Honda Civic Tour presents Paramore
Dodge Theater in Phoenix, AZ
--Set list--
01. Ignorance.
02. Feeling Sorry
03. That’s What You Get
04. For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic/Fight.
05. Emergency
06. Playing God
07. Careful
08. Decode
09. You Ain’t Woman Enough (Loretta Lynn cover)
10. When It Rains
11. Where the Lines Overlap
12. Misguided Ghosts
13. Crushcrushcrush
14. Pressure
15. Looking Up
16. The Only Exception
--EN.--
(En) 01. Brick By Boring Brick
(En) 02. Misery Business
--MAIN.--
01. Intro & Ignorance
It was AWESOME~ First, it started off with the intro of course, and how it was, a black curtain came down after Tegan & Sara played (Not a huge fan of them. Funny thing is that Pon and I had gotten separated because we sat together through Kadawatha and New Found Glory, but these chicks made a huge deal about where to sit because they ONLY CAME TO SEE TEGAN & SARA. After that, they left, and Pon and I got pissed because we had to sit separately. We went to the lobby to hang out, and we said if there was any extra seats next to each other, we’d sit together there…we came back after T&S, and found out that the girls who made a big deal about sitting for T&S, they left…and they only saw about 15 minutes of the show. ERGH!). Anyway, the moment the lights went off, everyone screamed and jumped to their feet, and there was only music playing. It was all dark, and we were getting antsy, then we saw some lights flash behind the curtains and the silhouettes of the Paramore members. It was a lot like what GazettE does during their finale, because you can see Hayley dancing while the music played, then when they started to play Ignorance, the lights flashed on and the curtains dropped. Me and Pon began singing out hearts out, especially her because that’s one song she really wanted to hear. It was cool, because I got a picture right when the curtains came down and flashed with "PARAMORE" on it - it was intense! There were lights that came down swinging, just light bulbs, so it looked really wicked seeing them swing. Not much happened, we just all sang.
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02. Feeling Sorry
I was SO excited they played this song! The moment I heard it, I screamed like crazy and started singing so loud. Hayley was starting to dance at the beginning, and then of course, we all sang with her and the lights were all crazy. There was a screen behind them and it flashed all kinds of stuff (I can’t really remember), but it was pretty awesome. During the middle of the song, where she goes, "I’ve got no time, GOT NO TIME!" she had stopped singing, and the boys stopped playing, so all you heard was us, and we pretty much went wild. She welcomed us to the Honda Civic Tour and introduced Paramore, then we all started singing again. It was pretty awesome.
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03. That’s What You Get
When this song began, EVERYONE screamed their heads off, and Hayley was dancing around, then when the first verse started, the boys stopped playing and Hayley didn’t sing, so all you heard were all the fans singing it, then the band picked up and Hayley sung with us. It was one of those songs that you have to love because all of the fans just got together and sung along, and we pretty much overpowered Hayley when we sang the lyrics to her. You can tell she enjoyed that because of the smiles she kept showing, and everyone in the band kept getting us pumped up. She made us jump during the chorus, and I was super-excited about it. It was pretty awesome~ I was excited for this particular song because of the fans and how we all sing along. I’m lame. xD
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04. MC I | For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic | Hayley Referee!
After they finished playing That’s What you Get, Hayley pretty much told us we looked awesome, and said that she loved this show because it was so huge. (Three balconies, I’ll explain it in Crushcrushcrush.) Then, she got really quiet, like she was telling everyone a secret, and she told us that it was a fast song, so "What are you going to do about it?" LMAO, I love her. After her little MC, they started playing "For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic," and everyone went INSANE. We all sung as loud as we could, and it was SICK. I was so happy they played it! Towards the end of the song, though, Hayley stopped singing, and she looked irritated, doing the "SHAME ON YOU!" gesture towards people in the crowd, and then I think she started pointing towards security, as if telling them to get them. Towards the end of the song, she was all, "ST~OP FIGHT~ING~~!!" Well, some people were pretending to start a mosh pit, and I guess Hayley doesn’t like that, because it started a fight. She said they looked really stupid for fighting in the first place, and even the girls were fighting, which is stupid too. She told us, "I like come to shows to listen to music, it’s a lot of fun." She told security to just take them out, not even talk to them, just get them out. After that, she started waving to different people and saying hi, then asked if we wanted more music, and we screamed in approval. She was a referee and saved people in the pit. :D
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05. Emergency
After the fight, they opened with the perfect song, and we were all singing along. Honestly, I was surprised they played this, but I guess I shouldn’t have been since this was a single off of "All We Know is Falling." In the second verse, she let us sing the first part before she started singing with us. :3 Even with mellow songs like this, she had a lot of energy. I really enjoyed this song not only because I hold a special place in my heart for it and relate to it, but I love when all the fans sing together. (It gives me goose bumps! Lol, I’m lame.) She seemed to enjoy running back and forth during this song.
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06. Playing God
My friend and I were SHOCKED that they started playing this song; everyone was singing together, and pretty much dancing and jumping to it. On the screen, they showed some empty picture frames like on Brand New Eyes, but then it showed another set, and the frames would be around each member of Paramore, showing the video of them on there. During the bridge, she had us sing with her, ("I’ll point you to the mirror"), and all that good stuff. I loved listening to this song~
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07. Careful
They started out with a slow pace of music at the beginning, but then the moment they started playing Careful, everyone SCREAMED and started singing with it. She aimed her mic at us a lot, and it was awesome. *O* We all rocked out with her, and she seemed a bit tired by this song, but Hayley kept going like a trooper! I’m surprised Taylor was playing because he had the flu. (She announced it in Pressure) Anyway! Towards the end of the song, she got everyone to start clapping - she’s so full of energy~
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08. Decode
Ohhh~ People went crazy when this song started playing. On the screen behind them, it showed four guys and a girl (Not Paramore) running around through a forest with what looked like emergency flares, or something. Nothing much really happened, we all sang along of course~ This was one song you can hear everyone singing, and probably even overpower Hayley’s voice. You’ll have to watch the video for the experience.
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09. MC II | You Ain’t Woman Enough (Loretta Lynn cover)
After Decode, the staff began setting up for the acoustic songs, and while that happened, Hayley told us she got new shoes~ She told us how she went to the mall and nearly ran out of the store in excitement, like it makes you run faster and stuff when it really doesn’t. xD She’s such a dork~ Anyway! After that, she said they’re from Tennessee, and they wanted to show some love from where they originated, so they started singing a bit of a country song. After it, she asked us what we thought, and a lot of us screamed. She joked around, asking us if we liked country music now, and a lot of people screamed, but someone in the front row shook their head, and she was all, "Not you, huh? You’re glad it’s over! You came to see a rock show~" She’s so cute how she interacts with the crowd.
Shoes |
You Ain’t Woman Enough (to Take My Man) 10. When It Rains
After everything was set up, they took their seats, and she explained how during these songs, she wants us to sing along and to hear us better, and how sometimes they even use electric guitars. When they started playing this song, everyone was singing. I don’t really know this song - it never really caught my interest - but after listening to it live, I liked it. You know how when you listen to a song on a CD, you can skip through it? Well, when you’re at a concert, it’s different, so because of me listening to it there, I’ve actually given it a second thought, and I enjoyed it~
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11. MC III | Where the Lines Overlap
Hayley was talking to us about how no matter what, music will always be there for us, and how she wrote Where the Lines Overlap for the fans because they’re always thinking about us, then she started saying how she was a talker, and could go on for hours. When they started playing, we all made sure we could sing our loudest to make them proud~ (That’s how I felt, anyway!) Ever since she told us that, I took Where the Lines Overlap into a whole new light, and the meaning behind it. It makes it that much more awesome~ Anyway, they just had us sing with them, and told us that the bridge was written for us to sing. At the end, they had us sing with the music~
Video.
12. Misguided Ghosts
One of my favorite songs live! I was surprised they played it, but I was so happy! The reason why I love this song in the first place is its message, and then how it sounds live. We all sounded united, and it seemed like Hayley loved it. She asked if we picked up their new album, and we all screamed, so when they started playing it, we of course sang along! She stopped singing at various parts so we can sing it on our own; everyone sounded amazing when they sung with it - the voices echoed through the theater, and it was brilliant. It’s such a short song, but we gave it all we got! After it ended, they walked off for a bit, and the staff took the lamp and the couch away, then they came back out~
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13. MC IV | Crushcrushcrush
Ahahah! This song was awesome, because when the drums were being played, Hayley was talking while we all clapped along; she was pretty much scolding the people who were sitting down for wasting their money sitting there. "I know you’d all prefer sitting on your couches at home, but your hard-earned money is going, pffffft down the drain!" She encouraged us to dance along (especially those who were sitting because they were all "well-rested"), and then she pointed out to the people in the front to look back into the darkness. Why? Well, the Dodge Theater has of course the pit, then the different sections, and the club area beyond them on an upper level, but right above the club section, there were two balconies, and she said that WAAAAAY up top, there are people all the way to the back of the wall. What does that mean? Phoenix was nearly sold out (or it was - I’m not sure). The people in the balconies were screaming their heads off, and then when crushcrushcrush came on, we all started singing along.
Video.
14. Pressure | MC V
Next song up was pressure, and like the other concerts I’ve seen/listened to, she let us sing along with the second verse, but during the bridge, she did something different - she had a little MC, and she asked which one of us had seen them live, then thanked them for going back. After that, she asked who had went for the first time, and so many people (including myself) screamed out - she told us welcome to the club. XD Ahh~ Such a dork. Well, she introduced everyone (there’s no full video of it), and then Josh introduced her, and we all screamed and clapped for each member, then the song finished~ (Sorry! This is is my first live report, and I’m a little winded. XD)
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Flip 15. Looking Up
What I love about this performance is that, in the background, they had a video of each member in different sections, and it was adorable~ It showed them being dorky while the band played, and at the end of the song, they all meet up and walk towards the camera before walking out of frame. Everyone sang along with this song clearly, and it was obvious how much we all seemed to enjoy it, especially live.
No full video.
16. The Only Exception
At the beginning of the song, Hayley told everyone to put their cells and lighters high, and then we all started to sing with her - she pretty much led us along. Anyway! Towards the end of the song, after the bridge, some sparks showered down behind them, and everyone screamed (I just kept singing), and then everyone quickly started to sing again. At the end, she pretty much let us finish the song, and then walked off the stage. Immediately, me and my friend screamed for more!
Video.
--EN.--
Pre-encore.
Well, the lights turned off, and all of us were screaming, Because I’m a lamer, I tried to get people to start chanting "WE WANT MORE!" or "ENCORE!" but by this time, my throat was shot to Hell. I could still sing and scream, but actually trying to get people to hear me over the loud screams, it wasn’t gonna happen. XD Everyone was screaming really loud, and trying to be heard with my voice fading, it was hard, but eventually Paramore got the idea and came back out. Before they did, though, a lot of people were leaving, but I refused to because I know that at practically EVERY single show, they perform Misery Business as their last song, and they haven’t performed it yet. I have their "Live in the UK" CD and their "The Final Riot!" CD as well, so I had an idea as to what they were starting to do, but I don’t think other people expected it. A girl and her dad next to me had left, and I saw people walking up the stairs to leave, which I didn’t expect, but when the lights lit up and they all came back out, I just wondered what they would’ve done if they heard it. From what my brother said, a lot of people had left, so he thought we were coming out, but then he heard the music start up again for the encore. Before they started playing the last two songs, Hayley thanked us for coming out, and said she loved us. :D I was really proud of the Arizona fans - we rocked! [Reviewed by the Phoenix New Times; article one -
Review & article two -
Fans tweets. I'm socialriotstar!]
(En) 01. Brick by Boring Brick
After she told us she loved us and everything, Brick by Boring Brick started playing, so we all screamed and started jumping and dancing like crazy. I loved when the music stopped and everyone was clapping and singing the "Ba-da ba ba-da ba ba da!" part, and everyone could be heard over the music during the chorus - it was amazing! At the end of the song, we started singing the "Ba-da" part again.
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(En) 02. Misery Business
From what I remember, Hayley didn’t say much before Misery Business, just thanked us again and to give it all we got before everyone went CRAZY for this song - it’s like we were all waiting for it. After the whole "I watched his wildest dreams come true, not one of them involving you" part, Hayley stopped singing and told us we all seemed to know it, then asked for someone to go on stage. She pulled to guys and a girl named Taylore up there (the girl was so adorable! lajsdhlkjsha I wanted to hug her), and one of the guys kissed Hayley on the cheek, which made her be all "alk;sj;laksjd WHAT?!" She scolded him, then turned to the crowd and pretty much told the boys to NEVER kiss a girl on the cheek unless they ask for it. After that, the people onstage started singing and dancing when we sung the bridge again~ It was so awesome. Confetti shot out towards the end, and showered everyone in it, and once the song was done, they took their last bow before they headed off.
Video. [Only second half]
Overall, this was an excellent experience, and Paramore is even more amazing live; Hayley's interaction with the crowd and making everyone laugh is truly something amazing - it's rare for me to see something like that happen at a live. All in all, I'll definitely be seeing them when they tour again. They have gained a fan for life~
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--Special thanks--
To
mysterygirl2008 and
Bryanhatesy0u, as well as
doden88 for the videos!
Thanks to the Phoenix News Time for the reviews as well, and this truly was, in my opinion, one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Paramore, you've got a fan for life!