
As fans strolled into the lobby of The Agora before doors opened, everyone was hyped up for the night's show. A large variety of people of all different age ranges were there. There were people from young teens there with their parents to 40 year olds, and everyone in between awaiting a fun filled night. When six 'o clock rolled around fans began to get excited awaiting the doors to open. When they didn't open on time, people began to get impatient. Finally, nearly fifteen minutes late the doors opened and people began flooding into The Agora Ballroom, filling up the first few rows in front of the stage. Then, came the long hour of standing before the show started. Fans began chatting with each other about who they were most excited to see that night. As the lights began to dim, and the lighting was being tested the crowd started to get more and more excited, screaming with anticipation for the show to begin.
Then finally, the room went dark, and figures appeared on the stage. The crowd cheered for the night's first act, The White Tie Affair. Their drummer, Tim McLaughlin, took the stage first and opened their set with a drum solo. Soon after, the rest of the band leaped onto the stage and began their set with the song "Watching You." The crowd was fairly still through their first song, about 30% of the crowd seemed to know their material. Then, they played "The Enemy," and instantly the crowd began jumping up and down. "The Enemy," is a true dancing song that is guaranteed to get the crowd moving. The band's stage presence was incredible. Chris Wallace, the lead singer, did an amazing job of connecting with the fans. He made sure to connect with every person in the crowd. The next song they played was "Take It Home," where the guitarist, Sean-P, spit water into the crowd. Instantly, everyone who was wet began screaming. They then played one of their singles, "Candle (Sick & Tired)." One fan was taking a video of the song and Chris grabbed the camera out of her hand and began filming the song from the stage. Next, the band did a cover song of "Lovestone," which really got the crowd hyped up. They then, played "Allow Me to Introduce Myself (Mr. Right)." the first line of the song reads as "there's gonna be a party tonight...." with an opening line like that, it's sure to get the crowd moving. They then closed their set with "The Way Down." It was easy to see that the band gained a large amount of new fans that night.
After a 15 minute set change, the lights yet again went dim, but not for long. Innerpartysystem took the stage and instantly there was a fabulous light show along with their live performance. The band should come with a warning label that reads "Warning: Do not attend if you have previous history of seizures." The crowd was still for the majority of the set, but those who did know their material were singing along and having a great time. The band didn't have much stage presence and they weren’t interacting with the crowd much at all. Although they're stage presence was not the best, they had a very unique show. The crowd didn't begin to warm up to them until their last song, "Don't Stop."
The next band to take the stage was The Medic Droid, who appeared to be the crowd's favorite of the night. As soon as the band set foot on stage the crowd cheered. They opened their set with the song "Keeping Up With the Joneses." throughout their entire set the crowd was jumping up and down as they screamed the lyrics back to the band. The band had a large amount of energy on stage, and did a great job of interacting with the crowd. They covered the song "Barbie Girl," which really got the crowd going. For their last song, they had Chris Wallace of The White Tie Affair appear on stage to help sing the song "Fer Sure." When their set ended, the majority of the floor cleared and fans headed straight to the merch tables.
The floor began to fill back up for the headlining band, Kill Hannah. The stage lit up and five guys with stage make up on, ran onto the stage. As soon as they took the stage, the crowd cheered and began singing along with the band. They lit up the stage and the rest of the agora ballroom for their entire set with strobe lights. The band had great stage presence throughout their entire set, making a huge effort to interact with the crowd. Mat Devine, the lead singer, lifted the microphone and placed it in the crowd for fans to sing into. For their last song, the crowd went crazy and Mat lifted up one of the lights creating a spectacular light show on the back walls, and began shining it into the crowd.
Overall the show was great. All of the bands brought something unique to the stage, from their clothing attire, to music style, and light shows. This is definitely a tour to check out if it's coming to a city near you. If not, make sure you check out all the bands at some point.
Stacie Sullivan is a staff writer for Musiqtone.com. You can reach her at staciesullivan@musiqtone.com.