Issues was world premiered live in it's entirety at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater. The show was cybercast over the internet and broadcast to radio around the world. The band was accompanied by the NY Police Department's Bagpipe Band and a choir. The show was made up of radio contest winners and a few tickets were available for sale. Brian "Head" Welch described the show on MTV has possibly the best show the band had ever played.
Set on the eve of the release of the group's new album, "Issues," the show saw Korn unveil its new material live in the exact order it will be found on the CD. The new sounds fell on appreciative ears as the fans who made the pilgrimage to 125th Street seemed thirsty for fresh music from the band. Whistling and screaming rose from the crowd long before the band took the stage, and the appearance of the Pipes & Drums of the Police Department of the City of New York Emerald Society before the show prompted howls of support.
Perhaps inspired by Pipes & Drums corps (which joined the band for the first song of the night, "Dead"), frontman Jonathan Davis sported a formal kilt ensemble. Standing amid a cramped stage set lit by candles and lava lamps, Davis led the band through a set (and an album) that seems more groove-oriented, but by no means more subdued than previous Korn fare.