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DON BROCO / PAPA ROACH / DANCE GAVIN DANCE – BIRMINGHAM UTILITA ARENA, 24.03.23
While on paper, Don Broco and Papa Roach are fairly different musically, they are both to be admired for paving their own way in the music scene.
When Papa Roach burst onto the scene in the 90s, their merging of rock and rap was new and fresh. Likewise, Don Broco’s genre-bending songs,
established 15 years later, possess a similar uniqueness. Both have deserved their rise to fame for being round pegs that don’t fit into the obligatory
round holes. They have done things their way, on their terms.
But, before either of those bands grace the arena stage, are Dance Gavin Dance – another fairly original band. With two vocalists instead of one,
this Sacramento band fall into the experimental rock, math rock and post hardcore categories, Tilian Pearson delivering clean vocals, while his coun-
terpart Jon Mess emits gruffer, hardcore vocals. Songs such as ‘We Own The Night’ and ‘Inspire The Liars’ feature technical instrumentation acting
as a trampoline for the mix of vocals to bounce around on. While one goes high the other lays low.
A few days before this tour, rock mainstays Papa Roach released the deluxe version of ‘Ego Trip’, their latest and 11th studio album. It makes
sense to kick off their set with opening track ‘Kill The Noise’, a hefty missile that’s enough to mutilate the crowd in one swipe. ‘Getting Away With
Murder’ is next up and an older favourite that creates a rush of excitement. Jacoby tells the crowd he’s missing his son’s 21st for this. Papa Roach
have been known to cover The Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’, but tonight they do so with the added input of local Prodigy member Rob Holliday on guitar.

The band pull out all
the stops and frontman
Jacoby Shaddix asks the
crowd to open a circle pit
for the energetic ‘…To Be
Loved’ (preceded by a
chant of ‘Hey Ho, Let’s
Go’). With rotating lights
and contagious ‘woah’s,
the infectious song is an-
other song that has ev-
eryone moving. The
always-hyper Jacoby
gets off the stage towards
the end and goes along
the front row barrier, tak-
ing things from a nine to
a ten.

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