Wilder Music

By Niall Mirza.

The Warning took over the O2 Academy Brixton on April 17th, 2025, playing their biggest headline show outside of their home country, México. The concert saw the three sisters, Daniela (Dany), Paulina (Pau), and Alejandra (Ale), perform some of their best material to date. Their setlist, comprised primarily of their latest album ‘Keep Me Fed’, and their third album, ‘ERROR’, completely raptured the audience for just over an hour and a half. Opened by Sophie Lloyd, recognisable as Machine Gun Kelly’s guitarist, supported by guest vocalist Marisa Rodriguez, the show was very special, and here’s why.

Beginning the night, Sophie Lloyd shredded on her guitar with vocal assistance, but her prowess shone even through instrumental breaks such as her introduction riffs and her performance of ‘Enter Sandman’, allowing the whole crowd to sing along to the song that gave The Warning their initial internet fame. Closing off with originals ‘Imposter Syndrome’ (originally featuring metal royalty Lzzy Hale) and ‘Do or Die’, she proved her versatility and talent to the audience, who immediately fell in love with her as an opening act.

Screaming “London! We are back!”, Dany eased into the show and launched headfirst into song with her two sisters supporting on bass and drums. The main set was full of their hits, including my personal favourites ‘S!CK’, ‘Apologize’, and ‘Qué Más Quieres’. As the lead vocalist, Dany was impressive throughout, with her vocals staying consistent and controlled, allowing her to confidently launch into louder shouts and adlibs while her sisters took up the main melody in various songs, notably in the final chorus of ‘Qué Más Quieres’. The song, being a pivotal moment for me in the setlist, is their only Spanish-language track on the band’s latest album. Being forced to study Spanish at University, I screamed it at the top of my lungs and told myself I was revising.

Another one of Dany’s highlights during the set was a guitar solo, while her two sisters left the stage and gave her space to shred. Playing a melancholic riff that brought a sense of home to Brixton, she commanded the attention of the crowd for nearly five minutes without having to say or sing a word. Despite bouts of clapping from members of the audience who thought the solo was over at various points, the only sound was guitar and complete awe, before the other two re-entered the stage for ‘CHOKE’, a full-band track.

There were many moments during the set, too, in which Ale’s poignant yet subtle backing vocals took charge, adding weight and impact to Dany’s lead. Being the youngest in the band at 20 years old, her immense talent often went overlooked by the crowd, with the bass and her vocals being significantly quieter overall. However, her contributions should not be underestimated.

Despite the host of new songs played on this tour, it seems to me that the songs from their 2022 album ‘ERROR’ and earlier were received best by the general audience, garnering the loudest cheers across the board. When the band played ‘Martirio’, the crowd continued chanting well after the song had ended, leaving the band in admiration of the crowd. Soon after, when they signalled the final song of the main set, they in turn left us in total admiration as they walked off-stage together before returning for an encore of their final songs, ‘Narcissista’ and ‘Automatic Sun’.

Despite not having as many vocal moments, Paulina stole the show for me. As a lead vocalist on ‘Narcissista’, while playing the drums, her talent is unquestionable. There’s something so powerful about someone who can command an entire crowd without leaving her drumkit, asking an audience to run in a circle pit while she herself doesn’t even need to stand. A standout moment was when she raised, and then pointed, her drumstick like a gun at the audience, showcasing that raw rockstar energy and power. Despite sitting way back over on the drums, Pau comes across as a natural frontwoman.

That being said, I don’t think there can be a designated frontwoman for a band like The Warning, which feels like inviting thousands into a garage band sesh. At any moment, you could look to either band member and they would be doing something absolutely incredible, playing it off like it’s nothing. That’s the true appeal of The Warning: a band who exudes confidence. People who truly know what they’re doing, and who’ve been doing it together since they were children, growing up together without ever knowing that they’d be playing to over 2000 people in London.