Hawthorne Heights continued their Pitch-Black Forever Tour, Part 2 in Columbus, Ohio, bringing fans back to the year 2004 with their most popular emo tunes.
Spitalfield opened the show for this night of the Pitch-Black Forever Tour, Part 2 in Columbus, Ohio. Despite the band stating that they had not toured in well over a decade, the band still had a great stage presence and moved comfortably around the stage. Spitalfield formed in 1998 and had a long run through 2007. Spitalfield made their reemergence in a tour setting this year. The band definitely has that classic pop-punk sound through their hit songs. Spitalfield made sure to play their hits, “Texa$ With as Dollar Sign,” “Five Days and Counting,” “The Only Thing that Matters,” “Stolen from Some Great Writer,” and “I Loved the Way She Said ‘L.A.’.”
Continuing the night of pop-punk music was Armor for Sleep. Armor for Sleep was formed in New Jersey in 2001 and has two decades’ worth of pop-punk music under their belt. The band chose to play “The Truth About Heaven,” “Awkward Last Words,” “Stay on the Ground,” How Far Apart,” “Williamsburg Remember to Feel Real,” “Dream to Make Believe,” “Whatever, Who Cares,” “Basement Ghost Singing,” “I Have Been Right All Along,” “In This Nightmare Together,” and “Car Underwater.” Their set was accompanied by a moody and dramatically low-lit stage that fits the vibe of the Pitch-Black Forever Tour perfectly. Hawthorne Heights took the stage last to wrap up this night of tour in their home state of Ohio. The band originated in Dayton in the early 2000s and was part of the original wave of emo music. It’s apparent that the audience of fans attending the show grew up listening to them and have been fans for decades. The fans knew all the words for every song and corresponding album. The most amazing part of the concert was seeing fans bring their children to the show and how generational this band has been to people. Multiple fans had even printed out small signs with the band’s hit “Ohio Is for Lovers” copied and pasted repeatedly.Hawthorne Heights did not disappoint fans and chose to transport fans back to 2004 with their original emo hits. JT Woodruff from Hawthorne Heights talked to the crowd about how the band wanted this tour not to be about their latest albums, but for the tour to be more of a throwback to their original songs that fans could identify with growing up.
Hawthorne Heights played crowd favorites, “Pens and Needles,” “Saying Sorry,” “Niki FM,” and most appropriate given the location of the show, “Ohio is for Lovers” from their most popular albums If Only You Were Lonely and The Silence in Black and White. As expected, and most anticipated, was “Ohio is for Lovers” where fans made sure to sing along the loudest. Fans would agree that watching them perform this song in their hometown was an extra special experience.
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