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| Sam Miller of Paradise Fears |
Paradise Fears of Vermillion, South Dakota, opened the tour both nights and if I say so myself, set the bar pretty high. They put on a great show and proved they can get the crowd going while playing a cover of Stacey’s Mom (Fountain of Wayne) in Tempe and a mash up cover of Stereo Hearts (Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine) and Cute Without the ‘E’ (Taking Back Sunday) in Tucson.
Days Difference, a band from Virginia Beach, Virginia and He is We from Tacoma, Washington were the next two bands up and put on a good show both nights. Brian Dales of The Summer Set even came out and joined singer, Rachel Taylor of He is We in a duet both nights, which the crowd enjoyed very much.
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| Alex DeLeon of The Cab |
The Cab was next in the lineup in Tempe and could not have put on a better show. The crowd was ecstatic and sang their hearts out to every song. A crowd favorite was definitely Living Louder as Brian Dales of The Summer Set walked onstage and sang along with Alex DeLeon, lead vocals. The next night in Tucson, The Cab headlined and it was, without a doubt, one of the best shows I have ever been to. The set list were pretty much the same both nights however Alex DeLeon sang his rendition of What Goes Around, Comes Around (Justin Timberlake) while Alex Marshall, pianist, played alongside the keyboard after Lovesick Fool in Tucson; definitely a crowd pleaser. Before Living Louder was sung Alex DeLeon pulled an 11 year fan (who has been said to have gone to every Cab show in Tucson) onstage, gave him a hug and allowed him to stay up there for the rest of the night. I’m 99.9 percent sure every girl in that room fell in love with him even more. As enjoyable as that was, my favorite songs both nights were definitely La La, the way the crowd sang their hearts out and the energy the guys of The Cab held onstage made waiting in line, standing in the rain and having the back of my head smacked around that much more worth it.
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| Brian Dales of The Summer Set |
The Summer Set headlined their sold out hometown show of Tempe, Arizona and definitely played with everything they had. Brian Dales, lead vocals, surprised the crowd when he joined drummer Jess Bowen in a drum solo and even picked up a guitar in a new rendition of Thick as Thieves. The amount of energy that was in that room was insane, the crowd, the music, everything couldn’t have been done any better. And then I spoke too soon, the Tucson show was hands down AMAZING. A couple of songs were played that were not played the night before which kept it interesting for those who went to both shows as well as, I’m sure, The Summer Set. I must say that my favorite song of the night was definitely When We Were Young, there was that certain moment when the Brian sang “Young forever, back then…” then held the microphone out to the crowd and we sang “never knew the first loves the hardest…” followed by a “Ain’t that the truth?” from Brian and that’s when I got chills and knew my night was made.
It was a beautiful show that plays back in my mind every night since. Everything was perfect; the crowd had tons of energy and sang their heart and soul out to amazing bands who reminded us all why we love them and their music so much. They’re all musically talented and quite attractive but the fact that Brian Dales of The Summer Set and Alex DeLeon and Joey Thunder of The Cab stood outside in the pouring rain making sure all fans got a picture makes me love them all so much more.
If you haven’t seen them yet check out cabsummerset2012.com to see when they are coming to a city near you and believe me it is a show that is definitely worth your time.
xoxo,
alicia.
xoxo,
alicia.
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