Believers really never die
Okay, maybe not as timely as the last one, but there are a lot more pictures and videos!
Basically, I am really lucky I made it to this show, lucky I was able to stay on the floor the whole time, and ALSO lucky that somehow both 50 Cent AND Metro Station weren't at this date. HOW FORTUITOUS. What ended up going down was a good lineup, good friends, and overall good times.
First! Hey Monday, aka Hayley Monday, or Hey Paramore, take your pick. I am done apologizing for liking ridiculous things. YES I LIKE ZACEFRON AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND THE CAB AND YOU CAN JUST DEAL. (On that note: today I was told I was too old to go to the Magic Kingdom. I BEG TO DIFFER) Uhhh, yeah. Hey Monday: not terribly original, but terribly catchy, terribly cute, and I think the scene needs more girl bands in any form.
It kind of bugs me that she spells her name "Cassadee," but it could be worse. She is tiny and adorable.
Pete Wentz came out to sing with them on their second song, "Obvious," the chorus of which goes "It's so ah-ah-obvious," and I'm like, "well, yeah."
I didn't get any shots of her bandmates, but I am really wondering if any of them are named Alex. (WIKIPEDIA SAYS YES. HAHAHA) She has kind of a weird possessive thing going on with them, making sure to mess up their hair or touch their shoulders whenever she found herself next to them. Hmm. Interesting dynamic.
Because the extra time, they got to play "Josey," one of my favorites on the album, which was a lot of fun! It is full of the foolish optimism of YOUTH. Cassadee also played the acoustic guitar during "Candles," a pretty song that isn't all that suited to her voice.
They ended the set with the current single "How You Love Me Now," and oh, how I DO love that song now. This band does know their way around a catchy chorus. The last song was "Homecoming," their attempt at dipping into the 'punk' side of the pop-punk pool. It's cute.
Then it was ALL TIME LOW TIME! I actually hadn't seen these dudes in a while, but they are pretty much the same dorks they always were.
The backdrop is their new CD cover, which looks to be shaping up to be another Matt Squire masterpiece, haha. And you can't really see it in that picture, but the stage actually said "HELLO..."
Yeah, at the ORLANDO show, hahaha. Alex said it was a practical joke played on them. I bet it was Pete. Oh, and Jack, I miss your silly blond highlights, but I guess it's okay since you passed the tradition down to Cassadee.
I was worried that the crowd might start to get crazy during their set, but everyone was fairly chill! Unlike the last FOB tour at UCF, this seemed like a slightly older crowd. Either that or all the 12-year-olds got early entry and we just didn't have to deal with them this time around! Truthfully I do miss being an Overcast Kid somewhat, but not $30 worth. Oh, and you know what? Bandom is a little bit like a cult. Thanks, person in front of me, for letting me use your flash for this creepy pic.
Let's see, they played all the best songs from the current CD and a few from their old EP, and one new song that I am really drawing a blank on the title--it's a good one though--and somewhere during the set, "TAMPA" got changed to...
You weren't expecting maturity from this bunch, were you? KIDS. I think they were the first band I like where all the members are younger than me. Whateverrr. They do put on a fun show though.
Their extra song turned out to be The Party Scene, preceded by a little Fall Out Boy tribute, haha. The last song of the set was "Dear Maria, Count Me In," and I got this really cute picture of Alex and Jack, aww.
Now, do you know what the panels on either side of Cobra Starship's stage said? "GET AWESOME." I think the audience is supposed to take it as "ASPIRE TO THIS LEVEL OF AWESOME, THOUGH YOU SHALL NEVER TRULY ACHIEVE IT"
How much Cobra love? SO MUCH. From opening Honda Civic two years ago to their own headlining tour to main support (I guess it rotated some nights but whatever) on this FOB tour. How? Because they are AWESOME. (However, those lights on the stage made it kind of hard to get good shots of them, oops. Also, I was busy dancing, as you do.) Suarez's maraca action during "Smile for the Paparazzi:"
Vicky T, lovely as ever. I'm not sure "giant flower thing stuck to the side of my head" is a look that would work for me, but it's cute on her!
Gabe waving excitedly to the crowd. I guess someone had a sign saying "HI FROM AMY" on it or something, so he said "HI AMY" and Erin looked at me all expectantly even though I had nothing to do with it!
Ryland wore his "special edition" Mickey Mouse shirt ("I don't wear this in Michigan, only in Orlando!"):
There was talk about how Alex had spent time in 98 Degrees and NSync but ultimately had to leave because he was just too cool for them (or something, lol) and he had three things to say to that: "KISS MY SASS." (And then, you know, they played the song, but what a lead in!)
Just as I'd hoped and dreamed, they played their AWESOME NEW SONG, you know, the one called "Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous." I think this is perfectly appropriate for a tour with Fall Out Boy. And I know I've said this before, but I need the new Cobra album like, yesterday. Oh, I'm sure trained professionals can find a difference in Gabe's voice post-surgery, but he sounds fine to me, and I'm just glad he was up to his usual shenanigans at this show and not dying of food poisoning/broken bones. OH GABE. You are like blindingly awesome in this picture.
Cassadee came out to sing during "Bring It," which is hilarious for two reasons. 1. She is literally about a foot shorter than Vicky T and two feet shorter than Gabe, hahahaha. She had to lower Vicky's mic stand just to reach the microphone!
2. She was actually singing William Beckett's part. William Beckett, who is technically a boy. LOL. Sadly the rest of my pictures of her are veeery blurry, so I will conclude the Cobra portion by posting my Guilty Pleasure video. I have a lot of videos of this song, two of which end with Gabe getting far too personal at the Warped Tour! Memories.
I had mostly steered clear of tour spoilers this time around, but I had heard that FOB did have some costuming going on, and oh, it was true. The very first song was "Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes," (I still want to know what water buffalo wronged Pete Wentz) and they made their entrance to the stage to the sound of sirens and riot footage. The costumes? Disgraced/beat-up CEOs/Politicians. Really. This is the first shot I took:
They had two costumed riot squad members stand on either side of the stage for the duration of the song, and two more played extra drums behind Pete and Joe:
I may or may not have clearly stated my love for the latest FOB album here, but I ADORE it and hearing all the new songs for the first time was AMAZING. The extra drums during "Disloyal" were a neat touch. You know what? Time for a side note! Shows with theatrics are fun. I've been talking to my coworker lately about Panic (I just found out that she is a fan) and how she went to the Rock Band tour in Orlando (the one I missed thanks to Tyson Ritter, nurrr) and she'd heard that Panic were 'not very good live' but was pleasantly surprised to learn otherwise. She really enjoyed the show--and I told her about the epicness of the Homocircus Tour and I don't think she really believed me. Amusingly, she is not really a Fall Out Boy fan because she still holds a grudge against Pete for 'ruining One Tree Hill,' and I kindly explained to her that 1. One Tree Hill was on its way out after like season two, and 2. There would be no Panic without Fall Out Boy. I have let her borrow the new CD. She will understand.
Right! The second song was "Thriller," ("Don't forget to thrill them," Pete said) and I was kind of wondering if they'd keep it up and play "Lawyers" third, but no such luck (I think it was "16 Candles?" It's all a blur of awesomeness). I really love that song live, but I'm okay that it didn't make this setlist because SO MANY NEW SONGS. Anyway, close up of Pete with his black eye makeup and slicked-back hair:
Cassadee came out again during "Sugar We're Goin' Down," and I really love the lights in this picture. So pretty.
And here she is kind of respectfully watching Patrick play his guitar:
The costume change was accompanied by a strange, distorted video that included a lot of shots of Pete shirtless, but hey, give the people what they want, or something. I just hope the 12-year olds don't Google him too enthusiastically, or at least that their Safe Search is on. Fully dressed Pete addressing the crowd:
They used the light-up guitars for "I Don't Care" like they did in December, because really, they are just that cool.
I took this shot before they played "Headfirst Slide" and Pete was talking about how it was a love song about taking your clothes off and Patrick was NOT AMUSED. I wish you could see his face better!
Pete also talked about how before they went on tour, Gabe called him and said "When you play this song, you have to take over the family business." PUT YOUR FANGS UP!
The song was "Grand Theft Autumn," and it got some guest vocals from All Time Low's Alex at the end!
Then he gave Patrick a hug and yes of course he is taller than him and I don't even get the face he is making here, lol:
One of the big highlights of the set was "What a Catch, Donnie," featuring guest vocals by Gabe, and, via video screen--the other Fueled By Ramen guys! I somehow did not notice this until I was like "OH OKAY THAT'S AN ALEX DELEON" and then the next shot was WILLIAM BECKETT IN A BATHTUB. This was one of those moments that I was too busy boggling at to get a picture of. It happens. Sometimes tour spoilers are a good thing. Favorite, favorite moment had to be Coffee's For Closers, because it IS my favorite new song and definitely in my top 5 FOB songs. Watch the video all the way to the end (don't mind the part in the beginning where the girl in front of me punches my camera, whee) for epic dancetimes. Change will come.
Oh, and I got precisely one good picture of Joe where his ridiculous hair wasn't in his face. It WAS a little shorter than it was back in January, but not by much. Still, the fact that he's cut it is a good sign.
As far as old-school FOB goes, they did play "Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes," and it was AWESOME. Hadn't seen that one before! I am a little curious as to why they're still playing "Beat It," I guess they did release a video and such, but still. The set ended with "America's Suitehearts" and we got these special guests during the brief break:
Yeah, Dirty and his son, Dylan, who wasn't wearing ear protection, but ehhh. Whose kid are we talking about? They got the crowd to chant "Fall Out Boy" and the boys came back out and played "Thnks fr th Mmrs." Creepy Patrick shot!
They wrapped up the set with "Dance Dance," and of course, "Saturday," and fortunately, we weren't all that close to Pete when he went into the crowd!
Post-show, I waded through the merch line and got the most adorable shirt with little sheep (and a wolf!) on it, and Erin ended up getting the same, of course. :P Fortunately we both resisted the Cobra Starship Michael Jackson-inspired hoodie, because we are not cool enough to pull it off. IN CONCLUSION: This was a great tour! Please continue to tour with bands I like, Fall Out Boy. :D
Basically, I am really lucky I made it to this show, lucky I was able to stay on the floor the whole time, and ALSO lucky that somehow both 50 Cent AND Metro Station weren't at this date. HOW FORTUITOUS. What ended up going down was a good lineup, good friends, and overall good times.
First! Hey Monday, aka Hayley Monday, or Hey Paramore, take your pick. I am done apologizing for liking ridiculous things. YES I LIKE ZACEFRON AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND THE CAB AND YOU CAN JUST DEAL. (On that note: today I was told I was too old to go to the Magic Kingdom. I BEG TO DIFFER) Uhhh, yeah. Hey Monday: not terribly original, but terribly catchy, terribly cute, and I think the scene needs more girl bands in any form.
It kind of bugs me that she spells her name "Cassadee," but it could be worse. She is tiny and adorable.
Pete Wentz came out to sing with them on their second song, "Obvious," the chorus of which goes "It's so ah-ah-obvious," and I'm like, "well, yeah."
I didn't get any shots of her bandmates, but I am really wondering if any of them are named Alex. (WIKIPEDIA SAYS YES. HAHAHA) She has kind of a weird possessive thing going on with them, making sure to mess up their hair or touch their shoulders whenever she found herself next to them. Hmm. Interesting dynamic.
Because the extra time, they got to play "Josey," one of my favorites on the album, which was a lot of fun! It is full of the foolish optimism of YOUTH. Cassadee also played the acoustic guitar during "Candles," a pretty song that isn't all that suited to her voice.
They ended the set with the current single "How You Love Me Now," and oh, how I DO love that song now. This band does know their way around a catchy chorus. The last song was "Homecoming," their attempt at dipping into the 'punk' side of the pop-punk pool. It's cute.
Then it was ALL TIME LOW TIME! I actually hadn't seen these dudes in a while, but they are pretty much the same dorks they always were.
The backdrop is their new CD cover, which looks to be shaping up to be another Matt Squire masterpiece, haha. And you can't really see it in that picture, but the stage actually said "HELLO..."
Yeah, at the ORLANDO show, hahaha. Alex said it was a practical joke played on them. I bet it was Pete. Oh, and Jack, I miss your silly blond highlights, but I guess it's okay since you passed the tradition down to Cassadee.
I was worried that the crowd might start to get crazy during their set, but everyone was fairly chill! Unlike the last FOB tour at UCF, this seemed like a slightly older crowd. Either that or all the 12-year-olds got early entry and we just didn't have to deal with them this time around! Truthfully I do miss being an Overcast Kid somewhat, but not $30 worth. Oh, and you know what? Bandom is a little bit like a cult. Thanks, person in front of me, for letting me use your flash for this creepy pic.
Let's see, they played all the best songs from the current CD and a few from their old EP, and one new song that I am really drawing a blank on the title--it's a good one though--and somewhere during the set, "TAMPA" got changed to...
You weren't expecting maturity from this bunch, were you? KIDS. I think they were the first band I like where all the members are younger than me. Whateverrr. They do put on a fun show though.
Their extra song turned out to be The Party Scene, preceded by a little Fall Out Boy tribute, haha. The last song of the set was "Dear Maria, Count Me In," and I got this really cute picture of Alex and Jack, aww.
Now, do you know what the panels on either side of Cobra Starship's stage said? "GET AWESOME." I think the audience is supposed to take it as "ASPIRE TO THIS LEVEL OF AWESOME, THOUGH YOU SHALL NEVER TRULY ACHIEVE IT"
How much Cobra love? SO MUCH. From opening Honda Civic two years ago to their own headlining tour to main support (I guess it rotated some nights but whatever) on this FOB tour. How? Because they are AWESOME. (However, those lights on the stage made it kind of hard to get good shots of them, oops. Also, I was busy dancing, as you do.) Suarez's maraca action during "Smile for the Paparazzi:"
Vicky T, lovely as ever. I'm not sure "giant flower thing stuck to the side of my head" is a look that would work for me, but it's cute on her!
Gabe waving excitedly to the crowd. I guess someone had a sign saying "HI FROM AMY" on it or something, so he said "HI AMY" and Erin looked at me all expectantly even though I had nothing to do with it!
Ryland wore his "special edition" Mickey Mouse shirt ("I don't wear this in Michigan, only in Orlando!"):
There was talk about how Alex had spent time in 98 Degrees and NSync but ultimately had to leave because he was just too cool for them (or something, lol) and he had three things to say to that: "KISS MY SASS." (And then, you know, they played the song, but what a lead in!)
Just as I'd hoped and dreamed, they played their AWESOME NEW SONG, you know, the one called "Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous." I think this is perfectly appropriate for a tour with Fall Out Boy. And I know I've said this before, but I need the new Cobra album like, yesterday. Oh, I'm sure trained professionals can find a difference in Gabe's voice post-surgery, but he sounds fine to me, and I'm just glad he was up to his usual shenanigans at this show and not dying of food poisoning/broken bones. OH GABE. You are like blindingly awesome in this picture.
Cassadee came out to sing during "Bring It," which is hilarious for two reasons. 1. She is literally about a foot shorter than Vicky T and two feet shorter than Gabe, hahahaha. She had to lower Vicky's mic stand just to reach the microphone!
2. She was actually singing William Beckett's part. William Beckett, who is technically a boy. LOL. Sadly the rest of my pictures of her are veeery blurry, so I will conclude the Cobra portion by posting my Guilty Pleasure video. I have a lot of videos of this song, two of which end with Gabe getting far too personal at the Warped Tour! Memories.
I had mostly steered clear of tour spoilers this time around, but I had heard that FOB did have some costuming going on, and oh, it was true. The very first song was "Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes," (I still want to know what water buffalo wronged Pete Wentz) and they made their entrance to the stage to the sound of sirens and riot footage. The costumes? Disgraced/beat-up CEOs/Politicians. Really. This is the first shot I took:
They had two costumed riot squad members stand on either side of the stage for the duration of the song, and two more played extra drums behind Pete and Joe:
I may or may not have clearly stated my love for the latest FOB album here, but I ADORE it and hearing all the new songs for the first time was AMAZING. The extra drums during "Disloyal" were a neat touch. You know what? Time for a side note! Shows with theatrics are fun. I've been talking to my coworker lately about Panic (I just found out that she is a fan) and how she went to the Rock Band tour in Orlando (the one I missed thanks to Tyson Ritter, nurrr) and she'd heard that Panic were 'not very good live' but was pleasantly surprised to learn otherwise. She really enjoyed the show--and I told her about the epicness of the Homocircus Tour and I don't think she really believed me. Amusingly, she is not really a Fall Out Boy fan because she still holds a grudge against Pete for 'ruining One Tree Hill,' and I kindly explained to her that 1. One Tree Hill was on its way out after like season two, and 2. There would be no Panic without Fall Out Boy. I have let her borrow the new CD. She will understand.
Right! The second song was "Thriller," ("Don't forget to thrill them," Pete said) and I was kind of wondering if they'd keep it up and play "Lawyers" third, but no such luck (I think it was "16 Candles?" It's all a blur of awesomeness). I really love that song live, but I'm okay that it didn't make this setlist because SO MANY NEW SONGS. Anyway, close up of Pete with his black eye makeup and slicked-back hair:
Cassadee came out again during "Sugar We're Goin' Down," and I really love the lights in this picture. So pretty.
And here she is kind of respectfully watching Patrick play his guitar:
The costume change was accompanied by a strange, distorted video that included a lot of shots of Pete shirtless, but hey, give the people what they want, or something. I just hope the 12-year olds don't Google him too enthusiastically, or at least that their Safe Search is on. Fully dressed Pete addressing the crowd:
They used the light-up guitars for "I Don't Care" like they did in December, because really, they are just that cool.
I took this shot before they played "Headfirst Slide" and Pete was talking about how it was a love song about taking your clothes off and Patrick was NOT AMUSED. I wish you could see his face better!
Pete also talked about how before they went on tour, Gabe called him and said "When you play this song, you have to take over the family business." PUT YOUR FANGS UP!
The song was "Grand Theft Autumn," and it got some guest vocals from All Time Low's Alex at the end!
Then he gave Patrick a hug and yes of course he is taller than him and I don't even get the face he is making here, lol:
One of the big highlights of the set was "What a Catch, Donnie," featuring guest vocals by Gabe, and, via video screen--the other Fueled By Ramen guys! I somehow did not notice this until I was like "OH OKAY THAT'S AN ALEX DELEON" and then the next shot was WILLIAM BECKETT IN A BATHTUB. This was one of those moments that I was too busy boggling at to get a picture of. It happens. Sometimes tour spoilers are a good thing. Favorite, favorite moment had to be Coffee's For Closers, because it IS my favorite new song and definitely in my top 5 FOB songs. Watch the video all the way to the end (don't mind the part in the beginning where the girl in front of me punches my camera, whee) for epic dancetimes. Change will come.
Oh, and I got precisely one good picture of Joe where his ridiculous hair wasn't in his face. It WAS a little shorter than it was back in January, but not by much. Still, the fact that he's cut it is a good sign.
As far as old-school FOB goes, they did play "Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes," and it was AWESOME. Hadn't seen that one before! I am a little curious as to why they're still playing "Beat It," I guess they did release a video and such, but still. The set ended with "America's Suitehearts" and we got these special guests during the brief break:
Yeah, Dirty and his son, Dylan, who wasn't wearing ear protection, but ehhh. Whose kid are we talking about? They got the crowd to chant "Fall Out Boy" and the boys came back out and played "Thnks fr th Mmrs." Creepy Patrick shot!
They wrapped up the set with "Dance Dance," and of course, "Saturday," and fortunately, we weren't all that close to Pete when he went into the crowd!
Post-show, I waded through the merch line and got the most adorable shirt with little sheep (and a wolf!) on it, and Erin ended up getting the same, of course. :P Fortunately we both resisted the Cobra Starship Michael Jackson-inspired hoodie, because we are not cool enough to pull it off. IN CONCLUSION: This was a great tour! Please continue to tour with bands I like, Fall Out Boy. :D