Nothing More Zydeco Birmingham, AL 10/6/15

The Monster Energy Outbreak Tour featuring Nothing More, The Color Morale, Turbowolf, and Separations at Zydeco in Birmingham, AL on October 6th, 2015. Enjoy!

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. 

We Came As Romans Tracing Back Roots Tour The 7 Venue Douglasville, GA 10/26/13

So one of my favorite bands is coming close on a weekend? I am so there. We Came As Romans is one of those bands that, if given the opportunity, I would follow around the world on every tour they go on. I had last seen them at Warped two days after their newest album, Tracing Back Roots, came out. This was a headlining show. The first time I had ever seen them headline too. I was so excited, I bought VIP. The show started really early because it was a festival. There were literally, over 20 bands there. At that point, I was more concerned with the current score of the Alabama vs. Tennessee football game that was going on. (Roll Tide)

The meet and greet was awesome. Even though I have met WCAR numerous times, this time was a lot better. There were only six of us, so we got more personal time with the members. I asked Josh if he would write out several of my favorite song lyrics for me. From Stay Inspired I got him to write "There are greater rewards in stepping outside of your own comfort than there are in never breaking down the walls that you've built," which was my senior quote and I got him to write out "Tonight, when I look into the sky, I know this is why I am alive" from Understanding What We've Grown To Be, which is my favorite song by them. I gave Josh a huge hug and thanked him profusely for taking the time to do that for me. One day, I will have those lyrics tattooed on me somewhere. While Josh was writing out the lyrics, Eric and I talked about football. (Roll Tide.) All of six of us thanked the guys and then we were escorted out.

I went outside and the band that was playing was called Erra. They were really good and the guy next to me was fan-boying the whole time. Following them was a band from Ohio called Danger Kids. Oh my gosh, they had a girl drummer!!! HELL YEAH! I really liked them too. They played

Countdown

We're All In Danger

Paper Thin

Hostage

Light Escapes

Waking Up

Following them was The Color Morale. I swear they had such a huge fan-base at this show. I had heard of them, but never thought to listen to them. Their singer has been through some shit in his life. He is homeless when he is not on tour and he has been through more stuff that I do not really want to go in to here. They played

Smoke and Mirrors

Demon Teeth

Burn Victims (The crowd freaked out)

Steadfast

Strange Comfort

Learned Behavior

Up next was Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! This was the third time I've seen them and they never disappoint. They are the cutest French band ever. Their accents are just.... AH! They played

Restart

Captain Blood

Taking Chances

I Am Nothing Like You

We R Who We R (Ke$ha cover) (Love this cover)

Haters Gonna Hate

In Friends We Trust

The last band before WCAR was Silverstein. Again, I had just seen them at Warped, but by the time they came on, I was ready for WCAR because the temperature had dropped almost 20 degrees since Erra started and I was in Capri's and a short sleeved shirt. But I am totally not complaining. :) They played

Teach (The Chariot cover) (Shane went into a speech about The Chariot and how they were breaking up. Douglasville is their hometown)

Your Sword Versus My Dagger

Massachusetts

Sacrifice

Vices

Stand Amid the Roar

I Will Illuminate

Smashed into Pieces

My Heroine

Smile in Your Sleep (My favorite)

Finally, it was time for We Came As Romans. I was front and center, and I was more than ready. They walked on stage and I melted from sheer happiness. They played

Tracing Back Roots (AH!)

Ghosts

Fade Away

Mis//Understanding

I Survive (Dave and Kyle stood side by side and sang this)

Never Let Me Go (My favorite song from TBR)

Glad You Came (The Wanted Cover) (Crowd dance party)

Roads That Don't End And Views That Never Cease (Crowd freakout)

Present, Future, and Past (My other favorite from TBR)

A Moment

I Will Not Reap Destruction/Beliefs/Intentions/Broken Statues/Stay Inspired/Just Keep Breathing/Understanding What We've Grown To Be (Medley) (This was the first time I had ever heard Stay Inspired, Just Keep Breathing, and UWWGTB live. Those three are my favorites and all could do was stand there, sing, and cry.)

Hope

To Plant A Seed (Featuring Hance Alligood from Woe, Is Me) (The jumps that they do at the beginning are freaking awesome, by the way)

This was by far the best We Came As Romans show I have been to and I have seen them five times. Like I said earlier, if I could follow them around the world on tour, I would because I love them that much. On another note, Alabama won that game. ROLL TIDE! :)