Our hearts all melted when Kelvin dedicated The Strays to King Louie. An amazing surprise if I’ve ever had one. SWS designed a perfect set list, opening with newer songs from their most recent album Gossip, then they moved on to a slow acoustic set, some of their most famous songs, of course If I’m James Dean You’re Audrey Heburn was in that mix, and the whole crowd was singing along, all of us with love pouring from our lips and passion coursing through our veins, but I think the highlight for me was Kick Me, something about the build and transitions of the music was ferocious and direct, one of my all-time favourite songs from these guys, and hearing it live only made me love it more.Īlso, I knew that Kellin could beatbox, maybe I had just never experienced it before, but WOAH. Somehow we all felt like he was our friend, and soon enough the rest of the band were all engaging in jokes and laughs with the audience. Kellin was amazing, his voice and stage presence, STUNNING, but he was in competition for the hearts of the audience with Nick, the rhythm guitarist. This was the last show on their tour, and they had a dedicated fan base packed into the Auckland Powerstation, an amazing venue perfectly suited to the atmosphere and charisma of the band. I already knew that, but when the group came on stage and Gabe Barham the drummer was wearing a ‘THANK GOD FOR PUNK ROCK’ sleeveless tee, I felt the butterflies rise up and a solid mixture of panic and excitement. Sleeping with Sirens, is the ultimate punk rock band.

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