It didn't feel like the "Summer of '99" when Creed performed on Thursday, Aug. 7 at Acrisure Arena, but the event certainly brought a '90s vibe.

Three months after the band's spectacular performance at the Stagecoach country music festival , Creed rocked out with a nearly sold-out Palm Desert crowd for nearly two hours, bringing the same electrifying intensity and virtuosity that the group is known for.

Creed opened the set with "Bullets" and Stapp began the song similar to how it was recorded, speaking the lyrics, but during a live performance, it sounded as if he were reading poetry to music before he screamed "I think they shoot 'cause they want it."

Similar to Creed's performance at Stagecoach, the band's musicianship is not only heavier on each song, but more polished, and Stap

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