This past Sunday night I had the pleasure of attending a Twenty One Pilots concert at the Knitting Factory in Spokane, and it was phenomenal. But I don't want to get ahead of myself, so I'll start from the beginning.
I wanted to be at least somewhat near the front, so I dragged my cousin Bekah to stand in line with me for 4+ hours. When they finally opened the doors to the venue, there was a mad dash to the stage. The first opening band was Vinyl Theatre. I have to admit that I've looked them up before and never really liked their music that much, but their songs were fantastic live. They had a lot of energy, and their lead singer belted out his lines so flawlessly and passionately that I fell in love right then and there.
Misterwives was next, and they were absolutely amazing. They had stage presence, rocked out on their respective instruments, and the lead singer belted out high notes and runs that were on another level of live singing. They played some stuff from their most recent EP, but also gave us a taste of some new things off of their upcoming album.
By the time they left the stage, everyone was growing restless for Twenty One Pilots. The wait seemed like forever, but when the lights dimmed and the opening notes and drum kicks sounded from "Guns for Hands," all the waiting was worth it. I'm not going to try to tell you about everything that happened, because there is far too much to relay and not enough words, so I'll just give some of the highlights.
Tyler Joseph runs around and jumps off on stage so much that I'm pretty sure he gets more cardio every night than a marathon runner. And on top of that, he performs flawlessly, which is not an easy thing to do while jumping off of a piano or being held up by the crowd. Josh Dun did not disappoint either. The content energy and extra "umph" that goes into his performance is astounding. I have never seen a drummer more committed to their music. Plus, he does a really cool backflip off of the piano in the middle of "Holding on to You" and plays on a mini drum set while crowd surfing.
I had heard that Twenty One Pilots were the great live, but now I can confirm this. They put 120% into their live performance and it is an experience that I am honestly still a little shaken from. I hope to see them live again--hopefully soon--because it was seriously one of the best nights of my life.
