All Time Low, Swing From A Streetlight @ The UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney (30/08/2013)
After the success of their Soundwave and sidewave sets earlier in the year, All Time Low have once again headed to our shores for an almost entirely sold out tour. Starting off in Brisbane earlier in the week, their sold out Sydney show at the University of New South Wales Roundhouse set to be a packed and sweaty night of great pop-punk anthems, on stage jokes and a their rather typical barrage of bras thrown onto the stage.
Western Sydney locals Swing From A Streetlight opened the night with a highly energetic set to the quickly filling venue. Their mix of classic pop-punk tracks, David Kedacic’s impressive vocals and entertaining stage presence kept the crowd drawn to them throughout their set. There were quite a few fans mixed into the crowd that were certainly enjoying seeing the band play once again, and it’s safe to say that by the end of the set there were a lot of new fans.
Finally the boys from All Time Low took to the stage facing an absolutely packed to the rafters venue and a wall of constant screaming, squealing, cheering and chanting. Blasting straight into a tried and true classic Lost in Stereo their set started off with a bang and really only grew from there. Keeping up with the classics, they continued with Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t) and Coffee Shop Soundtrack, which kept everyone in the crowd on their feet and jumping around along with boy’s stage antics.
Their set was a well-balanced mix of songs from across their discography, hilarious, if somewhat immature stage banter and joking, and the ever-present flood of bras making their way onto the stage floor and hanging off the microphone stands. Outlines from their most recent album Don’t Panic and Time Bomb from Dirty Work were definite crowd pleasers of the night. They saw the energy of the band and fans growing alike and filling the venue with singing, jumping and crowd surfing.
Toning down and sobering up towards the end of their set, they finished off with two of the slowest and saddest songs of their discography Remembering Sunday and Therapy. Both of these songs are known for regularly bringing stadiums to a haunting pause and leaving fans in tears, and once again lived up to their reputation with the Roundhouse brought to a rather tear-filled standstill by the end.
Of course, its not a decent pop-punk show if the night ends on a slow and drawn out note. So after a brief break the boys were back on stage to finish off their set with an encore to remember. Starting it off with The Reckless and The Brave, the party, the punk and pumping energy were well and truly back. The cover of Green Day’s American Idiot was an interesting but absolutely perfect inclusion in the encore with the current excitement over the Soundwave 2014 lineup. The night was finished off with one of their biggest fan-favourite tracks Dear Maria, Count Me In that was an explosive and unforgettable end to the night.
Bethany Williams
Western Sydney locals Swing From A Streetlight opened the night with a highly energetic set to the quickly filling venue. Their mix of classic pop-punk tracks, David Kedacic’s impressive vocals and entertaining stage presence kept the crowd drawn to them throughout their set. There were quite a few fans mixed into the crowd that were certainly enjoying seeing the band play once again, and it’s safe to say that by the end of the set there were a lot of new fans.
Finally the boys from All Time Low took to the stage facing an absolutely packed to the rafters venue and a wall of constant screaming, squealing, cheering and chanting. Blasting straight into a tried and true classic Lost in Stereo their set started off with a bang and really only grew from there. Keeping up with the classics, they continued with Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t) and Coffee Shop Soundtrack, which kept everyone in the crowd on their feet and jumping around along with boy’s stage antics.
Their set was a well-balanced mix of songs from across their discography, hilarious, if somewhat immature stage banter and joking, and the ever-present flood of bras making their way onto the stage floor and hanging off the microphone stands. Outlines from their most recent album Don’t Panic and Time Bomb from Dirty Work were definite crowd pleasers of the night. They saw the energy of the band and fans growing alike and filling the venue with singing, jumping and crowd surfing.
Toning down and sobering up towards the end of their set, they finished off with two of the slowest and saddest songs of their discography Remembering Sunday and Therapy. Both of these songs are known for regularly bringing stadiums to a haunting pause and leaving fans in tears, and once again lived up to their reputation with the Roundhouse brought to a rather tear-filled standstill by the end.
Of course, its not a decent pop-punk show if the night ends on a slow and drawn out note. So after a brief break the boys were back on stage to finish off their set with an encore to remember. Starting it off with The Reckless and The Brave, the party, the punk and pumping energy were well and truly back. The cover of Green Day’s American Idiot was an interesting but absolutely perfect inclusion in the encore with the current excitement over the Soundwave 2014 lineup. The night was finished off with one of their biggest fan-favourite tracks Dear Maria, Count Me In that was an explosive and unforgettable end to the night.
Bethany Williams