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rsadelleFoxy Shazam is a lot of people, and from what I could see from where I was standing, a lot of weird people. They have some not quite coordinated dance moves that made me see how they fit into a tour with Bad Rabbits. (I still don't understand why The Young Veins were on that tour.) They were entertaining, but I wouldn't see them again unless they were opening for someone I wanted to see.
The second act was Patrick Stump, and when I say "Patrick Stump," what I really mean is "Patrick Malfoy as styled by Flock of Seagulls." His hair was very blond and terrible. It got marginally better as he sweated the product out of it. He was wearing a turquoise suit with matching giant bowtie, a black shirt, and black fingerless leather gloves. They also did two eighties covers. From where I was standing, I could only sort of see Patrick for most of the set, which is really for the best because I can't watch him move for very long before I have to look away. For all that he's more open now, he's still very, very closed in. His shoulders are somewhere in the vicinity of his ears most of the time and he looks horribly awkward. From where we were standing, what I could see best was his guitarist, who I very much liked. There's a song with the lyrics, "cross your fingers/cross your heart/cross your fingers," and while Patrick lead us in the claps, the guitarist sang for us. In the middle of the show, we paused to sing "Happy Birthday" to one of the members of the band, and then Patrick made a "we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming" joke. That plus a cheer for Foxy/cheer for Panic! bit were the extent of his stage patter. Otherwise, it was just music after music after music - often without even a break between songs. The most extensive between song break was the one where Patrick and his drummer switched places so Patrick could take the real kit and the drummer could take Patrick's stand-up half-kit that Patrick got to turn around and play on during other songs. He also took his turn on guitar and trumpet. It's like he decided to learn the strangest thing he could play to show off his musical skills on stage, and the trumpet was it. His set list included both of his new songs I know: "Spotlight" and "This City." "This City" was presumably the album version as he had a different middle instead of someone rapping in Lupe's place.
And then there was Panic!. We moved down to the floor for them because I wouldn't have been able to see Spencer from the bar area we were in for Foxy and Patrick. We kept ending up in the dude sections of the place because![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
idahophoenix is tall and was trying not to be in people's way. But it was fine! We were right at the back of the floor, and for most of the set, I could see right between people to watch Spencer. Now, I know drumming is hard work, but holy shit. His arms kept moving the whole time. I especially love the movement when he hits the cymbals and then reaches out to stop them. I can't explain why I love it; I just do.
There were also some other people on stage. I sort of noticed them. Ian wore sunglasses for most, if not all, of the show. Dallon maintained his entire suit the whole time. Brendon didn't bother with his coat and started out the show with his shirt untucked under his suspenders and the top few buttons unbuttoned.
The absolute best moment of the entire show was during "Let's Kill Tonight" when they brought out a snare drum for Brendon and he and Spencer drummed together. Thanks to our internet age, there is some okay video of it on YouTube already. I was in just the right place to be able to see both their arms doing the same movements. I couldn't even yell; I just stood there with my hands clasped in front of my heart in utter joy.
The second best was when Brendon introduced Spencer by saying that he "bangs the skins and anything else he can get his hands on," and then Brendon and Spencer pointed at each other, and there was probably eyefucking going on if you were in the right place to see it.idahophoenix said she was surprised by how little interaction Brendon and Spencer have on stage. I really want a story about that now: they don't need to interact on stage because Brendon is the center of Spencer's show (canon: "Although Brendon is only 1 of 4 people on stage during our set, he is, for most, including myself, the indisputable focal point of the show." [source]) and Brendon can just trust Spencer to do his thing perfectly.
There was also Dallon getting up in Brendon's face during "Lying" and Brendon pulling Ian back into his chest, which were fun moments. I also very much liked that Brendon took the fangirl lecture/yelling/whatever it was to heart and his intro to "Lying" was all about consent - something about how if you see someone you find attractive and you want to and you have their permission, you should fuck them. Fun fact learned at this show: "Sins" has been Brendon's mom's ringtone for six and a half years. Extra bonus thing I noticed, although I will leave all innuendo and dirty jokes as an exercise for the reader: Spencer's drumsticks are really, long.
Songs I haven't mentioned yet that I remember them playing (out of order; most likely incomplete as a set list): "Ready to Go," "Nine in the Afternoon," "Camisado," "The Ballad of Mona Lisa," "Trade Mistakes," "Memories," "Hurricane," "Always" (acoustic), a cover of The Darkness's "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" (they're doing a vote on which cover they should play thing, but Brendon said he was sick and couldn't rehearse those, so we got this one), and "Time to Dance" and "Nearly Witches" as the encore.
The second act was Patrick Stump, and when I say "Patrick Stump," what I really mean is "Patrick Malfoy as styled by Flock of Seagulls." His hair was very blond and terrible. It got marginally better as he sweated the product out of it. He was wearing a turquoise suit with matching giant bowtie, a black shirt, and black fingerless leather gloves. They also did two eighties covers. From where I was standing, I could only sort of see Patrick for most of the set, which is really for the best because I can't watch him move for very long before I have to look away. For all that he's more open now, he's still very, very closed in. His shoulders are somewhere in the vicinity of his ears most of the time and he looks horribly awkward. From where we were standing, what I could see best was his guitarist, who I very much liked. There's a song with the lyrics, "cross your fingers/cross your heart/cross your fingers," and while Patrick lead us in the claps, the guitarist sang for us. In the middle of the show, we paused to sing "Happy Birthday" to one of the members of the band, and then Patrick made a "we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming" joke. That plus a cheer for Foxy/cheer for Panic! bit were the extent of his stage patter. Otherwise, it was just music after music after music - often without even a break between songs. The most extensive between song break was the one where Patrick and his drummer switched places so Patrick could take the real kit and the drummer could take Patrick's stand-up half-kit that Patrick got to turn around and play on during other songs. He also took his turn on guitar and trumpet. It's like he decided to learn the strangest thing he could play to show off his musical skills on stage, and the trumpet was it. His set list included both of his new songs I know: "Spotlight" and "This City." "This City" was presumably the album version as he had a different middle instead of someone rapping in Lupe's place.
And then there was Panic!. We moved down to the floor for them because I wouldn't have been able to see Spencer from the bar area we were in for Foxy and Patrick. We kept ending up in the dude sections of the place because
idahophoenix is tall and was trying not to be in people's way. But it was fine! We were right at the back of the floor, and for most of the set, I could see right between people to watch Spencer. Now, I know drumming is hard work, but holy shit. His arms kept moving the whole time. I especially love the movement when he hits the cymbals and then reaches out to stop them. I can't explain why I love it; I just do.There were also some other people on stage. I sort of noticed them. Ian wore sunglasses for most, if not all, of the show. Dallon maintained his entire suit the whole time. Brendon didn't bother with his coat and started out the show with his shirt untucked under his suspenders and the top few buttons unbuttoned.
The absolute best moment of the entire show was during "Let's Kill Tonight" when they brought out a snare drum for Brendon and he and Spencer drummed together. Thanks to our internet age, there is some okay video of it on YouTube already. I was in just the right place to be able to see both their arms doing the same movements. I couldn't even yell; I just stood there with my hands clasped in front of my heart in utter joy.
The second best was when Brendon introduced Spencer by saying that he "bangs the skins and anything else he can get his hands on," and then Brendon and Spencer pointed at each other, and there was probably eyefucking going on if you were in the right place to see it.
idahophoenix said she was surprised by how little interaction Brendon and Spencer have on stage. I really want a story about that now: they don't need to interact on stage because Brendon is the center of Spencer's show (canon: "Although Brendon is only 1 of 4 people on stage during our set, he is, for most, including myself, the indisputable focal point of the show." [source]) and Brendon can just trust Spencer to do his thing perfectly.There was also Dallon getting up in Brendon's face during "Lying" and Brendon pulling Ian back into his chest, which were fun moments. I also very much liked that Brendon took the fangirl lecture/yelling/whatever it was to heart and his intro to "Lying" was all about consent - something about how if you see someone you find attractive and you want to and you have their permission, you should fuck them. Fun fact learned at this show: "Sins" has been Brendon's mom's ringtone for six and a half years. Extra bonus thing I noticed, although I will leave all innuendo and dirty jokes as an exercise for the reader: Spencer's drumsticks are really, long.
Songs I haven't mentioned yet that I remember them playing (out of order; most likely incomplete as a set list): "Ready to Go," "Nine in the Afternoon," "Camisado," "The Ballad of Mona Lisa," "Trade Mistakes," "Memories," "Hurricane," "Always" (acoustic), a cover of The Darkness's "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" (they're doing a vote on which cover they should play thing, but Brendon said he was sick and couldn't rehearse those, so we got this one), and "Time to Dance" and "Nearly Witches" as the encore.