W.A.S.P. - 1984 to Headless

Heavy metal has always been theater, and few bands ever staged it harder than the ones who turned Sunset Strip menace into something halfway between a horror movie and a church service. Four decades on, W.A.S.P. is walking its faithful back through the whole arc — from the raw 1984 debut that got them banned in half of America to the newer, darker material — one long communion of leather, volume, and the particular joy of a crowd that never once apologized for what it loves. KK's Priest, led by a Judas Priest founding guitarist, opens the mass. This is not a heritage act phoning it in; it is a scene that raised itself on the fringes showing up for its own. The Magnolia gets loud and gloriously unrepentant. Thursday, September 10, 2026, doors 7pm, show 8pm, El Cajon. If you know, you already know — bring the battle vest and find your people.