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.
