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| Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
Mountain View Rock fans were in for a treat this week as the Illinois-based Fall Out Boy headlined an action-packed night of music at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. Fans delighted in hearing the band's old and new hits, and the energy persisted the entire night from the seats all the way to the lawn. Daisy Grenade, a Brooklyn-based bubblegrunge band, opened the show. Dani Nigro and Keaton Whittaker delivered heartfelt performances with powerful vocals, supported by a full band. Their music had a grunge-inspired feel with a contemporary alternative rock twist. Needless to say, they opened the amphitheater with great energy.
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| Daisy Grenade @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
Following the performance, Royal & The Serpent performed recent hits like "ASTROTURF," "ONE NATION UNDERDOGS," and "JUNKIE." A spontaneous cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was played after the performance, kicking off a fun-filled evening.
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| Royal & the Serpent's Ryan Santiago @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
Through an intermission, Bring Me the Horizon later took the stage to crowds of die-hard fans holding up signs and chanting the band's name. Bandmates took the stage one by one to the intro of "AmEN!" while rocking out to the crowd. Bring Me the Horizon performed hits like "Can You Feel My Heart", "LosT", and "DiE4u". Waves of headbanging surrounded the whole venue, with enthusiastic fans reciting every lyric. The band performed for nearly an hour and closed their set with fan-favorite "Throne".
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| Oliver Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
The night was starting to wind down as the sun set and the stage curtain dropped. Fall Out Boy were next and set off a memorable intro to elusive sets of pyrotechnics and fireworks. The band performed the smash hit "Love From the Other Side" from their new album So Much (For) Stardust. Patrick Stump performed strong vocals and did not miss a beat as he sang lyric for lyric. While keeping fans on their feet, they proceeded to perform hits like "Sugar We’re Going Down" from the magnum opus From Under The Cork Tree and "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More" and "Touch Me". Different age groups of fans rejoiced to hear nostalgic hits and modern-day classics by the band they grew up listening to.
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| Fall Out Boy @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
William Beckett of The Academy Is... made a special appearance later on in the evening and performed "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year" with the band. Pete Wentz took some time to personally thank the audience and express his gratitude for appreciating the new album, on which they had worked very hard. In order to light up the amphitheater during the performance of "Fake Out," audience members held pink pieces of paper over the flashlights on their cellphones.
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| Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
By singing acapella covers over the melodic piano keys of his sharp black piano, Patrick Stump elevated the performance to new heights. The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin" were both covered along with “Crazy Train" by Ozzy Ozbourne. Additionally, Stump gave a solo ballad rendition of his verse from "I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears and None On My Fingers" performing it for the first time ever live.
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| Fall Out Boy @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photo: Matt Pang) |
Later, the performance changed into a mini-game show with a magic 8 ball being played on a circle screen suspended in the center of the stage. Following that, Pete Wentz quizzed the audience while teasing the following song. After that, the band played "Bang the Doldrums" and "The (After) Life of the Party". By performing songs from all of their albums, Fall Out Boy delighted both new and devoted followers. The band then closed the night out with anthems like "Thanks for the Mrs.," "Centuries," and "Saturday."
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