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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.
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