For the past three years rock music has been lacking a certain stringed instrument – the violin. After a three-year break, Yellowcard has returned to riding the airwaves.
Embarking on their first headlining tour since coming back from hiatus, Yellowcard stopped at the Town Ballroom Wednesday night to the delight of an adoring crowd.
While this is not the first tour back for Yellowcard – they opened for All Time Low in the spring – the band took this opportunity to remind people why it rose so quickly to the top.
The crowd, which consisted mainly of people in their late teens and early 20s, welcomed the band with a deafening scream.
Once the band started getting into the set, it was readily apparent why the group was propelled to the top. Yellowcard possessed a high-energy live show and great musical talent.
As the band got deeper into its almost two-hour set list, the audience was more and more enthralled. With the crowd's energy rising, the band's stage show also gained more vigor.
Yellowcard had a good mixture of their new and old material. The latter seemed to be more popular.
In the middle of the set, lead singer Ryan Key hopped off stage, went around the barrier and into the middle of the pit. The crowd erupted with joy and everyone moved to the center to get a chance to sing with Ryan.
All five members of Yellowcard possessed great stage presence. The four at the front of the stage were moving and jumping around as they sang the heartfelt lyrics that the audience yearned to hear.
The biggest highlight of Yellowcard's set was drummer Longineu W. Parsons III. Parsons is arguably one of the best drummers in all of music, and Wednesday night displayed that beautifully.
While his skill was apparent during the songs, the front four moved off stage and gave Parsons the spotlight. He performed several drum solos, in which he was moving so fast it was hard to see what parts of the drums he was hitting.
The opening band, Go Radio, dazzled the crowd. Fronted by Jason Lancaster, former lead singer of Mayday Parade, Go Radio had the crowd swaying along and screaming the lyrics.
Go Radio was the perfect opening act for Yellowcard. Their poppy sound and memorable lyrics made it easy for anyone in the crowd to enjoy their set, while their cover of "In The Deep" by Adele was a crowd favorite.
The direct support, Every Avenue, got the audience moving with catchy choruses and danceable riffs. The crowd boogied out as Every Avenue blew through their 40-minute set.
As the concert came to an end, Yellowcard promised that they were back for good and they would be returning to Buffalo soon.
The entire crowd left with one assignment from the band: to go out and tell all of the "mother f******" that Yellowcard is back.
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