2008 Woodie Awards
AP Tour invades Boulder
Raquel Villanueva
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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Forever the Sickest Kids, Sonny, The Matches, All Time Low and The Rocket Summer were all scheduled to perform However, the entire show got off to a rocky start.
A line of anxious concertgoers wrapped around the venue and down the block well past the door-opening time.
Word quickly spread that the show had been postponed for an hour, leaving fans outside in the cold. Amid the chills and shivers, the crowd was abuzz with the rumor that Forever the Sickest Kids would not perform.
"No way! It has to be an April Fool's joke. At least I hope so," said one worried concertgoer.
To the disappointment of many, the rumor proved to be more than a prank. Forever the Sickest Kids were absent from the show's line-up.
Instead, Sonny was the first band to play. The young lead singer, Sonny Moore, previously frontman for the group
From First to Last, has now ventured out as a solo artist. The previous tour experience should have helped out his performance, but Moore had difficulties winning over a majority of the crowd. Excited and energetic, Moore relished every moment on stage to the point where it became cliché and generic.
"I love you and you and you and you," he yelled as he ran into the audience, making his set seem a bit over the top. Yet, in the end, he did leave the stage to a decent amount of applause.
California band The Matches played next, taking to the stage in super stylish outfits topped with fedora hats. Although the band exploded onto the stage, the highly theatrical performance left the audience divided. On a tour filled with mainly pop-punk acts, a good portion of the crowd embraced The Matches more alternative rock sound. Songs like "Wake the Sun" made the band's set enjoyable because of with its lively and upbeat feel.
All Time Low took the stage after a hilariously inappropriate introduction that cannot be restated in print. At first, the group lacked the performance quality expected of a band that has such a large fan base. However, little by little the performance became more engaging after every song. Then suddenly the show stopped.
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