Anthrax play their first show in 40 years with bassist Dan Lilker

Lilker will be filling in for Frank Bello at the band's South American shows and US festival dates in 2024

Anthrax played their first show with original bassist Dan Lilker in 40 years in Mexico City on Saturday, April 13th.

Lilker is filling in for Anthrax's South American performance and spring 2024 US festival dates for Frank Bello, who has to sit out the shows for “personal reasons.” The band kicked off their tour in Mexico City at MXMF The Metal Fest, playing a 12-song set that leaned heavily on Anthrax's most popular songs.

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Lilker co-founded Anthrax in 1981 as the band's original bassist and occasional guitarist. He co-wrote and starred in the 1984 debut Anthrax A handful of metal before he parted ways with Scott Ian and co. Two songs from this album were played in Mexico City: “Metal Thrashing Mad” and “Deathrider” (the latter was performed for the first time since 2014).

Anthrax will continue to play festivals in South America throughout the remainder of April. From there, the band is expected to play at the Louder Than Life and Aftershock festivals in the fall and embark on a UK/European tour with Kreator and Testament from the end of November.

Bello will now be on board for the fall dates. You can get tickets for the foreign dates here and tickets for the US festival performances here.

You can check out fan footage from the Mexico City performance and the full setlist below.

Anthrax setlist:
Among the living
Caught in a mosh
Anti-social (TRUST cover)
Madhouse
Metal Thrashing Mad
Efilnikufesine (NFL)
Medusa
At the end
Death Driver
I am the law
Got The Time (Joe Jackson cover)
Indians