The Devil Wears Prada brings their Flowers Tour to Las Vegas with multiple supporting acts for a night of hard rock that can’t be beat.
The year is just getting started in Las Vegas, and when this show was announced, it was a must-see for fans of heavy metal and hard rock. Not only was powerhouse The Devil Wears Prada headlining, but it featured three other exciting bands. At 7:00 PM, I Promised the World takes the stage. This is a relatively new metalcore band, but their seven-song set really introduced them to this crowd. It is fast and full of energy, like you would expect from a band of this genre, and they definitely start the night off right.
Up next is Split Chain, hailing from the UK. They have an easy-going, confident feel, and you get the impression that they are just a group of guys who are out there having fun, and it shows. Their eight song set begins with “Fade” and ends with “I’m Not Dying to be Here.” The band announces that they are DIY on this tour and will be upstairs selling merchandise following the set. Many members of the audience take this opportunity to meet them because their set was exciting and just what they were looking for.
It is now time for Four Year Strong. This is the most well-known of the supporting acts, and the crowd has piled onto the floor to see this set. They open with “uncooked,” a song whose video is getting a lot of streams at the moment. Around the middle of this song, three to four crowd surfers at a time start making their way to the front of the stage. The set continues with crowd favorites “We All Float Down Here,” “WHIPLASH,” “Seventeen,” and “daddy of mine,” before ending with “Wasting Time (Eternal Summer).” The energy from the crowd is intense from start to finish. The crowd surfers continue for all forty minutes. This is the perfect way to really get excited for the headliner. As the crowd waits for The Devil Wears Prada, they make their way around the venue. It is at this time that many begin to notice there is a special beer from local brewery Beer Zombies, appropriately named Flowers for the Flowers Tour. This is something that adds to the excitement, in some way connecting the crowd to the band even more. They have loved this band for a long time, and this makes them feel possibly a little more connected to them and definitely more excited for the show.At 9:30 PM, the room goes dark, and the band begins to play. The set kicks off with “Where the Flowers Never Grow,” “So Low,” and “Danger: Wildman,” which is so appropriate. The energy from this band is intense. Mike Hranica is prowling around the stage and doing his signature screams into the microphone. Jeremy DePoyster is matching his intensity while providing the clean vocals, and the rest of the band is matching this energy. It is great to see a band as connected as they are. At times, it is hard to know who to watch but then the band calls for crowd surfing, and the crowd is happy to comply. The waves of people start, and keep coming as the set progresses with “Broken, “Outnumbered,” and “Ritual.” There is added excitement because they have included two song in the set they have not played live in years – “Supernova” and “Kansas.” The crowd has clearly missed these songs.
The set is long, about an hour-and-a-half, with twenty songs including a three-song encore which ends the night with “Hey John, What’s Your Name Again.” With that, the night is over. The fans are excited and exhausted, having given their all matching the energy of the night. They were treated to an amazing performance from an old favorite while being introduced to some new favorites as well. Do not miss this tour if it comes to your city.
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