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Full Ads Page Fall Out Boy’s Save Rock & Roll Tour Fort Canning Park, Singapore August 6 2013, 8pm “Put on your wait paint” with fervour. Stump’s voice was polished and resonant throughout the entire show, adding emotion and colour to each of the songs. Bassist Pete Wentz’s random insertion of death growls and rhythmic bassline were as essential as guitarist Joe Trohman’s rocking every inch of the stage with his punk rock melodies. And while drummer Andy Hurley got his shining moment when he did a drum solo in upbeat Young Volcanoes, he unmistakably impressed the crowd throughout the rest of the night as well. Rock & Roll on the piano, which was accompanied by a slideshow to pay tribute to famous rock icons like Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, and many more. And of course, they ritualistically ended on a high with Saturday from their first record, Take This To Your Grave. Another unforgettable moment came towards the end of the show. Wentz gave a fiery speech about how they noticed the current “heroes in music” sing about “poppin’ bottles in the club” and “making it rain”, and that it was a It was also great to see Stump central reason for Fall Out opening up and interacting Boy’s return to release Save more with the audience. Rock & Roll. Because, he Prior to the hiatus, fans who demanded, “Where are the attended their shows might anti-heroes? Where are the They kick-started their night find it odd that Wentz was bands that are going to with the Infinity On High the one who did all the stand up for the weirdoes?!” opener Thriller, falling right talking, as opposed to how One could definitely feel into a familiar confident, singers are traditionally the that swell of pride rippling energetic and passionate most talkative. But it seems throughout the entire performance that fans now that Stump has gained audience as they beamed would’ve recognised from more confidence, shared and applauded his words. their previous shows here little anecdotes, bantered in 2007 and 2009 – it was with Wentz, and even And in that moment you as though they had not announced, “Singapore know that, yes, Fall Out gone on that three-y ear is one of our favourite Boy’s definitely the Batman hiatus at all. places to date! And I mean of these troubled souls. it. I don’t say this in every The band kept the surprises country,” causing fans to coming, alternating between cheer even louder in their new hits and old classics. appreciation. Fans screamed every lyric perfectly when singer/guitarist On top of their long and Patrick Stump pointed the stellar setlist, the band came microphone at the audience back on stage for their encore during Grand Theft Autumn/ with four additional songs. Where Is Your Boy, as well as Stump poured his soul out Photos by Marcus Lin during The Phoenix, when Provided by Universal Music into their rock ballad Save they enthusiastically yelled, For many punk rock fans in Singapore, it was the night. Never mind that it was humid and barely days away from the end of Ramadan – the Islamic holy month – 4,000 fans from all walks of life gathered at Fort Canning Park for Fall Out Boy’s first concert back in Singapore since their reunion back in February this year. 7