Tom Keifer and L.A. Guns
May 30, 2026
Macon, GA
Macon City Auditorium
Review by Joseph Hett

Cinderella’s Tom Keifer And L.A. Guns Ignite Macon

Saturday night felt special as Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and L.A. Guns marched into town. It had been a while since Macon has experienced a rock show of this caliber. The cobwebs would soon be knocked off of the historic Macon City Auditorium.

L.A. Guns, led by Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis, came out blazing with “Cannonball.” There was some annoying feedback, but they soon got the sound dialed in. They continued with “Electric Gypsy” and “Over the Edge.”

For the infamous “Sex Action,” a scantily clad lady named Olga came out dancing. They ended it with a snippet of “Paint It Black.” Things got loud, fast and heavy with “Speed.”

After a monstrous guitar solo by Guns, they transitioned with the full band into “I Wanna Be Your Man.” They performed the famous intro of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” before “Never Enough.”

Lewis noted to everyone, “Now I’ve noticed some of you are looking at me funny,” while pointing to his fully white hair. “I’ll tell you what. I just got sick of it. I shaved it all off. And I stopped dying it, and I don’t give a f—k. Freedom!”

With the “The Ballad of Jayne,” Lewis sang the verse while the crowd sang the chorus. The lights of cell phones lit up the auditorium. They ended with the all-out rocker “Rip and Tear.”

L.A. Guns made the most out of their abbreviated set getting the crowd fully warmed up for the legendary Tom Keifer.

The backdrop was a simple black banner with white letters that said #KEIFERBAND. It was also up for the L.A. Guns set. It was now time for the headliner, Cinderella’s Tom Keifer. Keifer and the band came out blazing with “Night Songs” and “All Amped Up.”

Keifer would go on to showcase songs from Cinderella and his solo career, along with a cover near the end. With some songs, he would start out without a guitar to focus on his vocal prowess, then once it got going, a tech would bring him a guitar to shred on.

Keifer welcomed everyone out. He noted that his wife and backup singer Savannah was still recovering from leg surgery and would miss some shows. Keifer started “Heartbreak Station” with an acoustic guitar and also took a turn at pedal steel.

Keifer set the tone with slide riffs on a dobro before cranking it up with his electric guitar for “Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin’ Apart at the Seams.”

For “Coming Home,” Keifer requested some “Georgia stars” in the way of lighters and cellphone flashlights.

Keifer noted that the iconic “Nobody’s Fool” was about getting over heartbreak before launching into it. “Somebody Save Me” really got the heads banging in the audience.

A piano with candles was brought out with two stools. Keifer once again noted that Savannah usually sings “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) with him,” but is out of commission. Near the end, he was handed an electric guitar and took us on a ride with bluesy licks.

Since it was approaching the end of the set, it was time to rattle everyone with the iconic “Shake Me.”

Before the set closer “Shelter Me,” Keifer filmed a video of the frantic crowd for his social media pages. Interesting fact, Macon’s own Little Richard appeared in Cinderella’s music video for “Shelter Me.” Little Richard also sold concessions inside this very venue as a youngster.

Back out for the encore, it was time for “the sound of rock and roll” with a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Tumbling Dice.”

To end the show, it was time to take a ride on the “Gypsy Road.” Keifer gave it his all by collapsing on the stage while leaving his guitar making steady feedback.

Keifer’s signature raspy vocals and shredding guitar playing were on full display all night long. The audience was captivated from the opening song to the encore.

It was truly a magical night with Tom Keifer and L.A. Guns thanks to Danny Zelisko Presents. Zelisko says they have more shows planned at the Macon City Auditorium. Let’s hope they are of this high caliber.