All’s Well That End’s Well: Chiodos in St. Petersburg FL

Chiodos | Photo by Taylor Kurek - @taylorkurekphotography
Chiodos | Photo by Taylor Kurek - @taylorkurekphotography

For one night only, every fan of the band Chiodos gathered in St. Petersburg FL. With one date offered to Florida, fans sold out the show in less than 24 hours months prior, setting the stage for an epic concert. The band was supported by a variety of bands, a mix of emo, metalcore, and mathcore, found in bands: Hawthorne Heights, Emmure, and The Callous Daoboys.

 

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The Callous Daoboys are a rare breed in the metal scene. The self-proclaimed Mathcore band from Atlanta brought a variety of sounds. From wild screams, electric fiddle, and a song intro featuring “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield the band is the best form of chaos imaginable. Their high energy kept the crowd going, and the set ended with lead Carson Pace leaping into the crowd on the last song to have his fans hold him as he screamed out the last lyric.

Second on the bill was Metalcore legends Emmure, Frankie Palmari coming out of the gates like a raging bull. With EDM beats, and raps blending with sickening screams, the band had the crowd dancing and jumping the entire set. From the first second of their set, they set the bar high, energy radiating throughout the room and multiple pits opening up across the sold out crowd. This was the second round at Jannus Live for the band, and they truly brought the house down!

Last was emo legends Hawthorne Heights. Their set brought back all the feels, especially all the emo emotions. The band that formed over twenty-four years ago reminisced throughout the night with the crowd and offered words of encouragement for the current climate they live in. Hawthorne controlled the crowd with their “heavy in the emotion department” setlist, bringing along fans on a roadmap of their discography. Smitten by the atmosphere and experiences the band has had in the state, lead J.T. Woodruff proclaimed that Florida is for Lovers and offered a shirt just for the Florida date of the tour. Their set ended perfectly with “Ohio is for Lovers” and had the crowd chanting for an encore.

 

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ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

Dressed in white, Craig Owens took to a black stage in front of a sold out crowd, while a piano prelude played out. Then, the band burst to life with several light cannons bathing the stage in bright white lights. The crowd moved like liquid behind the barricade, pits opening, and crowd surfers popping up throughout their set. Their fifteen song setlist featured the entirety of the All’s Well That Ends Well album and songs from Bone Palace Ballet, which had fans reminiscing the glory days. Chiodos is a band that has stood the test of time, and is proof with not only selling out a legendary venue in under a day, but having an album twenty years later that still brings fans to tears on the barricade. I know Florida will be waiting with bated breath for Chiodos to come back.

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