Once again, I attended this show because I handed promotions out after the show for the Alternative Press Street Team, but I also did not really want to see any of the bands at this show. Therefore, I think I went in pretty unbiased. The one band that I did want to see was Sleeping With Sirens.
The first band that played was LightGoBlue who are from the United Kingdom. I took a listen of them before the show and was very disappointed with what I heard, but the music that the duo performed was very good. I talked to the guitarist/vocalist/keys of the band and he said that they had just finished recording new music before traveling across the Atlantic. By the way, he was very sweet and they were giving out free stickers. Their performance was very good, but they were trying to the get the crowd to be more interactive and not doing a very good job. They attempted to get a circle pit going, but I do not find that their music is something that you can do a circle pit to.
The second band to perform was Sleeping With Sirens who are from Michigan. As I mentioned, this was the one band that I wanted to see, and I was not disappointed. Their show was not bad and they did a very good job talking with the crowd. The vocalist played well for the crowd and the band had better success in creating a circle pit on the floor.
The next band to play was Haste The Day who come from Indiana. I had listened to Haste The Day before the show for a short time, but do not considered myself to be a fan. The band put on one of the most energetic performances that I have seen in a long time. They have a heavy sound with good vocals, even live.
Of course, the headliner who was Enter Shikari who are also from the U.K. Enter Shikari have a very interesting sound. They are a mix of hardcore with very good breakdowns and dance music. None the less the crowd was very energetic along with the band. The guitarist climbed up on their amp which was raised to the ceiling. Overall, for not knowing any of the music, I was impressed and entertained.
The show was solid and entertaining and I am glad I got to go. The show however did not have a full house, which was at Station 4 in St. Paul, which was rather disappointing. I'll give it a 3.5 out of 5, if you want to see any of these bands the show will not disappoint you.
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