By Sloane Samberson
Staff Writer
GRAND PRAIRIE – A melangé of hard core rockers and hipsters flooded into the Verizon Theater on Sept. 26 to briefly be taken back to the era of great rock concerts. Attendees left feeling as if they had just seen the eminent Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones in a mega concert that could last them a lifetime.
Last Thursday’s superstar line up included Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Twenty One Pilots.
The small town, Ohio born band, Twenty One Pilots, opened the show with a bang. This lively duo consists of vocalist, Tyler Joseph, and drummer, Josh Dun. You cannot classify their music under one particular genre. They get their unique sound by combining a little bit of punk, alternative rock and club music.
Not many of attendants actually knew of Twenty One Pilots but were fully enthralled, clapping to the beat of their songs. A few hit songs include “Migraine,” “Ode to Sleep” and “Car Radio,” all three very fast paced with lyrics that make you think.
Panic! at the Disco, a more commonly known band, performed next. It opened up its latest release, “This is Gospel”, which really got the crowd going. Lead singer, Brendon Urie, kept everyone on their toes. He would perform mini stunts mid song causing the crowd to go wild.
Although only briefly on stage, Panic! at the Disco’s performance was a huge highlight of the night. Their invigorating stage present left the crowd wanting more.
Alas, the artist the audience had all been waiting for, Fall Out Boy. There was not an empty seat in the house when they made their way onstage. Fans went ballistic the moment they saw Patrick Stump singing the opening song, “The Phoenix.”
You had your clappers, your head bangers and your jumpers casting themselves into Fall Out Boy’s performance, but the one thing that stayed the same was the symbolic rock and roll sign, held high all throughout their performance.
It played some of its classic songs such as “Dance, Dance” and “Sugar, Were Goin Down”, but the song that had the most audience feedback was “Save Rock and Roll.”
A slide show of the greatest rock artists of all time was played in the background as they sang, along with the most luminescent lights reflecting the various faces of rock lovers attending this magnificent show.
I had chills seeing The Beatles, Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson in the time of their prime, but looking back and seeing the faces of an audience who shares the same love of rock music, really got to me.
Overall the whole night was just perfect. Three very talented artists, with three very different sounds, all playing together at one show expressing their ever present love for rock music.
