So, I'm going to take you back to Friday October 24th. Myself, Natty and Jen were heading off to Arrow Hall to interview one of the bands playing, The Cab. We didn't have tickets for the show, which blows, but... it was a pretty expensive show, as far as the shows I go to go (I'm not saying it's like, Metallica, hundreds of dollars per ticket expensive. I'm just sort of on the poor side). So, to make a long story short, we did the interview, the guys asked if we were going to the show, we said we didn't have tickets and we got a response along the lines of:

And... we were. So guys, thank you again. But back to the point of this, the show!

The Cab were playing first, and it's still weird for me being at a show and not being straight against the barricades, but for once, I was happy I wasn't being crushed with barely any room to move. It meant I could dance. That's exactly what this band makes me do. I had listened to their music before hand, but it just didn't catch me straight away, but honestly, after seeing them live and seeing the way they played the audience, it gave their music new life to me. I don't know, for me, seeing a band live can usually make or break them for me. A band playing live is the true essence of their music, and if they can pull it off, and I know what they can do, I'll more than likely go back and pick up a CD and listen to it with greater appreciation, which is exactly what's happened to me with The Cab. Honestly, if you have the chance to ever see these guys live, do it. You won't regret it.

Now... I have a confession to make, I'm not a huge fan of The Plain White Tee's who were next up on the roster... and... the tour actually had Rock Band set up in one of the other rooms... I was drawn to the video games... I'm not sure if either Jen or Natty saw them play, but if you did and you'd like to fill in my horrible missing piece of this review, please feel free to send it in!

And again, a band that I'm not too fond of... Dashboard Confessional. They're just not my kind of music, but I did end up seeing them play before Panic came on. And I may not be a fan, but again, I have to admit I'm impressed by their stage presence and the way that they can get the crowd going. Something that I most definitely did enjoy though, was when they brought out members from The Cab and Plain White Tee's to finish their set with a cover of the P!nk song, So What. Now that part of their set I could really get into. I was laughing and singing along with everyone around us, loving how just out of nowhere the song came up. It was a perfect way for them to end their set on an upbeat note.

We then got to watch a few of the kids who won the Rock Band contest (you played Rock Band, and if you got the highest score and had stage presence, you could play on the main stage before Panic). One group completely owned the other, especially when it was announced that they got over a million points in expert mode while they were practicing...

But on to Panic at the Disco (It's still weird for me typing that without the "!" ... I mean, it's not a big deal but... I'm still not used to it,)!

I've seen these boys play a hell of a lot of times, and every time they just get more entertaining. Personally, I think they're getting better as they get older. They're learning the ropes and learning how to play the crowd a bit more (more than the boys just being attractive and making all the girlies scream for them). I've heard people complain about their newest album, and how they don't really sound like themselves anymore, but really, I don't see what they're talking about. I can still dance to most of the songs off the new CD (and I did so, enthusiastically, especially with songs like Nine in the Afternoon and Mad as Rabbits), and every concert needs a bit of a slower moment (like with Northern Downpour, which is most definitely sway worthy).

When they did pull out their older stuff, the kids went insane. Everyone was moving. Even the parents who didn't end up going to the Parent Waiting Room (snicker) and just hung out at the back of the venue were bobbing their heads. And it's impossible to not smile watching Brendon Urie jump between singing, playing guitar, playing the keyboard, and then going over and wailing on a drum kit for the end of a song.

You know what's even more impossible? Trying not to smile when they decide to close their set with Shout. Yeah. Shout. Like The Isley Brothers. It was awesome, and I'm not going to even say how awesome, I'm just going to link you to a youtube video to finish this review off.

So you know what? CLICK HERE.