YOU ME AT SIX the spring fever tour There is nothing like the feeling of going to a concert to see your favorite band. You’ll sing along to every song, screaming the words at the top of your lungs so loud that you can barely talk the next day. For that short moment, you forget everything. The only world you know is where you’re at and what you’re doing at that very moment, with every bit of your focus on the band and the music. You usually either deal with the opening acts or leave there impressed, wanting to hear more. But when the openers are some of your favorite bands, you instantly know it’s going to be a show you will never forget. You will always remember something about that show, whether it be good or bad. Up first was UK rockers, You Me At Six. As loud as the fans screamed, you would have sworn they were the main act. The band played a 7 song set-list, opening up with Lover Boy, The Swarm and Stay With Me. As awesome and talented as the band was, I was mostly impressed with how much Josh Franceschi, lead singer of You Me At Six, cared about the fans. There were people getting seriously hurt and he made sure they got out of the crowd safely, even making the crowd help. A lot of bands will try to get the crowd to go absolutely insane, putting those who were hurt, in an even worse situation than before. I expected nothing less than crowd surfing and people trying to get to the front, resulting in the crowd shifting in different directions. I expected crazy, but I didn’t expect insane. I especially didn’t expect to see a girl get knocked around so much that her face was bleeding, or people getting pulled out of the crowd crying. I have never seen a crowd like that. I try to stay away from the hard core music shows for that very reason. When I go to a concert, I want to enjoy the show. Not get knocked around because others are too careless to pay attention to their surroundings. You Me At Six rocked the stage. There wasn’t a single dull moment in their entire set. They only had 7 songs to impress those who had never heard of them before this tour and it only took one to grab everyone’s attention. That didn’t stop them though. They were there to have fun and to give the crowd a good show and that’s exactly what they did.
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