Noise Winnipeg stop wasn’t just a concert—it was a narrative, a retrospective, and a living history lesson in post-hardcore and metalcore. Between Bloom’s breakthrough introduction, Free Throw’s emotional resonance, Thursday’s long-awaited return, and Silverstein’s monumental reverse-era set, the night moved with a sense of legacy.

Twenty-five years in, Silverstein continues to evolve without losing the heart that made audiences connect with them in the first place. And seeing them finally take the stage at the Burton Cummings Theatre felt like a milestone for both the band and the city.