We Came As Romans Zydeco Birmingham, AL 9/28/14

Every time We Came As Romans comes close, I always go. This time was no different. They were back in Birmingham, and I was so there.

The opening bands were ok, but that was probably my impatience talking.

That being said, the first band was called Palisades. I had never heard of them before but apparently they are going on Warped Tour this year, so they must be somewhat decent.

They played

Your Disease

The Reckoning

A Disasterpiece

Outcasts

High and Low

After them was The Color Morale.

I saw them with WCAR last year and they are not my favorite, but they have a good message. Basically, they were just telling you to never give up on stuff. They also recently released a new album and they played some songs from it.

They played

Damnaged

Smoke and Mirrors

Learned Behavior

Suicide;Stigma

Prey For Me

Strange Comfort

Following them is a band that I have seen so many times over the last year, when I never thought that I would see them at all. That band is For Today. I got to shoot them at Warped Tour this summer and I was so excited to see them again in the smaller setting that I was used to. At one point Mattie Montgomery's son ran onstage and it was the cutest thing.

They played

Break the Cycle (So much crowd response)

Foundation

Molotov

Seraphim

Fight the Silence

Pariah

Devastator

Fearless (Love this song)

Drum roll please... Now it was finally time for We Came As Romans. I waited in line for a long time and almost died trying to get to the front of the crowd.

When they came on stage, I could not wait one more second. The crowd was so anxious and everything started to be pushed forward. The barricade almost broke. These are the kind of shows that I love. Your favorite band in one of your favorite venues is one of the best feelings in the world. Hearing all the people around you screaming every word to every song is also an added bonus.

They played

To Plant a Seed

Roads That Don't End and Views That Never Cease

Ghosts

Fade Away

To Move On Is to Grow

What I Wished I Never Had

A War Inside

Intentions

Glad You Came (The Wanted Cover from Punk Goes Pop 5)

Never Let Me Go

Present, Future, and Past

A Moment

Mis//Understanding

Understanding What We've Grown to Be (I cried. This is my favorite We Came As Romans song.)

Tracing Back Roots

Encore:

Broken Statues

Hope

When this show was over, I had no voice and there were tears running down my face. Or maybe it was sweat. Either way, the show had me in the happiest of tears and those are the best shows.

I cannot wait to see this band again.