Adam Get Your Gun…and More Fun from the Boost Mobile Rock Corps Show
On Saturday I got a chance to go to the Boost Mobile Rock Corps concert at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall. This awesome event was the “thank you” given to the thousands of kids who did at least 4 hours of community service at select locations throughout NYC. What a great idea!
I was blown away by the sheer star power of the lineup. I mean it’s not every day that you get to see Nelly, Taking Back Sunday, Panic! at the Disco, and T.I. for FREE in one of the most beautiful music venues in the country. What a classy show.
The roster was pretty hip-hop heavy, with the aforementioned Nelly and T.I. opening and closing the show respectively, in addition to other big names like Kelis and Nas, Fabolous, Don Omar, Young Jeezy, Papoose, with MTV’s Wild ‘n’ Out star (who I’m pretty sure I have a raging crush on) Nick Cannon serving as emcee. I had a sneaking suspicion that most of the kids there were not super into emo-ish rock bands like TBS and Panic!, but boy was I wrong–
TBS had a pretty good crowd response. Sure it wasn’t as crazy as the first time I saw them, but it wasn’t as chilly of a reception as I first thought it would be. They went on during the middle of the show, with their flashing “TAKING BACK SUNDAY” sign lowering down from the ceiling as they came on stage.
By the time they played “MakeDamnSure”, lead singer Adam Lazzara had removed the jacket he was wearing to reveal that he was wearing an empty tan gun holster over his black button down shirt (!!!!). Later when talking to Gurj (who got mixed up in the “white people’s row”), she jokingly asked, “Who does he think he is? Carlos D.?!?!” Eggggzzactly.
Panic! was on second to last and had a ridiculously GREAT response. They opened up with “Lying Is the Most Fun that a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” and during their big hit, “I Write Sins, Not Tragedies”, so many people were up on their feet! During the line where Brendon sings “what a shame the poor groom’s bride is a whore” he added the word “slut” after the phrase. There was some kid decked out in head-to-toe colorful BAPE-type clothing that was singing EVERY WORD of all the Panic! songs. Incredible! They rounded off their set with “Build God, Then We’ll Talk”.
WATCH: “Build God, Then We’ll Talk” by Panic! @ the Disco at BMRC
Lead singer Brendon Urie was doing the same over-the-top acting/singing that kinda disturbed me during the MTV VMA’s. (Thankfully there wasn’t a reapperance of that RIDIC black and red Mad Hatter’s hat.) I don’t remember his singing being so dramatic when I saw Panic! earlier this year at Nokia Theater, so methinks maybe all that singing on the road may have taken a toll on his voice.
Oh and I just have to say, little Ryan Ross looked adorable in a tastefull all-black suit.
awww ryro!!
glad to know brendon brought back the ’slut’ after a summer hiatus!
amen to that erica, at least when we scream it out in the crowd now, maybe people won’t look at us so strangely.
[...] The lineup was totally A-list, with performances by Nelly, Taking Back Sunday, Fabolous, Kelis and Nas, Young Jeezy, Panic! at the Disco, and T.I. I already did a write-up on So More Scene, but here are some extra tidbits about the show: [...]
I dont suppose you have any inside news about the rumored split of Tom Conrad and the rest of The Academy Is…?
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I’ve seen that pic in at least four places now, but this is the only link I saved. Say it ain’t so?
Awww. Panic rocks! Look at Ryan!
And yes, Brendon is crazy onstage, but it’s so adorable.
i agree with mary
[...] The boys sounded in fine form–much better than when I saw them do two songs for the Boost Mobile Rock Corps event at Radio City in September. Songs like “Time to Dance” and “London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines” had the crowd jumping SO much that I could feel the floor boards wobbling right under my feet–which I have to admit, was just a TAD bit scary. I’ve only been in a few situations like this before and every time it happens, I’m convince the floor is just going to cave in right underneath me. [...]
i saww there alsoo it was great
the kid singing every word of panic’s songs…yea, that would’ve been me. it’s actually kind of sad how obsessed i am…