By Erin Lee
Photo by Erin Lee
Post-Hardcore giants Taking Back Sunday performed a sold-out show at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale last night.
My friend and I pressed our way through the wall of bodies to a cozy spot stage left, parking in front of singer/guitarist John Nolan.
The boys opened up with "S'old," from their most recent album 152.
The crowd was raring to go from the start: cheering loudly and singing along as the band treated us to classics like "Set Phasers to Stun" and "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)" as well as newer tracks like "Amphetamine Smiles."
Lead singer Adam Lazzara thanked the audience on several occasions for more than two decades of supporting the band.
Midway through the set, Lazzara brought out an acoustic guitar and slowed things down for a couple of songs, with the crowd cheering their approval.
For many of the elder millennials in attendance, Taking Back Sunday was an integral part of their teen years, including the friend I was with who shared how much she loved the band in high school.
For most of the set the band was lean on talking. The set design was minimal, aside from a neon "152" lighting the back of the stage, and some video wall elements
TBS instead focused their efforts on the performance, and making the crowd feel as though they were the most important part of the evening.
By the time they closed with MakeDamnSure, we were collectively a sweaty mess of tangled bodies, shouting the words back at the stage at an overwhelming volume.
Taking Back Sunday's concert was a night to remember for emo fans bathing in steamy nostalgia.
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