Last night, New Found Glory and company rolled into Philadelphia for the 10-year anniversary tour of their self titled album. From the day I heard these bands were going on tour together, I knew I was going to see multiple dates of this tour. New Found Glory's self-titled album is one of my three favorite albums of all-time and with Saves the Day on the under card, the expectations for this one shot off the charts. Luckily for me, New Found Glory never disappoints.
First on stage was Fireworks, an up-and-coming pop-punk band from Detroit who just released their debut album last year. I just saw Fireworks at the First Unitarian Church back in September, and I feel like I was watching a completely different band last night. In September, the energy level was through the roof and everyone was into the set. Granted the Electric Factory is a much bigger venue, but Fireworks didn't do much to get the crowd involved in the show and they sounded flat their entire set. I know it's hard to captivate a crowd who is waiting for the headliners to go on, but I was let down and had hoped for more out of Fireworks.
Hellogoodbye came out next, and I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed their eponymous EP back in high school, but my musical interests have strayed from electronic power pop over the years. But despite all that, HGB played a good set and the crowd seemed to get into their songs. They had a very entertaining and playful demeanor on stage, which was great considering the material they write. Couple their set with a Descendents cover (Bikeage) and overall Hellogoodbye was pretty solid.
Saves the Day took the stage and sent the crowd into a frenzy immediately. For a band who switches members so often, STD sounded great live and didn't skip a beat on any of their songs. They played a great mix of old and new material, taking a couple songs off of each of their albums for the most part (and the only song I like on In Reverie, which pleased me greatly). My only complaint was that they just stood still playing their instruments up until the last song, when they went nuts. Overall, they played a great set and compared to other sets on the tour, this one is the best I've seen so far.
Setlist:
All-Star Me
The End
Radio
Anywhere With You
Firefly
Holly Hox, Forget Me Nots
Getaway
Eulogy
Freakish
Always Ten Feet Tall
A Drag in D Flat
Rocks Tonic Juice Magic
At Your Funeral
Shoulder to the Wheel
Kaleidoscope
As for New Found Glory, they were simply amazing. If you haven't seen them play yet, you need to change that immediately. The energy level was through the roof for the entire set and everyone on stage was moving around, having such a great time. It's so inspiring that in today's throw-away society, where bands replace members at the drop of a hat, that the same five guys in New Found Glory can stick together and have so much fun playing music for 13 years now. The kings of pop-punk are one of the best bands to see live on the planet. If you've been to their live show before, I'm sure you agree.
Setlist:
Better Off Dead
Dressed to Kill
Sincerely Me
Hit or Miss
Second to Last
Eyesore
Vegas
Sucker
Black and Blue
Boy Crazy
All About Her
Ballad for the Lost Romantics
Encore:
Understatement
Don't Let Her Pull You Down
Head On Collision
All Downhill From Here
Truth of My Youth
Forget My Name
No Reason Why (Gorilla Biscuits cover)
Truck Stop Blues
My Friends Over You
New Found Glory's myspace
Saves the Day's myspace
Hellogoodbye's myspace
Fireworks' myspace
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