Asking Alexandria had made their stop in South Florida for the first time since 2016 for a show at Revolution Live.
Starting this night off was the independent California-based band, Nerv. This was the band’s first time stopping in the South Florida area. They were the first of four bands and started their set with the sun still shining on the outside stage of Revolution Live. Though Nerv was a smaller band, that didn’t stop the crowd from singing along to the catchy hooks this band had to offer them for the 30-minute set. Their set consisted of songs like “Low,” “Blue,” and “Bad Nature.” Lastly, of course, they played “Bad Habits,” the song that had the entire crowd singing along.
Next on the roster of the night was The Word Alive. Frontman Telle Smith, sporting bright green pants and a 90s-style sweater, walked onto the stage along with the rest of the band with the sun beginning to set on the stage. They started the 30-minute set with an old favorite, “2012.” The sold-out crowd instantly split down the middle, creating an extremely large mosh pit. Unfortunately due to some technical issues, the band had to stop midway into the song. Telle explained that he was sorry about the issues they were having and he picked the outfit he wore because he wanted to feel like he was on spring break with the crowd. After a few acapella sing-alongs the band had said they were just gonna keep playing. They started back up again with “Nocturnal Future.” The crowd had split down the middle again but it wasn’t cut short this time. They finished off the set with their major the biggest sing-along they had, “Life Cycles,” and “One of Us” from their newest album Hard Reset. Once they left the stage, the crowd started chanting “One more song,” but there was no time for an encore. The sun was almost completely set when the next band of the night, Memphis May Fire, started to play their 45-minute-long set. The pitch-black stage began their intro to their song “Make Believe.” The crowd instantly began singing along with Matty Mullins during this softer song. The stage stayed a dark purple for most of the song right up until reaching the middle leading into the breakdown. The song dropped and CO2 cannons fired from the stage, along with flashing lights while the crowd opened up the first pit of their set. The band led right into the song “Left For Dead,” which changed the pace from the softer song they started with. Heavier songs filled the set like their new song “Chaotic,” “Blood & Water,” and a fan favorite that hasn’t been played live in a while by the band, “The Sinner.” The band sprinkled some lighter songs into the set such as “The Old Me” and an acoustic rendition of “Miles Away. This acoustic rendition they did had the crowd singing every word along with singer Matty Mullins from start to finish. The time everyone had waited for was here. This had been the first time since 2016 that the band Asking Alexandria had made its way to South Florida. They started off their night walking onto a dark purple stage one by one, starting with the song “Closure” from their 2010 album Reckless and Relentless. Singer Danny Worsnop entered the stage before the song hit its drop. The crowd was jumping up and down throughout the entire intro of this song. This hour-and-a-half-long set contained songs from almost every album the band had released. Songs like “Dark Void,” “Let Go,” “The Final Episode.” Danny Worsnip even played a few seconds of the song “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys. This then led into the song “Someone, Somewhere.” The crowd was extremely pleased with the songs chosen for the night but of course, wanted an encore when the band exited the stage. They walked back onto the stage and ended the night with “Alone in a Room.” ASKING ALEXANDRIAWebsite Facebook X
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