All Time Low

(13th & 14th Jan 2012 - O2 Academy Glasgow)

If you're looking for great music, entertainment and just one hell of a party then look no further than an All Time Low gig! We attended both nights of the 'Dirty Work' tour at the O2 Academy in Glasgow earlier on this year, and it's fair to say that no one show is the same with these guys. With support from 'We Are The In Crowd' and 'The Maine' both from the U.S it was a line up for everyone to be excited about. 

As the venue began to fill up, the first support act -We Are The In Crowd- took to the stage and created a buzz which carried on right through their entire set and by the time 'The Maine' walked out the crowd were warmed up and ready to go crazy (in a good way of course). They played through a some of their older songs as well as songs from their new album 'Pioneer'. As their set came to an end the atmosphere in the place was on fire and everyone was definitely ready for All Time Low to rock their world.

With the crowd chanting their name the band stormed the stage, opening with 'Time Bomb'. I've never seen such a huge wave of people, everyone was jumping around in time to the song and screaming the lyrics. This was insane!. As the band continued to play through their setlist they were consistently full of energy and were feeding directly from the crowds craziness. It was great. In between songs, both Alex and Jack chatted with the audience, letting us in on little private jokes and making everyone feel included. And just when we thought it couldn't get any better, their light show started to get even more awesome by spelling out random three letter words (I'm sure you can think of some...) which made everyone even more hyper which I didn't think was possible!. 

Just then, the 'Skate 4 Cancer' and 'Invisible Children' took the stage and explained what they are all about to the crowd, getting everyone's attention by the harsh realities of their cause, as well as doing it in a fun way and throwing out some promotional gear such as wristbands and t-shirts. If you get a second click their names in this paragraph for more information.

After a few more songs Alex asked the band to leave the stage, he was handed his acoustic guitar and then asked everyone to sit down as he performed 'Remembering Sunday', a beautiful song. I know it seems pretty weird, asking everyone to sit down, but hey, who are we to say no when one of our favorite band members asks us to do something?. Everyone managed to sit down for around a minute before people eventually started sitting on complete strangers knees and thinking 'this could get awkward'. He continued to play the song on his acoustic guitar as everyone stood up and sang along, his vocals were soft and he hit every single note perfectly, and our voices acted as a choir backing him up.

After playing a couple more songs in high energy, the night finally came to an end and almost everyone in the venue, including the band were covered in sweat and out of breath. All Time Low had done it again! Put on an excellent show and rocked their fans socks, right clean off! 

If you haven't heard of 'We Are The In Crowd' or 'The Maine', we hope you'll take a little time to give them a listen, both great bands. And next time All Time Low are in Glasgow, we advise you grab your tickets fast, their fan base gets bigger every time. Love life, Life is Music TV.

-newcitylauren@gmail.com