The
Made in America Tour made an appearance at the
Baltimore Soundstage Friday, December 2nd. The tour included Sleep On It, Chapel, As It Is, and Waterparks as the headliner. The club was filled with teens and young adults who were clearly
excited to see the show.
Sleep
On It opened the evening with “Window”, a song a
about loss. It was a great way to begin
the show as a built-up to the headliner. Patrick from As It Is briefly
joined vocalist Zech Pluister to sing “Hope”, providing a tease into what how the evening would play out. The expectation was that Patrick would remain
on stage but, to our dismay, after the duet, he left and Sleep On It continued their set.
Chapel, a two-member indie-pop band, was next in line. Drummer Kortney Grinwis and vocalist
Carter Hardin were explosiv; they
brought excitement to the room, as the audience continued to dance and sing
along.
As
It Is opened their set with new songs off their
most recent album, “Okay”. The audience
seemed to enjoy the new music and sang to each new song. “Soap”
was the kick off for the crowd surfing, which would continue through the
night. The set ended with a lead into "Dial Tones" and Patrick addressing an encouraging thought for anyone who may be struggling; “when
it gets hard, don’t stop believing because life gets better”.
Waterparks was the star of the show. The audience's enthusiasm peaked as
backtracks played and the stage hands set the stage. “Pink” opened the show with a LED backdrop and
lyrics presented on the screen to encourage sing-alongs, with “Blonde”,” Mad All The Time” and "Crave” arguably being some of the more famous songs. The
show ended with acoustic versions of “Powerless” and “21 Questions”, which gave
the crowd a moment to settle in and sway to the music as the room was hit up by
raised cell phones.
The atmosphere was one of excitement and
calm, when reflection was needed. The
kids enjoyed the show and all seemed to exit orderly and with concern for others
around them. Overall, it was a great
show mainly due to having bands of similar genre building momentum and setting the stage for Waterparks as the headliner.
All pictures courtesy of Ashley Kalinoski Photography
All pictures courtesy of Ashley Kalinoski Photography
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