Image: Motionless In White Live 2026 [Sarah, @soga.focus]
Motionless In White kicked off 2026 with an almost sold-out European tour — not a bad New Year’s resolution, right? With Dayseeker and Make Them Suffer as support, it’s no surprise that many of the shows on this run reached sold-out status. The band wrapped up their German dates with the sold-out show at Frankfurt’s Jahrhunderthalle, which of course we didn’t want to miss.
Make Them Suffer
Make Them Suffer opened the night. The Australian band has been touring with their current lineup since 2022. Since then, Alex Reade has joined on keyboards, clean vocals, and additional screams. By now, the chemistry is spot-on — it felt as if they had never done anything other than share the stage together. MTS played for about half an hour, delivering their biggest hits, especially tracks from their last two albums How To Survive A Funeral and Make Them Suffer. The band also brought along a handful of fans from Down Under, which led to the first mosh pits early in the evening. A very promising start!
Dayseeker
Musically, Dayseeker stood out a bit on this tour. While the US post-hardcore band made a name for themselves early on with a raw, Silverstein-esque sound, the newer material from their latest albums Sleeptalk, Dark Sun, and Creature In The Black Night leans more toward melancholic vibes with deeply emotional lyrics. It was a beautiful set, though it felt very laid-back between Make Them Suffer and Motionless In White — and maybe that breather was exactly what some people needed. Either way, the band led by frontman Rory Rodriguez delivered a flawless performance, with every note on point and a lighting show that perfectly matched the atmosphere.
Motionless In White
The headliner of the sold-out evening surprised the crowd with a 90-minute set where every production element hit the mark. The band around frontman Chris “Motionless” Cerulli last played the Jahrhunderthalle several years ago as support for Beartooth and already impressed back then — but production-wise, they’ve stepped things up significantly since. LED walls, cameras projecting live footage onto the screens, fire, confetti, foam — everything fans of big stage shows could hope for was there. As special guests, MIW also brought along the dance troupe Cherry Bombs, led by Alicia Taylor, the wife of Corey Taylor (Slipknot). And at the center of it all: a band of absolute professionals. Instrumentally and vocally, every single member delivered across the board.
