I can't compare any other band to Fall Out Boy. Their story, their music, their lyrics are so unique and personal, shared with millions of their fans. Last night I saw for myself just the impact the band has had on so many people.
I've loved Fall Out Boy from the minuet I heard 'Sugar, We're going down' played on the radio when I was really young. Since then I adored the band, but in 2010 when Fall Out Boy announced their break I feared - like many others - that they might never come back.
After a three year break Fall Out Boy returned with new album
Save Rock and Roll in 2013, which I had per-ordered from the date of its announcement.
Fall Out Boy, as part of the Save Rock and Roll European tour, came to Britain, more importantly to Glasgow last night (22nd of March). In the space of ten days I have three concerts but this, last night, was special. I'm six days off being sixteen and I had waited to see Fall Out Boy live for most of my life.
The newly built Hydro was the surrounded by a mass of Fall Out Boy fans. It was one of the first few concerts with my friends, and with no adults at all, it was pretty significant.
The first support act was the Danish band, New Politics, who were actually really good to see live. This tour has given them a lot more publicity and hopefully a lot more fans because they deserve it. A band to definitely watch for.
The second support was the really, really loud Pretty Reckless. An amazing band to see live which on this toured slowed the set down a bit after New Politics, in the lead up to the main act, with lead vocalist Taylor Momsen’s amazing sounding voice.
Then came the main act. Fall Out Boy. Although this was the Save Rock and Roll tour, they played songs from other albums. Third song into the set was 'A little less sixteen candles, A little more "Touch me" ' from the 2005 album 'From Under The Cork Tree' followed by 'Alone Together' - a song which I adore - from Save Rock and Roll.
Further on saw an arena sized Mexican wave followed by 'Sugar, We're going down' through into 'Young Volcanoes'. The start of 'Young Volcanoes' is iconic, something Patrick Stump used to his advantage into getting the full arena to sing.
The crowd last night belted out every lyric to every song played which is something amazing to see. Watching a massive arena sit - or stand - and sing to so many different songs is amazing. That night we all have the same connection where we love the band and lyrics and thats why we're there so late at night singing songs written by a band from Chicago who formed in 2001 and came to our city where I spent half of last night singing along with them.
Through out you can see Wentz and Stumps happiness to preform again. You can see the bands family like bond. One of the unique things about last nights performance was the acoustic set the band played half way through. It allowed fans to hear songs more stripped back. It let the band talk about themselves, have a laugh and link with the crowd that surrounded them. It let the fans see an insight into how Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump think, and also how their recollections of being kids contrasts against the Scottish way of life in a sense. They talk about sitting round a campfire, something that doesn't really happen in Scotland, but then when the band leave stage, almost instantly the crowd starts shouting, a typical Glaswegian crowd.
Following the Fall Out Boy tradition, the night finished with 'Saturday' from the 2003 album "Take This To Your Grave".
I realized last night while coming home that although there was a three year break, Fall Out Boy is back, and better than before. Watching them play festivals like Reading and Leeds is amazing, but nothing compare to being in an arena and being there in person, watching it all happen live.
If anyone gets the chance to see them live, go and do it. Its an unbelievable experience and is one of the best nights of my life.
Official Site : New Politics
Official UK Site : The Pretty Reckless
Official Site : Fall Out Boy