Poppin Champagne in the Roller Rink: All Time Low and friends at Gravity 10/10/08
I saw All Time Low at an old rollerskating rink.
I mean, I really WISH that could be my whole write-up here ’cause it kind of sums up the awesomeness of last Friday’s date on the Compromising Morals, Integrity and Principles for Money Tour. I’d never been to the venue, Gravity Nightclub in Pittsburgh, and wasn’t sure what I was getting into.
More bands need to play this place. The atmosphere is amazing. Like I said, it used to be a rollerskating rink but has been refurbished into a nightclub and concert venue. Which means the acoustics are far superior to Diesel, where I shot Reggie and the Full Effect in September. PLUS it means they’ve still got the old snack bar set up, there’s a giant disco ball hanging from the ceiling and can we TALK about the carpet?
Okay, okay. Fine, let’s talk about the bands! Since that’s what you’re all here for!
The show opened with Every Avenue, a band I wasn’t familiar with at all. Which was my loss, because they are amazing live. Great stage presence and their music is fantastic. The lead singer has a hell of a voice…oh, and he’s easy on the eyes, too. Unfortunately, my pictures from that set didn’t turn out, but my “date” for the evening, Hollow1005, scored a shot of David Ryan Wentz-facing afterward!
Their set was high energy and the crowd was really into it. Which marks the biggest difference between this show and a few others I’ve been to: the crowd was aware that they were at a concert and were supposed to be having some FUN. Like, I went to a Cobra Starship show where nobody danced, but at this show there were people all over the place going crazy and dancing like spazs…without caring who saw them.
He looked really confused when we freaked over his shirt and asked to take his picture.
