Five Finger Death Punch Tears Through RBC Amphitheatre for Their 20th Anniversary Tour

The forecast for Sunday wasn’t kind. Rain hung over Toronto most of the day, and five separate tornado alerts went out near St. Catharines before the sun went down. None of it kept fans away. Five Finger Death Punch rolled into RBC Amphitheatre on August 2 with their 20th Anniversary World Tour, joined by Cody Jinks and Eva Under Fire, for a night that leaned into the weather instead of fighting it.

By the time the doors opened, the crowd was already dressed for the occasion. Battle vests, rain jackets, and face paint were everywhere, including several fans sporting a red handprint painted over one eye, a nod to the band’s album artwork. A service dog wearing its own battle vest was also part of the crowd that night, taking in the show alongside its owner. The lawn quickly turned to mud, but fans embraced the conditions, sliding down the hill between sets and turning the mess into part of the experience.

Eva Under Fire opened the night. Fronted by Amanda “Eva Marie” Lyberg, the Detroit hard rock band ran through a seven-song set: “Awakening,” “My Own Name,” “Murder Scene,” “Heroin(e),” “Comatose,” “Villainous,” and “Blow.” The set leaned on their new album Villainous, released just weeks earlier, giving the crowd an early live look at where the band is headed next.

Cody Jinks followed, and on paper his outlaw country sound is an odd fit for a Five Finger Death Punch bill. In person, it worked. Early in his set he brought up last year’s cancelled Canadian dates, when his production trucks were turned back at the border and he had to scrap the shows rather than perform without his full setup. He told the crowd simply that they wouldn’t let him into the country last year, but he was here now, and the response was loud.

Before closing with a cover of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll),” Jinks told a story about asking his mom to take him to see AC/DC as a kid, and years later doing the same for his own kids. It was a small moment, but it landed. His set also included “Fast Hand,” “David,” “Ain’t a Train,” “I Can’t Complain,” a cover of Ward Davis’s “Found,” “Mamma Song,” “Heavy Load,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “Must Be the Whiskey,” “Hippies and Cowboys,” and closer “Loud & Heavy.”

Then came Five Finger Death Punch. The production alone set this apart from a typical amphitheatre show: some of the largest LED screens seen at RBC this year, with Charlie Engen’s drum kit mounted on an elevated riser at the back of the stage, right under the video wall.

They opened with “Welcome to the Circus,” “Eye of the Storm,” “Legacy,” “Wash It All Away,” and “Jekyll and Hyde,” then kept moving through “Lift Me Up,” a cover of Bad Company’s “Bad Company,” and “De Oppresso Liber.” Guitarist Zoltan Bathory wore a Blue Jays shirt all night, while Ivan Moody swapped into one for a single song, a small nod to the city that didn’t go unnoticed.

After “Burn It Down” and a drum solo, the band tore into “Burn MF” before Moody stripped things back for an a cappella “Remember Everything,” letting the crowd carry most of it. “Wrong Side of Heaven” followed, then “IOU,” “Trouble,” and “Never Enough” closed out the main set. At one point, a fan threw a friendship bracelet onto the stage, and Moody picked it up and put it on, wearing it for the rest of the night.

The encore brought “Under and Over It,” “Sham Pain,” and “The Bleeding,” and as the last song closed out the night, phones lit up across the floor and lawn, one of those moments that’s hard to describe if you weren’t there.

As the show wrapped, the band handed out the usual end-of-night souvenirs, picks, drumsticks, and setlists tossed into the crowd, though this crowd on the floor walked away with an especially good haul. It was also worth noting that every ticket sold across this tour is being donated to Team USA athletes preparing for the 2028 Summer Olympics, giving the night a meaningful connection beyond the music.

Between the rain, the mud, and the tornado warnings nearby, conditions weren’t easy. Nobody seemed to mind. Cody Jinks finally got his Canadian return, Eva Under Fire made a strong case for themselves with their new record, and Five Finger Death Punch delivered a 20th anniversary show built for the fans who’ve stuck around for all of it. With a 10th studio album reportedly on the way, this tour feels less like a victory lap and more like a band setting up its next chapter.

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Drew Osborne

I’m Drew, the founder and editor of Front of the Stage. I have a strong love for music and photography, which started at a very young age. There’s just something I love about experiencing live music and capturing memories that will last a lifetime, and that’s how Front of the Stage came to be.