10 Rock Bands With Awesome Shows You Must See
What's music without a bit of theatrics and everything being on fire?
There’s nothing quite like the experience of live music.
From the moment you order a ticket to see one of your favourite bands, the excitement kicks in. As the day draws closer, you book time off work, listen to as much of their music on repeat as you possibly can, and buy some of their merch to avoid paying £30 for a t-shirt at the gig.
Then the day comes; you head to a nearby pub, launch as many cheap drinks down your throat as you can stomach, and stroll merrily to the venue. You get through security, enter the room, likely buy a considerably more expensive drink, and wait patiently for the lights to go down.
At this point in your journey, expectations are to hear some great music and hope that the band perform to their fullest. However, some will take the show a step further, creating a visual spectacle to accompany the music.
From pyro to theatrics to costumes to lasers, some bands have a stage show that will stand out in memories just as much as their music will.
These ten rock bands put on shows like no other, which are just as visually pleasing as they are audibly.
10. Parkway Drive
Those of you who have been to see Parkway Drive, but not in the last couple of years, may find them to be a bit of an odd entry on this list. Whilst the band have always held a strong reputation for putting on a great show, their stage set-up was never anything to write home about. It was pretty much what you’d expect at a standard metalcore show- a few flags, perhaps some lighting or smoke effects, nothing too fancy.
Well, if you’re in this camp, you should definitely check out a video or two from one of their more recent sets.
EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE.
Parkway Drive have really stepped up their game when it comes to their stage show. The amount of pyro they manage to set off, especially considering they aren’t normally playing in massive arenas, is insane. They also have the drums set up on a mobile platform, set to hurl their drummer in various different directions and levels of verticality, similar to that of Slipknot.
Alongside these additions, Parkway Drive continue to bring the masses of energy and enthusiasm they’re known for to every show. Nowadays, the room is just warmer. Substantially warmer.