Last April, when I saw A Day To Remember, I never expected that almost one year later, I would be seeing them again. The day I found out they were coming to Alabama, I was so ecstatic. It was already an important day because my favorite football team, The Alabama Crimson Tide, was in the National Championship (Roll Tide). Rise Against and Title Fight were also with them. I was super stoked for Rise Against, too, because I they were on my bucket-list of bands to see. So when the day finally came to go to the show, I could not focus. I had to take a practice AP English exam and getting through that was already difficult not including the fact that I was going to see one of my favorite bands a few hours later. Upon my arrival to the venue, I met up with a few of my friends and we waited patiently for the gates to open. When they opened, we all ran for it. We were almost in the front, which was good enough for us. The first band that came on was Title Fight. I had heard of them because of an iTunes single of the week. Their opening song, “Shed”, was extremely energetic and LOUD. During the opening line, the first things I see are this guy flying through the air and all of these random crowd surfers flocking towards the stage. Honestly, that is one of my most memorable concert moments because it was unexpected and just flat out awesome. They also played
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Loud And Clear
Neck Deep
Dreamcatchers
Symmetry
Youreyeah
Flood of ’72
Introvert
Coxton Yard
Memorial Field
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No One Stays At The Top Forever
Stab
I will be seeing them again in Warped Tour in Atlanta and I am stoked. After Title Fight, it was time for A Day To Remember. It was really hard to contain my excitement. When Jeremy McKinnon ran out on stage, he yelled “ALABAMA” really loud. It gave me chill bumps. They opened with The Downfall Of Us All. I love how ADTR always involves the crowd. It makes their shows that much more exciting and memorable. Afterwards, they played
A Shot In The Dark
I’m Made Of Wax, Larry. What Are You Made Of?
My Life For Hire
All Signs Point To Lauderdale
2nd Sucks
You Be Tails I’ll Be Sonic
It’s Complicated
Homesick
Better Off This Way
Have Faith In Me
All I Want
The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle.
During Lauderdale, ADTR started throwing toilet paper into the audience. During 2nd Sucks, they told the crowd to start moshing and throwing people around, much to the security’s dismay. During It’s Complicated, they fired off a T-shirt gun. And During Homesick, Jeremy got into a huge ball and started rolling in the crowd. At the end of their set, I caught two guitar picks and one of the security guards handed me the set list. Needless to say, I was so ecstatic that I almost cried. After ADTR, it was time for Rise Against. To be honest, I really did not know a lot of new R.A. songs, but I managed. They played
Survivor
Ready To Fall
Collapse (Post – Amerika)
The Good Left Undone
Broken English
Help Is On The Way
Disparity by Design
Drones
Re-Education (Through Labor)
Blood To Bleed
Satellite
Paper Wings
Prayer of the Refugee
Audience of One
Swing Life Away
Make It Stop (September’s Children)
Give it All, Midnight Hands
The Strength to Go On
Savior.
Audience of One and Swing Life Away were performed acoustically. Swing Life Away was so beautiful that it made me cry. On the other side of the venue, there was a carnival of sorts going on. One of the security guards told me that ADTR was hanging out there, so I left right before Savior came on and went to investigate. When I got there, I saw Kevin and Josh. I was filled with the utmost joy. I got a picture with Kevin and we talked for a bit before he had to go back to the bus. That definitely made my night ten times better than it already was. I could even still hear Rise Against from where I was. Afterwards, I went home and I was thankful that I did not have school the next day. I am so thankful for weather days. :)