After a few delicious burritos, we rocked up early to catch locals Nuclear Summer. Their sound was similar to La Dispute in a way, however they took it to a much heavier end result with the singer at times employing an almost metal growl.
I raved about them after seeing them play Burst City a few weeks back, but I was more swept away this time, due to the much better PA of the Zoo. By far my favourite of the opening bands of the gig.
Fires of Waco came in next, showing why they are one of Brisbane's most talked about up-and-coming bands.
They played a fast melodic punk, which all of the scene kids got into. There was lots of dancing and even more sing-alongs with the microphone in the audience. Their stature is growing quite rapidly as a great live band, probably as they have one of the best drummers you'll find in Brisbane:
They finished off their set with a sublime cover of At the Drive-In's One Armed Scissor, getting the crowd nicely warmed up.
The final opening band was To The North, also from brisbane. It was because of them and their friendship with La Dispute that this tour happened. Unfortunately though, they were unable to connect to the crowd. They played a style of punky math-rock but the whole time the crowd seemed rather uninterested and you could hear the talking over the music.
I didn't manage to get any pictures as the crowd was swelling at the front of the stage in anticipation for La Dispute.
There was already a bit of bumping and shoving at the front of the stage when before they came out but it turned into an excited crowd singing and dancing when the music kicked in.
They met every expectation of mine. Although they only played a short set (about 7 songs in under 40 minutes), there was an energy and enthusiasm there that just radiated over everyone. They were truly thankful and excited to be there. Maybe less so when some of the asshole crowdsurfers kept trying to hug the lead singer and steal the microphone.Sidenote: I'd like to congratulate 95% of the crowdsurfers on their behaviour. Most of them when landing on stage would just walk themselves directly off. That is good form. It's the other 5% that were idiots.
They played songs from their album and both of the amazing songs from their split with Touche Amore (How I Feel and Why it Scares Me). A notable omission from their setlist was the opening track to their album, Such Small Hands. I was non-fussed by this, as I consider it an intro track, but a fair percentage of the crowd (including a few of my mates) went along purely to see this song.
The set didn't seem long enough, but luckily La Dispute decided to do an encore of the song The Last Lost Continent. 12 minutes of pure emotional music. A great way to finish the set.
Do yourself a favour, go this afternoon to see these guys play Burst City. There are a few remaining tickets left at the door. I think in this smaller intimate venue they will truly shine.
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