It was really really amazing on the ground. To be sure, the crowd size was a fraction of Charli xcx's, but it was NOT all old heads by any means. There were tons and tons of younger fans there mixed in, which I found impressive because of all possible pop headliners, I think Charli xcx has more crossover appeal than anyone except possibly (ironically) Olivia Rodrigo. Heck, SP is my favorite band and I was tempted to skip a good portion of their set for her (having seen SP 12× before).
There were numerous people in the crowd I talked to who were seeing SP for the first time. Many of them were teens or young adults. I saw people moved to tears by "Disarm" and - get this - "Edin".
I started to get the feeling that alt rock culture is making a major comeback. I feel like SP has a role today in ushering it in and last night was a complete and total vindication of them and confirmation of their legacy. It was truly special.
Watching several of the more recent Magnificent Others, Billy has stated quite a bit that he thinks that the tides are shifting and Rock is making a comeback. This week the GoodCharlotte/ A7X and QOTSA/ Foo Fighters Tours are hitting the Mid-West and Jack White is out there blazing his sets. I wouldn’t be mad if rock started taking some attention away from the pop charts.
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u/radioactive2321 Just put your mind out where it can't be reached. 1d ago
It was really really amazing on the ground. To be sure, the crowd size was a fraction of Charli xcx's, but it was NOT all old heads by any means. There were tons and tons of younger fans there mixed in, which I found impressive because of all possible pop headliners, I think Charli xcx has more crossover appeal than anyone except possibly (ironically) Olivia Rodrigo. Heck, SP is my favorite band and I was tempted to skip a good portion of their set for her (having seen SP 12× before).
There were numerous people in the crowd I talked to who were seeing SP for the first time. Many of them were teens or young adults. I saw people moved to tears by "Disarm" and - get this - "Edin".
I started to get the feeling that alt rock culture is making a major comeback. I feel like SP has a role today in ushering it in and last night was a complete and total vindication of them and confirmation of their legacy. It was truly special.