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Ali tells the room, “I want to see a huge circle pit right here,” before the band
charge into ‘The Perfect Crime’. The band’s family friend Dylan, stood at the
back of the stage, is celebrating his 19th birthday, so the band invite the crowd
to join in singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to him. He gets to chug a beer before ‘Mike
Dexter Is A God, Mike Dexter Is A Role Model, Mike Dexter Is An Asshole’. Ali’s
rap-style vocals, mixed with Adrian’s melodic tones, give the song a lot of char-
acter and quality. The band have always had a uniqueness due to incorporating
many styles of music into their arsenal, and this is highlighted now more than
ever.
Old favourite ‘Rescue Me’, with its infectious sing-along chorus, is played
for the old school Zebrahead fans. “Woahhh,” the crowd repeats after Ali. ‘We’re
Not Alright’ is another punchy, skate-punk gem, with a catchy reprise of ‘We’re
not alright, we’re not alright’.
Bassist Ben Osmundson thanks Birmingham and jokes that he walked to
the Bullring and almost got stabbed four times, while the pounding beat of
‘Homesick For Hope’ makes way for the jubilant ‘Anthem’, which the band say
they want to see the world’s biggest circle pit in. The crowd are happy to oblige.

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