Rising Mexican rock group, The Warning have toured with rock luminaries such as Guns N Roses, Foo Fighters, Muse, Royal Blood and Halestorm to name but a few. Rock icon Lzzy Hale was so taken aback by the group that she even gifted vocalist Daniela with her Gibson Explorer guitar.
Following their appearance at Download Festival last year anticipation for the arrival of the Mexican rock band has been high. So, when the time finally came for The Warning to embark on a headline tour of the UK, it was no surprise that all of their dates were completely sold-out.
The band comprising three sisters hailing from Monterey in Mexico has caused quite a stir on the international rock scene. And with an impending new album under their belt by way of Keep Us Fed, the talented trio made their debut in Leeds on Monday night.
Of course, Leeds University is no stranger to rock legends. The famous refectory housed within the University Student's Union building was the location for the seminal Live at Leeds album by The Who. And with the same degree of anticipation, the rock world is watching The Warning, who may well follow in the footsteps of the greats who came before them.
But what is most important for a group like The Warning is that the band are paving the way for other acts from Mexico to follow. And the band are deeply proud of their culture and heritage. So much so that several songs in the setlist from Monday night’s show were sung in their native tongue. And the West Yorkshire fans tried, albeit their hardest to sing along in Spanish to the best of their abilities on these songs. This was the case with tracks such as recent single Qué Más Quieres, Martirio and Narcisista.
The largest part of the group's sixteen-song setlist was taken from The Warning’s last album Error. The crowd hung on every word of tracks such as Money and Disciple. In places, the audience resembled a match day crowd at the nearby Elland Road.
Despite their young age, The Warning has been on the go for more than ten years. Having formed in 2013, the Villarreal Vélez sisters released their first album XXI Century Blood in 2017 and their sophomore follow-up Queen of the Murder Scene a year later in 2018. Subsequently, the inclusion of tracks from
those early releases such as Survive, Dull Knives (Cut Better) and Dust to Dust were most welcome by the band's old-school fans.
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Whilst The Warning’s new album Keep Me Fed is due for release on June 28th. The band gave their fans a taste of what is to come with the inclusion of several tracks from their forthcoming release such as recent singles Automatic Sun, SICK and Hell You Call a Dream. And on the strength of these songs alone, The Warning’s new album is going to be one to watch out for upon its release.
But like all good things, they come to an end. The night was brought to a close in the best way possible with an epic rendition of Evolve and a well-deserved bow in front of the capacity Leeds audience.
On Monday evening it may well have been The Warning's first concert in Leeds, but based on the response they garnered, the three-piece won't be playing venues of this size for much longer. Judging by the wall-to-wall crowd present and the legions of fans at the front who were following every date of the tour, perhaps it’s just a matter of time before the sisters will be headlining arenas in their own right.
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