We were stoked to be watching Panic At The Disco, and come concert night, we were so surprised to see that our seats were sooo near the stage! We were in the 8th row, which got us even more excited. Finally the lights dimmed and the gaggles of teenage girls screamed like banshees and rushed to the stage! It was pandemonium! Only to find out that it was the front act, the Canadian band Crowned King who was singing first.
Surprisingly, despite the PATD false alarm, the crowd really enjoyed the band. They were pretty much shocked that people in the front row actually knew their songs and were even singing along with them.
After their set, there was a good 30-minute or so break to set up the main act’s stage. It was so funny because the bouncers were all asking the girls who rushed up front to go back to their seats. It’s hilarious because they all have the same shtick. They say they sit up front, but when asked for their tickets, they say, “hindi namin mahanap eh, nawawala!” I swear, what these pubescent girls would do just to get a couple of meters closer to their idols. Another group of girls behind us were sitting on some else’s seats. When the real owner arrived, they suddenly picked up their cellphones and pretended to talk to someone so they could ignore the guards.
So the lights dimmed for the 2nd time around, and there they were: Panic At The Disco.
I’m not a big PATD fan, but I really enjoy their music a lot. It’s very Beatle-esque at times, so that touches a sentimental nerve for me. Plus, the boys really gave it their all, much like Lifehouse, only this time, it’s not just the lead singer, Brandon Urie, who plays to the crowd, but even other members like Ryan Ross and John Walker.
And of course, there’s the standard this-is-the-best-concert-we’ve-ever-done profession of love for the Philippines. This is the 4th straight concert where the artists claim that they have absolutely fallen in love with the Pinoy audience. I’m beginning to believe that maybe foreign acts really say this to every crowd they perform in front of. Except maybe Vertical Horizon, because Matt Scannell really looked like he was near tears each time the crowd went wild.
But they were such nice guys, and it’s really unique that they have 3 frontmen, instead of the usual one. Brandon, Ryan, and John take turns talking to the crowd and priming them. I was really just annoyed the whole time because of this girl who kept standing on the seat of the person in front of her. The guards would constantly poke her with a flashlight so she’d go down. But within seconds, she’d be back up. I even gave her a piece of my mind, but to no avail. Just my luck, she was seated right in front of me. So it’s a miracle I was able to take any decent picture because either her head, or her arm, or her cellphone, or her back, or whatever part of her anatomy, would be blocking my camera’s path. Grrr.
In the end, I just let the girls have their fun, and kept my cool. Besides, maybe I’d behave like that if Madonna or The Police or The Thompson Twins held a concert in the 80’s. I’d probably be twice as annoying than any of those girls. But I loved the concert, it was like a horny midget, short but energetic. So now I have the band’s 2 albums on repeat in my ipod, and I’m rediscovering this wonderful happy band. Happy, not emo, excuse them…
Again, a big fat juicy thanks to She and Mario of Concertus!
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