Three Days Grace rock a sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena on the Alienation Tour
Almost three decades after forming in a small town in Ontario, Canada, Three Days Grace has outlasted many of the bands that rose alongside them in modern rock. Over that time, the band has delivered hit after hit, building a catalog that continues to resonate with fans, now across multiple generations.
On March 14, the Alienation Tour, in support of the band’s 2025 album of the same name, rolled into a sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena, where fans packed the venue to see the band’s newest chapter unfold. It was my first time seeing Three Days Grace live, and it was hard to imagine the band playing in anything smaller than an arena.
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT
Opening the night was The Funeral Portrait, a Georgia-based band many longtime Three Days Grace fans may not yet be familiar with, but one that has been following a similar upward trajectory. Over the past year, the band has landed multiple songs at the top of rock radio playlists.
Frontman Lee Jennings and the rest of the band brought a theatrical flair to their performance, with constant movement and plenty of crowd interaction. I caught the band last year at Webster Underground, a basement-style room that holds roughly 300 people. While that show had an intimate vibe, it was clear that the band felt more comfortable working a larger stage. That same energy translated easily from a small club to the arena.
Fans traveling into Mohegan Sun Arena did run into some delays due to traffic accidents on the way to the casino, so the room was still filling in as the set began. Even so, The Funeral Portrait managed to generate plenty of energy, warming up the crowd before the arena was fully packed.
I PREVAIL
Following TFP was Michigan’s own I Prevail, who wasted no time shifting the vibe in the room toward something heavier and more intense. The sound was dominating, but so was the stage design. Frontman Eric Vanlerberghe spent much of the set planted near the front of the extended catwalk, while the drum kit and additional platforms towered high above the stage behind him. The setup created a massive wall of sound that filled the entire arena, with pyro bursts and strobes firing throughout the performance.
Of course, a set like that is bound to summon a mosh pit. However, the floor configuration split much of the arena between seated sections and the pit. Still, the die-hard pit regulars managed to carve out enough room for a downsized circle pit near the front.
Midway through the set, the band tore into “Sad But True” by Metallica, delivering the song exactly as intended, while warming the crowd up for the sing-alongs that would dominate much of Three Days Grace’s set. Another notable moment came with a thunderous drum solo from the elevated platform, giving the rest of the band a moment to reset, before wrapping their set just shy of an hour.
THREE DAYS GRACE
Across a 23-song set, Three Days Grace leaned heavily into the catalog that has kept them at the top of playlists for nearly two decades, while still highlighting favorites from their latest album, alienation. Opening early with “Dominate” and “Animal I Have Become”, the energy from the crowd was immediate. And that extended catwalk kept the band close to fans throughout the night.
Between songs, the band shared pieces of their story. To introduce “Don’t Wanna Go Home Tonight”, they shared how growing up in Norwood, Ontario, where the options for teenagers was limited: play sports, do drugs, or start a band. While music ultimately won out, the band admitted there was a little of everything along the way. As the band dropped into the song, the large video screen behind the set flashed images from their childhood and footage from some their first shows.
After a dozen songs, the band made a quick shift in the stage setup, sitting on props resembling logs arranged in a semicircle around a simulated campfire. Behind them, the massive video screen displayed a night sky framed by the opening of a forest canopy. The band then launched into a short acoustic segment that brought the energy of the room down to something far more intimate.
It was a well-placed moment in the set, giving both the band and the crowd a chance to breathe without losing the overall momentum of the night.
Following the campfire sing-along, Three Days Grace switched back to their full setup and throttled into another eight songs, ending fittingly with “Riot.”
While I was familiar with their catalog, this was my first time seeing the band live. And it was one hell of an introduction to the full Three Days Grace experience. It’s safe to say I will catch them again the next time they roll through. After nearly three decades together, they don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon.
THREE DAYS gRACE SETLIST
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut (3/14/2026)
Set 1:
Dominate
Animal I Have Become
Play Video
So Called Life
Break
Home
The Mountain
Pain
Kill Me Fast
I Hate Everything About You
Apologies
Time of Dying
Don’t Wanna Go Home Tonight
Acoustic
Lost in You
Chalk Outline / Porn Star Dancing / My Sharona
Lifetime
Set 2:
Here Without You (3 Doors Down cover)
I Am Machine
Just Like You
Mayday
The Good Life
Painkiller
Never Too Late
Riot
