Chain Reaction

This is Thursday's Geoff Rickly handing the mic straight into the crowd at Chain Reaction in Anaheim on November 18, 2018, letting a fan scream the next line back at him while he's still mid-note, eyes shut, completely gone.

The band played their 2001 album Full Collapse front to back that night for its anniversary, in the kind of small, packed room this confessional, cathartic record was always meant to be heard in.

During their multi-night World Tour of Anaheim residency in January 2018, Saosin returned to Chain Reaction, the small Orange County venue where their career...

Operating from 1996 to 2025 at 1652 W Lincoln Ave in Anaheim, California, Chain Reaction served as a foundational institution for Southern California's independent...