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Pierce the Veil and All Time Low at Hollywood Palladium

Written by Brittany Woolsey

Monday, 13 May 2013 14:53

The Spring Fever tour hit the Hollywood Palladium when Pierce the Veil and All Time Low, along with openers Mayday Parade and You Me At Six took.

You Me At Six, hailing from the UK, brought its pop-punk sound. It was nice to see fans interacting with the band, singing along and crowd-surfing toward the stage, which can be rare during opening sets.

Mayday Parade brought a high-energy set, with songs like “Jersey” and “Oh Well, Oh Well.” It felt a bit unusual to see Mayday Parade as an opener because they recently co-headlined a tour with pop-punk outfit The Maine. However, Mayday Parade still put all their effort into their set, making fans captivated with singer Derek Sanders’ mic swinging and the band’s heartfelt lyrics.

Mayday Parade also treated the crowd to its cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” which also brought Pierce the Veil’s vocalist, Vic Fuentes, out on the stage to accompany Sanders.

All Time Low, known for its on-stage antics and foul-mouthed humor, definitely brought some hilarity to the evening. Each of its four members was introduced in a boxing match-fashion, with guitarist Jack Barakat being introduced as “weighing less than McCaulay Culkin in Home Alone 2” and Zach Merrick having “no shirt, no problem.”

All Time Low kicked off its set with “Lost in Stereo,” which always proves to be a crowd-pleaser as fans constantly jump and sing along.

Throughout its set, All Time Low showed a strong stage presence and high energy, as each of the members was never still. And the fans, mostly young girls, were loving it as they constantly threw bras toward Barakat. Some girls also sat atop shoulders in the crowd, wearing nothing but bras and short-shorts.

Alex Gaskarth, vocals/guitar, poked fun at the band’s tendency to attract younger fans.

“How old are you? 15?” he asked. “You need a permission slip to be here.”

Gaskarth also recognized the sea of camera phones and digital cameras in the air, and encouraged everyone to put them away.

“I think there’s something very valuable about putting those fucking screens away,” he said. “I just want every single one of us connecting and going nuts on each other.”

And the fans and band did go nuts, as Gaskarth and Barakat constantly made masturbation jokes, and the band played songs like “Somewhere in Neverland,” “Weightless” and “Dear Maria, Count Me In.”

Things got a bit more intense for Pierce the Veil, as the San Diego-based band brought a more metal sound mixed in with pop-punk.

Playing songs like “King For a Day” and “Besitos,” Pierce the Veil inspired a frenzy of crowd-surfing and mosh pits.

Bassist Jamie Preciado could constantly be seen jumping and giving all his energy into the set. At one point, while swinging his guitar, he hit his head and started bleeding.

“Give it up for Jamie,” Fuentes commanded. “He’s leaking blood on the stage. You fucking pussy!”

While Fuentes did show a comical side, he also was heartfelt as the band began “Bulletproof Love.”

“This could be someone’s first concert,” he said. “And this could be someone’s last concert, so let’s just all enjoy the night together.”

Fuentes also showed talent on the guitar, as he wailed guitar solos and slowed things down for an acoustic version of “I’m Low On Gas and You Need a Jacket.”

Preciado, along with his energetic moves, also showed talent as he belted out screams to accompany Fuentes’ singing in “Caraphernelia.”

Before ending Pierce the Veil ended its set with “King For a Day,” Fuentes acknowledged how special this tour was, as there was “no politics or worries about money involved” and it was just a tour with some best friends – and some extremely talented best friends at that.