The Story So Far is finally coming to Birmingham . OH. MY. GOD. *cue my tears*.
Although I have not listened to them as long as others, I was still excited to
see them because I missed them at Warped Tour.
The first band was Souvenirs. Honestly, I remember nothing
about them and I had never heard of them before I got there. Oops!
Rotting Out followed them. I do not remember much about
their music because I was focused more on what the singer was saying. At one
point, he was talking about how we as an audience, needed to be nice to the
security guards. At the end of their set, a security guard removed a guy from
the stage and the singer and (I think) the guitar player went off and hit the
security guard with a guitar and it caused him to bleed. So at this point,
everyone in the crowd is freaking out because we do not know what just
happened. Security was on point all night... until the very last song of the
night. (That story comes later)
Such Gold was a band I had heard so much about, but never
listened to. I really really liked them. Once again, I do not know any songs
that they played but their sound was something that I could really enjoy. They
were the band that stuck out the most out of all the bands that played.
Stick To Your Guns was good. They were a lot different than
I remembered them being at Warped, but whatever! They played
Where The Sun Never Sleeps
Against Them All
Such Pain
Bringing You Down
Empty Heads
Diamond
We Still Believe
The Bond
D(I AM)ond
What Goes Around
Amber
When it was finally time for The Story So Far, the room had
been filled with so many angst-y teenagers. When they finally walked on stage,
the room was filled with pushing, shoving, screaming, crying, and, most
importantly, purpose. Every kid in the room had the biggest grin on their faces
because the band that walked on stage held the answers to everything that
bothered them or upset them. This feeling would last through the entire set,
the feeling of purpose. They played
Right Here
States and Minds
Roam
Daughters
Stifled
Things I Can't Change
Four Years
680 South
Closure
The Glass
All Wrong
Bad Luck
Empty Space
Quicksand
(Encore)
High Regard (Read description below)
Like
I said earlier, the energy in the room was perfect. Everyone in the room was
there for the same reason. During the last song, High Regard, the crowd went
insane and we all stormed the stage. Security did not even try and stop us. It
was one of those things that will never happen again and all I can do is hope
that I can find the photographer that was taking pictures on the side because
every person on the stage was screaming their hearts out with Parker. It was
one of the most meaningful concert experiences I have been a part of. I had
never experienced anything quite like that before. When I was walking back to
my car, I heard someone call their parent and start crying because they got to
sing a song with their favorite band. Also on the way out, I saw the band from
afar and they all thanked us for coming out and told us to be safe going home.
This band is one of those bands that came into my life at just the right moment
and this show happened at the perfect time, when I needed it most.
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