Weathers made their last stop of the My Friends Have Better Friends Tour in Phoenix, Arizona at Valley Bar for an epic night.
Alternative-rock duo, Orphan The Poet, kicked off the night with a bang. Traveling from their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, they brought symphonic beats and sing-along hooks to the West Coast. With only three men on the stage and a crowd eager to dance, the Columbus boys did not fail in making the crowd move with their six-song set. Opening with their latest release “Feelin’ Good,” they set the night on a high note for a captivating live show. Lead singer, David Eselgroth, and bass player, Jake Floyd, were full of energy and it radiated into the crowd. They moved all around the stage and Eselgroth hopped into the crowd and danced along with everyone making the audience feel comfortable to sing along even if they didn’t know the words. Their live performance set the stage for the rest of the night.
The three-piece band from Southern California, known as Moontower, is described as an electro-pop band with sensational live shows that captivate an audience, and they did just that. The trio took the stage with a powerful presence, captivating the crowd with conceptual visual content and high energy. This is seen through their songwriting as the band intended for their live performances to be an experience. Lead singer Devin has openly expressed the band’s passion for current social trends and this can be seen evidently in their music. During the show, their tour crew brought out a hard case for Devin to stand on in the middle of the crowd. It was a very intimate moment with an unrelated song “State of Mind,” in which he expressed his beliefs and the band’s core values of fighting against social injustice and standing with the LGTBQ community. The rest of their six-song set was full of movement and energy, playing popular songs like “Hit the Lights,” “Rerun,” “Guess I’m Jaded,” and “Lay With Me.” Their infectious interactions got the crowd ready for the final act of the night. The moment everyone was waiting for, Weathers finally took the stage and was welcomed by a screaming crowd ready to sing and dance the night away. Most recognized for their 80s-inspired style and sound, their twelve-song setlist took the night into a different decade. Their musical style (and fashion) will take you right back to the movie Greaser. The band looked great and they have the music to match. Their live performances are inspiringly theatrical, to say the least.The high-energy alternative-rock band from Los Angeles, California peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart with the songs “Happy Pills” and “I Don’t Wanna Know.” The darkness of the lyrics, which discuss antidepressants, is masked by an upbeat, trumpet-fueled tune, catchy and bold. Lead singer, Camron Boyer’s battle with mental health is the main source of inspiration for many of the band’s songs. This remained true after their debut album Kids in the Night was released in 2018. As seen through a multitude of their songs, the band members are big advocates for mental health as seen through Pillows & Therapy, a synth-pop effort brimming with millennial burnout.
Weathers is most known for their high energy and electrifying dance-along songs, which was so evident throughout the night. It left people saying, “That was one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen!” Their music has no true target audience with the crowd being full of young and old, hurt and healed, and diverse lovers of music who all came together to forget about the world for one night and Weathers gave them just that.
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