Concert Review: The Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound
Published April 18, 2008
Motion City Soundtrack (Justin Pierre – Vocals and guitar/ Matt Taylor – bass, piano, and vocals/ Josh Cain – guitar and vocals/ Tony Thaxton – drums, percussion, vocals/ Jesse Johnson – moog synthesizer) were next and the crowd just went wild for them. All along the balcony people who had been sitting stood up and clapped and screamed until MCS started to play. They played several songs from their third and newest album, Even if it Kills Me. Such crowd favorites as “Last Night” and “It Had to Be You” plus my personal favorite “This if for Real”.
They had such a lot of energy on stage, despite having arrived late after some complications, and they were a lot of fun to watch play. They spent a fair amount of time talking to the crowd, something I always enjoy because then it’s not just a straight set. Not to mention that they seemed to enjoy playing their music just as much, if not more, than the crowd enjoyed listening to it.
Last but not least Panic at the Disco (Brendon Urie – vocals, guitar, and piano/ Spencer Smith – drums/ Ryan Ross – guitar and vocals/ Jon Walker – bass and vocals) took to the stage and of course they got the biggest cheer from the crowd. They didn’t spend a lot of time talking, just got down to their set, which included songs from Fever You Can’t Sweat Out and their newest release Pretty. Odd.
They opened with “We’re So Starving” which makes for a pretty good introduction to the rest of the show. Brendan also dedicated “Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” to the girl’s in the audience and the crowd on the floor went crazy. I was very surprised to see a mosh pit at Panic at the Disco. It was a small pit but still a shock because Panic at the Disco just doesn’t strike me as pit music. Still, it did look fun.
The set also include their newest single “Nine in the Afternoon” which I just happen to love and “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” from Fever You Can’t Sweat Out which is absolutely fantastic live. Panic at the Disco closed the show with a two song encore and left the crowd screaming for more.
It was such a great night and if you get a chance to go and see this tour you should. I’ve been seriously considering driving to Texas so I can see Phantom Planet, The Hush Sound, Motion City Soundtrack, and Panic at the Disco perform again. They are just that good.
- Concert Review: The Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound
- Published: April 18, 2008
- Type: Review
- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Pop, Music: Live Concerts, Music: Indie Rock, Music: Alternative Rock
- Writer: Katie Trattner
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Okay i definitely went to this concert in Orlando Florida. It was an amazing night, Phantom Planet was amazing, loved their do the panic song and the ending "California" song as well. Motion city soundtrack just rocked and so did hush sounds. And is there anything i need to say about Panic!.
But they featured some artists on the screen during the intermissions and i fell in love with one of the songs...but i don't know who it is or what the name of the song is. Do you know where i can find out what was featured?
alright, im going to the show on june 3rd and i had saw the show taped at the fillmore and i was quite inpressed i just hope its just AS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
i was at their vancouver concert yesterday night, and might i say it was one of my best experiences. they were all absolutely fantastic live and of course i had heard of all the bands prior to their performances. i loved how phantom planet incorporated "do the PANIC" as their opening song. the hush sound was fantastic and the crowd went wild for motion city soundtrack. as soon as panic at the disco came out, everybody whipped out their camera as "nine in the afternoon" blared on. i loved how the stage seemed to spew out bubbles as they played "behind the sea" though im not such a great fan of that song. i sang along anyways, to every song they performed.
i would go through all the sweating, hyperventilating and pushing again just to see them all over again. and im not joking.
This car is so awesome.. i love panic at the disco so much.. more than any one could ever know.
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Sounds like you had a lovely time. I got to see them in San Diego and had a very similar experience. All the bands were terrific, I was quite pleased about that. I hadn't heard Phantom Planet or Motion City Soundtrack prior to the show but was quite impressed. And The Hush Sound are totally amazing, I highly recommend their latest album.