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Skillet’s lead guitarist Seth Morrison performs at The International on Oct. 9, 2016. Caitlyn Starnes • The Daily Beacon
Skillet creates a new feel at The International Mary Beth McCauley Contributor
It was chilly Sunday night as the line outside The International began to wrap around the building. That night’s show, featuring Devour the Day, Sick Puppies and Skillet, was completely sold out. The venue was already filled to the brim with people of all ages — children as young as two and grandparents. As an avid concert goer, I’m pretty used to the rock scene and the people who come to shows. However, the atmosphere was
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somehow different at this show. Smiles were on everyone’s faces and you could feel the excitement in the air as the crowd anxiously waited for the lights to go down and the show to begin. The opening act was a rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, called Devour the Day. The band played about five songs, including their smash hit “Good Man,” which the crowd sang with fists raised and heads banging. Next up was Australian rock band Sick Puppies — the act I was most excited for. They came out with amps cranked up loud
and lights flashing. I could feel the buzz of the sound system in my chest. The band played two songs before they spoke to the crowd. Bryan Scott, the lead singer, introduced himself and his band mates. After asking the crowd how many in the audience were old fans, which had an overwhelming response, the band played one of their oldest singles, “All The Same.” The two opening acts did a phenomenal job of getting the crowd pumped up for the headliner, and by the time Sick Puppies finished, the crowd could hardly stand still. It wasn’t a long wait before the lights dimmed
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once again, making the room pitch black. The first thing we saw were strobe lights all over the stage, and it drove the crowd crazy. We screamed louder than we ever had before as the silhouettes of Skillet made their way to their stage positions. Now I will admit, I was not expecting anything stellar from Skillet. I like their music and have seen them live before, but I went to the show that night thinking it would be like every other rock show I’d ever been to. Skillet proved me wrong within the first minute of their set. See SKILLET on Page 5
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