MINISTRY (Live)

at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023

MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin

In their bio it reads, “Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen”. Appearing at The Union Event Center on April 21st 2023 in Salt Lake City, it was evident the passion has never faded.

MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin

This show was nothing less than explosive! Opening the night with songs “Alert Level,” “Good Trouble,” “Disinformation,” and “Search and Destroy,” you could feel the driving energy not only from the stage, but from the crowd in attendance that night.

MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin

Continuing to build on that energy, the set continued with “Believe Me,” “Broken System,” and being played for only the second time live “Goddamn White Trash,” which will appear on the band’s upcoming album Hopium for the Masses LP is due this summer.

MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin

“NWO,” “Just one Fix,” “Burning Inside,” “Stigmata,” and “Thieves” followed. Ministry knew the venue was at its boiling point and was ready to take it that one last step. And that they did, with “The Missing,” “Deity,” “So What,” and “Ricky’s Hand.” The latter is a Fad Gadget cover, which was played for the first time live since 1986.

MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin

On tour with Ministry is Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly, making this even more of a must see show.

MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin
MINISTRY (Live at The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, April 21, 2023)
Photo: Jerry Alperin

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  • Jerry Alperin

    Jerry is a reviewer, photographer and interviewer here at Metal Express Radio. Originally from the East Coast, he always wanted to find a warmer climate to call home. Fortunately for him, he wound up in San Francisco where the people are colorful, the sushi is delicious and the music diverse. He has been involved in the music industry in one form or another for over 30 years.

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