“This literally came together from an email we sent on Sunday. (Sleeping with Sirens debut a ‘new’ song in Grand Rapids)Late in the show guitarist Nick Martin speaks to the crowd following a rambunctious performance of “Left Alone” to acknowledge how special the night is for everyone in attendance. Here’s an exclusive video of performing a new song I assume is called “Heavy Shit” #Legends /EaalUHi6wU Fans will be challenged, but in the best possible way. The anthemic record offers the band’s most experimental material to date without sacrificing the themes or catchiness that have been cornerstones of the group’s popularity since day one. Every song sounds different than the one before it.” An advance stream of Gossip provided to Substream ahead of this performance proved had already this statement true. “If that’s the kind of band you’re looking for that’s perfectly fine, but that’s never been us. “we never want to make the same record twice,” Quinn comments ahead of “ Legends,” the only other Gossip track performed this night. The career spanning set continues with outspoken recognition of the role constant evolution has played in the band’s success. We’re all in this together, united by the confession we sometimes feel alone. Whatever element of resistance may have kept the audience from cutting loose when the band began has finally left the venue, ushering in a space where the communal element of SWS fandom can shine. Quinn tells the room, “If someone like me, who should have all the friends in the fucking world, who has a million followers on Instagram and 1.7 million on Twitter can still feel like an alone fucking human being then it’s perfectly okay for you to feel alone as well.” The crowd cheers in agreement before once again singing along with every word to fall from Quinn’s mouth, only this time few – if any – hold back. Midway through the show Sleeping With Sirens slow things down just long enough to dedicate their Madness single “Better Off Dead” to anyone who has ever felt alone in their own skin.
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They might not be singing along at full volume, but their lips mumble every line as they allow themselves to become lost in the moment. As the worries of the world slide out of their minds you can see the room start to come alive, with pockets of people starting to move and raise their hands. With each playlist ready anthem for loud music and young love you can feel the above twenty-one crowd begin to be reunited with the rebellious spirit that learning to survive adulthood often makes difficult to remember. The majority of us are from right here.”Īfter following the opener with the recently released “ Empire To Ashes” the band digs into their back catalog for a tour of fan favorites and internet hits. “So if anyone tells you Sleeping With Sirens is from Orlando,” he comments three songs in, “that’s not really accurate. Three members – vocalist Kellin Quinn, bassist Justin Hills, and drummer Gabe Barham – have roots in the mitten state, and Quinn comments early on that he’s recently moved back to the nearby town of Muskegon. A major label debut is a new beginning, and just like their actual beginning Grand Rapids, MI is welcoming them with open arms and soaring chorus. It’s only fitting that this chapter of Sleeping With Sirens’ career start here. Everything other than the present moment is pushed from the collective conscious of the room and 400 people are connected to the sound of five men. Within moments of appearing on stage the band breaks into their 2015 hit “Kick Me” and the crowds begins to bounce. Records debut Gossip is still six weeks from release and their accompanying release tour is a month from kicking off, but right now those concerns are the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. This is the first of three last minute pop-up shows Sleeping With Sirens has planned for the days ahead. On any other night this would seem uncharacteristically minimal for the global headliners, but not tonight. Drinks go in the air as the band appears dressed in all black against a stage that is essentially bare. A packed room, filled with people stretching from their teens well into middle age shuffle toward the front as the lights briefly dim to transition from white to flickering red as local band made good Sleeping With Sirens walk onto stage. It’s three minutes until showtime and The Pyramid Scheme‘s tile floor is becoming harder and harder to see with each passing second.