Bad Omens • Beartooth • February 22, 2026 • Delta Center
Reviewed and Photographed by Max Taylor
On February 22, Bad Omens made a stop in Salt Lake City, UT, at the Delta Center as part of their “Do You Feel Love” tour. They were joined by Beartooth, a perfect support for this tour.
Beartooth
Beartooth walked out to open, with a massive banner draped across the back of the stage, four towering LED screens already flashing behind them. No slow build. No easing in. They hit hard from the first note, and the crowd met them there.
Songs like “In Between” detonated across the floor, and the pit cracked open almost immediately. It was the kind of mosh that forms because it has to. “Riptide” only fed it. The chorus came back louder from the crowd than from the stage, and you could feel the barricade start to flex under the pressure.
Caleb Shomo doesn’t perform like someone in an opening slot. He moves like the room already belongs to him. The screams are raw and jagged, but the clean vocals carry, clear and surprisingly vulnerable in a space that size. That contrast is what makes Beartooth hit the way they do live. It’s aggressive, but it’s human, and a perfect way to warm up the crowd for Bad Omens.
Sweat was flying off the stage, and shirts were coming off. Undoubtedly, Beartooth didn’t feel like a warm-up. They felt like a warning shot.
Bad Omens
And then the time had come. The room was buzzing. Not that long ago, fans will remember Bad Omens played a packed show at The Union Center in Salt Lake City, and as the fanbase has continued to grow and the band’s success flourish, fans found the arena to be packed and full of electric excitement.
Bad Omens didn’t just walk on stage, they drew out the anticipation. An eerie narrative video stretched across massive screens, pulling the arena into something darker and more cinematic before the first note even dropped as the band entered the stage. The energy changed. The noise dipped. And then it exploded. The lead singer, Noah Sebastian, brought an unmatched energy and control to the stage that remained the entire night.
The production was massive, but not bloated. Layers of lighting washed over the stage in deep blues and violent reds. Lasers cut through fog in sharp, surgical lines. Pyro blasted heat into the lower bowl; you could physically feel it roll over the crowd. Cryo cannons erupted in freezing bursts that sent vapor into the rafters. It was sensory overload in the best way.
They leaned into material from their EP released late last year including “Left for Good,” “Dying to Love,” and “Impose,” all translating with weight and depth as the band performed those tracks live.
Crowd surfers came in waves, floating toward the barricade as security braced and reset over and over again. The classics hit exactly how you’d want them to. “Concrete Jungle” was loud and relentless. “The Death of Peace of Mind” felt hypnotic. When “Just Pretend” started, the entire Delta Center sang. Not casually. Not politely. Full voice. The kind of collective moment that makes an arena feel small.
What stands out most about Bad Omens right now is their control. By the end of the night, the crowd was soaked in sweat but still reaching for more. Beartooth brought grit and urgency. Bad Omens brought atmosphere and scale. Together, they proved heavy music doesn’t shrink for arenas, it expands into them. Fans in Salt Lake didn’t just get a show, they most certainly got a night that felt earned.