On the night of January 29th 2012, the
Bryce Jordan Center filled itself with hundreds of fans. Why this night? Because this was the night that Rise Against
and A Day To Remember would play for the students of Penn State. I was lucky enough to be in attedence for
this jaw dropping spectacle.
The Menzingers kicked off the show with an
unexpectedly good performance. Being a
small relatively unknown band, I expected them to be mediocre at best, if not
completely terrible. But they surprised
me with their rock/punk rock style and lyrics.
Overall, they were an excellent choice to open.
A Day To Remember came next in the lineup and played
a bunch of their songs. Before this
concert I was not a big fan of ADTR mainly because I thought they were just a screamo,
angry band, but some of their songs struck a chord with me and since I have
listened to them a little more. For one
of their songs the lead singer climbed into a giant, clear plastic ball and
rolled around on top of the crowd! It
was definitely not something that I was used to but it was incredible
nonetheless.
Rise Against was my main motivation for going to
this concert. I have been a fan of them
for a couple years now and I know most of their songs by heart. Anyway, their performance was definitely the
highlight of the evening. They were able
to read the crowd perfectly and interact accordingly. Everything that they did seemed to get the
crowd going more and more.
During all three bands’ performances mosh pits were
opening like vortexes all around the floor and pulling people in by the
dozens. On a couple of occasions I was
pulled in and pushed around. It was
incredible. A rock concert like that is
definitely an experience.
I also have been to A Day to Remember concert before. They put on a good show. I am not an avid fan, but I was impressed with their music. My favorite song is "If It Means A Lot to You". Specifically the lyrics "You know you can't give me what I need and even though you mean so much to me. I can't wait through everything" mean a lot to me. I consider a good concert a work of art so I hope you had a good time, although it sounds like you did.
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