Bush rocks the Landmark Theatre

Everything wasn’t so zen as ’90s rock band Bush played to an energetic crowd on Sunday night at the Landmark Theatre.

The Gavin Rossdale-fronted band played their most popular songs as part of the “Nowhere to Go But Everywhere” tour which promoted the band’s latest album, Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023.

Most people in the crowd — strong for a Sunday night show — got on their feet for the first song of the 90-minute set and were still standing for the band’s encore.

After the first opening act, Eva Under Fire kicked off the night at 7 p.m. Soon after, the heavy metal ensemble Bad Wolves took the stage, with frontman Daniel Laskiewicz captivating the audience with his ever-engaging presence.

The band played new material from its recently released Die About It album but waited until the final song of their 45-minute set to play their version of “Zombie” by The Cranberries.

Around 9 p.m., Bush came roaring onto the stage with its not-so-peaceful “Everything Zen.”

Rossdale, singing and playing rhythm guitar was joined by Chris Traynor (lead guitar), Corey Britz (bass), and Nik Hughes (drums). While Rossdale was the only remaining member from Bush’s original lineup, Traynor and Britz both possessed over a decade of experience with the band, ensuring plenty of chemistry.

“Machinehead,” another 90s radio staple followed “Everything Zen” before the band broke into the meat and potatoes of the setlist. Some attendees might have started to get lost as Bush pushed into the middle of the show, but there were still plenty of fans who knew the deeper cuts like “Quicksand” and “Swallowed.”

The setlist did not differ from either of the band’s previous tour dates on Friday and Saturday. They stuck to the script, playing material from the greatest hits album, much of which came from their early career like their debut album Sixteen Stone from 1994.

An exception to the rule of older music was “Nowhere to Go But Everywhere,” a retrospective song that reflected Rossdale’s now-startling 58 years of age.

Bush closed its first act with another hit in “Little Things.” While the lights dimmed and the band members left the stage, everyone knew an encore was next. The band obliged, with Rossdale providing vocals but coming onto the stage near the end of “More Than Machines.”

Then, it was time to end with arguably the band’s two most well-known songs. Rossdale delivered a solo performance of “Glycerine,” a song heavy on vocals and electric guitar.

The band reunited for the final song of the night as Britz delivered the thumping baseline to another hit “Comedown.” Rossdale turned to the audience for help signing the chorus, who dutifully obliged before drawing a rousing ovation from the still-standing crowd.

Rossdale might not have engaged the crowd as much as Bad Wolves’ Laskiewicz — whose profane pump-ups certainly warmed up the audience — but he was polite and introspective, with Bush approaching the 30th anniversary of its first album.