(Finished November 14th, 2018) Review of Max Frost, AWOLNATION and twentyonepilots in SLC November 13th, 2018

Hello,

Last night I went with my daughter to see the Max Frost, AWOLNATION and twentyonepilots in concert. Short review, it was a great concert. For full setlists go to setlist.fm.

Now here comes the actual longer review. Overall it was a great performance by all three parties. It was a good first experience in seeing Max Frost and AWOLNATION. My daughter and I saw Twenty One Pilots two years ago and they were very good then. However they were even better this time. If you get the chance you should go and see this tour before it comes to it's end.

The opening act was Max Frost. He took the stage on his own and is a multi-instrumentalist and was able to play all the instruments on stage. In his very energetic set he played six songs. Frost doesn't have hit songs per se, but he played many of his best songs. I was pretty far back, so his live show lacked some intimacy. But that's no one's fault. It is what it is, it's just the life of an opening act. I do wish the opening acts would be able to take advantage of the video screens. That would enhance the concert for everyone involved. Many times the first opening act is an afterthought, but Frost was a very good addition to this bill. I don't know that he'll ever be a superstar, but he should have a long and successful career. Three songs stand out:

"White Lies":

"Money Problems":

"Good Morning":

After a 10 minute break AWOLNATION took the stage to the sounds of Louis Armstrong's "It's A Wonderful World". They played just shy of 50 minutes. As with the other two bands they played the exact same set as in previous concerts. AWOLNATION played 8 songs. Their highlights were "Kill Your Heroes", the sweet ballad "Handy Man", the cathartic "Burn It Down", the also sweet "Table For One" and of course closing with "Sail". My only complaint is that they didn't play "Not Your Fault", I love that song.

"Kill Your Heroes":

"Handy Man":

Did I hear an "Iron Man" tag at the end of this song last night? "Burn It Down":

This video captures their current stage set up. "Table For One":

Aaron Bruno, their lead singer, wrote this song. He told us that he thought only his family and a couple of close friends would ever here this song. Most people seemed to know "Blame It On My A.D.D." "Sail":

The song I hope they play the next time I see them in concert. "Not Your Fault":

Then after a too long 40 minute wait, in which we had to listen to the worse in between sets music ever, twentyonepilots finally took the stage. My daughter said she read online that the in between sets music was the loading music for Fortnite, a statement I wasn't able to confirm. TOP played a 22 song, two hour set. Their set had many highlights especially a four song portion they had early in their set. Starting off with video of red beanie floating over a city background which led into "Stressed Out". That video led into "Stressed Out" with Tyler Joseph donning a red beanie. "Stressed Out" led to "Heathens" (with a brief Josh Dun drum solo), which was followed by "We Don't Believe What's On TV" and that portion ending with "The Judge". A couple of songs later they played "Nico and The Niners" with a sky bridge that Tyler took to the B stage. Josh took a walk through a barricaded walkway giving fist bumps and high fives to happy fans.

"Stressed Out" (featuring that red beanie video):

"Heathens":

"We Don't Believe What's On TV":

"The Judge":

That led to their three song set on the other end of the floor, where they played an "old one" "Taxi Cab", followed by two songs from "Trench", "Neon Gravestones" and "Bandito". They then headed back to the main stage and played "Pet Cheetah". A couple of other songs they invited Max Frost and AWOLNATION back to stage for the night's two covers "Iris" and "Hey Jude". They played these songs as they are and not for a joke. They didn't play these posts for millennial irony effect. Again it's only a minor complaint but along with "Stressed Out" I also love "Tear In My Heart". I wished they would have played "Tear In My Heart":

TOP closed out their set with the very good "Ride":

"My Blood":

"Morph" and "Car Radio". After leaving the stage briefly they returned for their encore. They played the very good and a bit more mellow "Leave The City":

Tyler said they have been closing their sets with this song ever since they were only playing to two people. That's quite a contrast to the sold out 12,000 seat Vivint Smart Home Arena."Trees":

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