Scott Stapp of Creed Headlines High Energy Rock Show

Photo by Robert Chadwick
Scott Stapp, the lead vocalist of Creed, performing live during the 2017 Make America Rock Again tour.

By Connor Beach
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The second annual Make America Rock Again tour will stop at The Paramount on Aug. 31 this year with a lineup featuring Scott Stapp, vocalist and founding member of Creed, as the headliner. This year the tour also includes Sick Puppies, Drowning Pool, Trapt and Adelitas Way.

Stapp, who won a Grammy Award for the Creed song “With Arms Wide Open,” will be performing Creed hits with his band. “I’m just going out there and giving the fans the most dynamic Creed set,” said Stapp, who stressed that the Creed songs he is most famous for, including “My Own Prison” and “Higher,” will dominate his performance.

Stapp offered some personal experience on addiction, something that he battled while performing with Creed and a problem that has attracted increased attention on Long Island.  

“There are a lot of people who are suffering in silence,” Stapp said. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” He pointed out that there is a heightened awareness of substance abuse in the rock and roll community, a community that includes the bands in the Make American Rock Again tour.  

The tour features bands that all play a variety of rock and roll music; Stapp has personally performed with several of the other bands on previous gigs. Downing Pool, label mates of the Creed singer, and Adelitas Way bring a familiar feel to the tour that has created a sense of camaraderie among the groups.  

“At its core its rock and roll music,” Stapp said. “Some heavier than others.”  Stapp went on to say that all of the bands play a cohesive style of music that any fan of Creed will enjoy. Stapp believes that the high energy Creed based show will attract plenty of fans on Long Island.      

The Make America Rock Again show will not be Stapp’s first time on stage at the Paramount. Stapp appeared at the Paramount in Nov. 2016, and he had nothing but praise for the Huntington venue.  

“I love the Paramount, they always have great shows,” Stapp said.  “The fans have great energy.”

While the former Creed singer looks forward to his return to the Paramount, tickets for the Make America Rock Again tour are $36-$135 at the box office, or go to paramountny.com for.