Costumed shock-rock veterans GWAR are set to tear through downtown Orlando again, with a stop at The Beacham on November 5 as part of their Gor Gor Must Die! tour. The bill includes Midnight, Mac Sabbath and X-Cops, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and tickets starting at $36.
GWAR's tour schedule lists the Orlando date as part of a run stretching across North America this fall, according to gwar.net. The tour takes its name, the “Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour, from the band's ongoing feud with Gor Gor, a figure described in the tour's own announcement as GWAR's prodigal child. As Blabbermouth reported, the tour promises plenty of surprises as GWAR tangles with Gor Gor on this run of dates.
As Orlando Weekly notes, GWAR has been playing The Beacham for more than 30 years, making this latest stop part of a long-running relationship between the band and the downtown Orlando venue. The outlet's preview, written by Matthew Moyer, also describes the band as known for staged decapitations of papier-mâché figures resembling public figures, a GWAR trademark for decades. Orlando Weekly's piece reports that Gor Gor is reportedly set to return to the stage during this touring run, with the two said to battle to the death as part of the show.
Who's Opening the Show
Midnight is billed as direct support on the tour, while Mac Sabbath is set to open every night, according to the same Blabbermouth report. X-Cops rounds out the Orlando bill as part of the opening lineup, per Consequence, which listed Midnight, Mac Sabbath and X-Cops together as support for the date.
The show carries an age minimum of 12, with doors at 6 p.m., according to Orlando Shine, which also reported that the event is presented by The Beacham and Foundation Presents. Tickets for the night start at $36, the same outlet noted.
A Long History at The Beacham
GWAR's relationship with the downtown Orlando venue goes back years, and the band's past Beacham stops have drawn plenty of attention from local media. Orlando Weekly previewed a 2023 GWAR concert at The Beacham on a Wednesday night in November, noting that a dinosaur would likely appear onstage at some point during the set. The outlet also covered a separate Beacham bill featuring GWAR alongside Negative Approach, X-Cops and Cancer Christ, billed at the time as the final date of the band's Age of Imbeciles tour.
Orlando Weekly has operated as a free, independent voice of Orlando since 1990, and its coverage of the local music scene includes recurring dispatches from GWAR's gory stage shows downtown. Readers interested in supporting that coverage can sign up for an Orlando Weekly supporter subscription starting at $5 a month.
