Iggy Pop delivers raw power to Marymoor Park crowd on July 28, 2025/ Review and Cat Rose photos

Iggy Pop. (All Cat Rose photos)

By Andy 

Well, someone had to do it.

About 20 minutes before Iggy Pop took the stage, a man in the crowd unleashed an uplifting yell: "Iggy!" The fan shook his head, smiled and slightly raised his clenched fists.

Soon, the legendary Stooges frontman and original punk would command the Marymoor Park stage in Redmond, Wash., on July 28 with his cracking band and stoke the crowd from the opening "TV Eye" to the closer "Louie Louie." There were 20 songs in all, and Iggy and his crew were firing on all cylinders from start to finish.

Whatever the crowd came to witness, they got it. Shirtless Iggy enthusiastically snaked his way across the stage, leaned in, swayed, waved, smiled, snarled, screamed and threw air punches throughout the stellar set. People dug it and showed their appreciation by waving back, singing along, dancing and becoming fully immersed in what was scorchingly offered to them during the 90-minute gig.

After ripping through "Raw Power," "I Got a Right" and "Gimme Danger," next up came "The Passenger," after which Iggy gratefully addressed the crowd: "Thank you so fucking much! I love you!"

Iggy's sense of humor shone through as a weird sound emanated from the drum kit before they kicked into "Lust for Life": "What was that? I hope it's not Elon Musk!" he said.

While Iggy is clearly the star of the show, he praised his band throughout the set for helping him churn out all the classics, which included "I Wanna Be Your Dog," "Search and Destroy," "Loose" and so many more crucial numbers. 

Before launching into "1970," Iggy harkened back to his early Stooges days and exuberantly noted, "This is a number about what it was like to be young and full of it!" Attendees young and older gave a nod of approval to that comment as they donned T-shirts of bands from copious eras: Saints, Radio Birdman, Grand Funk, Black Flag, Clutch, Descendents and more.

As the band hit song No. 17, "Real Wild Child (Wild One)," the 78-year-old and still youthful Iggy joked that it was getting near his bed time, but not quite yet. 

They closed out the night with "Funtime," "Punkrocker" (which appears in the new "Superman" flick) and "Louie Louie," which Iggy dedicated to Duff McKagan. Following the song made famous by the Kingsmen (from Portland, Ore.), the band took a bow, Iggy said, "Let's get the fuck out of here, good night!" and tossed the microphone over his head.

As he strolled out of the gig, Steve E. Nix of The Briefs and other notable Seattle bands discussed Iggy's long-lasting presence in the music world: "He's just the eternal spark that's always there, right? The impetus for punk rock, to me, and just rock 'n roll -- he's the spirit and he's amazing still."

Trista Baldwin offered these meaningful words about Iggy: "He means a lot. I think to me, he's a lifeforce and it's like he gives and he was asking for it in return to me. He's just all about what it is to be alive."

** A special nod to DJ Thirst N Howl for blasting out sterling tunes beforehand.

** Cat Rose got up close to Iggy from the photo pit and delivered these killer images: