The Metro Radio Arena housed nearly every former Myspace kid in the North East last Friday, as fans were transported back to days of good-hearted Emo Pop lyrics and boy band crushes.
Fall Out Boy performed almost every ‘corker’ from their five album backtrack which easily pleased both old and new followers of the American quartet.
The Pretty Reckless set the scene for the crowd which proved bad-ass front girl Taylor Momsen to be a little more than just ‘Cindy Lou’ from The Grinch.
Gig goers opened their ears to a harder kind of Rock which reflected Momsen’s influences from legendary icons such as Joan Jett and Kurt Cobain in such a male dominated genre.
The set was extended to make up for a missing support act, New Politics, who seemingly had a slight run in with the authorities on the road to Geordie land, ooer.
Yet the crowd seemed to eat up the rebellious sounds and enviably cool personas found in New York City’s grungiest rockers.
The venue went pitch black and the crowd roared as the speakers began to echo the distinct voice of everyone’s favourite frontman, Patrick Stump.
Fall Out Boy cropped up on stage sporting mysterious black balaclavas to match-up with the ‘Save Rock and Roll’ tour theme drawn from their latest genius album.
Everything about the performance carried such a strong sense of Rock music’s revival with Pete Wentz himself exclaiming that this genre was never dead to begin with.
Crowd Pleasers, ‘Sugar We’re Goin’ Down’ and ‘Dance, Dance’, came from ‘Under The Cork Tree’ and sent the crowd into a frenzy as they rewound to teeny bopper years where Kerrang! Music channel was treat as the Holy Grail.
They continued to surprise as they suddenly appeared on the middle stage to perform a two song acoustic piece including hardcore fan favourites, ‘Chicago Is So Two Years Ago’ and ‘Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy’.
Patrick, Pete, Joe and Andy effortlessly proved the reincarnation of Fall Out Boy’s music to a sea of awe-struck and dedicated followers, jumping back from darker times during the band’s two year hiatus.
Recent chart hits ‘My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)’ and ‘Save Rock and Roll’ uplifted the crowd and welcomed them in to the super group’s reimagined world and image.
An emotional Fall Out Boy left Newcastle with a real ‘Infinity On High’, making no secret of the fact that they were saved because of Alt fans who remained loyal to their music.
Words: Amber Ahmed
Photo: Mike Massaro
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