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Spring Fever Tour
April 28th, 2013 // Towson Center // Towson, MD
Photos & Words by Cara Bahniuk

It was many people’s dream tour line-up, and when the Spring Fever tour was announced in January, I could practically hear the screams from all over America. With a full U.S tour routing and a line-up consisting of You Me At Six, Mayday Parade, Pierce The Veil and All Time Low, the Spring Fever tour was bound to be the best selling, and best event of the spring tour season.

I arrived at the venue over 5 hours before doors and could see that the line of patiently waiting fans had already wrapped around the building. The buses were parked in the same parking lot, and groups of fans were anxiously waiting to catch a sight of their favorite band or favorite band member. You could already feel the excitement in the air. That excitement was multiplied by 1000 once doors opened. Groups of friends ran in towards the barricade to make sure they grab they best place in the house for the night.

The first band on the bill for the night was You Me At Six. Having formed across the pond, they have worked very hard over the past few years to make a name for themselves in America. After the reaction of the fans and how loud everyone screamed their song lyrics, you could tell their hard work has paid off. Even though they only played 7 songs, they set a great vibe for the evening.

Although Mayday Parade has toured on the same album a few times, their fans are definitely not sick of their music. They chose to open with a personal favorite of mine, ‘Jamie All Over’, and continued to play songs of all of their three full-lengths.

I have only seen Pierce The Veil once before this tour, but I could instantly tell that they have stepped their game up (not that it was ever down.) They had a stage set-up that was full of painted gears that intertwined within each other and spun throughout the whole set and included confetti throughout the entire set. The first few songs were completely blue lit, with a black light in between and set the creepy factory scene. I don’t know many Pierce The Veil songs, but that did not stop me from enjoying their set. They put on a great performance that engages the attendees and definitely cannot be missed.

And finally, All Time Low took the stage. I have seen All Time Low way too many times to even mention, but their performance gets better and better every single time. They played a great variety of songs of all their albums, and even still pleased fans by playing songs off their first EP Put Up or Shut Up although there were some distant cries for them to go all the way back to their roots and play ‘Circles’. Maybe one day! A highlight for my night was the giant A T L letters in lights hanging behind. (Shout out to Jeff Maker for lighting the letters up during ‘Dear Maria, Count Me In’.) After all these years, All Time Low still has their on-stage chemistry that works hand-in-hand with Jack Barakat and Zack Merrick’s synchronized jumps.

Although this tour is over, it is a must that you catch these acts on future tours. Who knows, maybe they will do a Spring Fever part 2?

You Me At Six