All Time Low Live at the O2 Apollo Manchester

After almost 2 years without live music, it’s no secret that the next few months are integral to the success of live music’s rebirth. Within this time, the last UK performance All Time Low did was Slam Dunk 2019. The weekend of introducing the bare bones of Wake Up Sunshine with the incredibly captivating track Getaway Green. Candidly, Alex admitted that he and the band were grateful to be stood on the stage last night after the tour faced unknown fates with the ever-changing restrictions. He continued to send his admiration and love for the sold-out room packed full of every kind of fan possible. 

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It cannot be explained the passion and excitement that invaded the room as the first strum of Some Kind of Disaster began. Fans rushed forward and quickly everyone became friends with those they hadn’t arrived with. There is something to be said about All Time Low fans. The sense of community is so strong that you could easily turn to the person next to you, and dance your heart out without it being deemed as ‘out-of-the-blue. 

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Supporting guests Meet Me @ The Altar, and The Maine warmed up the audience like it was Christmas Day. The audience could not stop chattering about the incredible performances of both bands. Meet Me @ The Altar’s setlist comprised mainly new material, tunes such as Garden and Now or Never had the room grooving instantaneously, with a rare amount of bodies not getting into the spirit. 

Well that all changed once The Maine hit the stage. Playing some well-known songs of theirs like Bad Behaviour, Everything I Ask For and Slip The Noose; a lack of dancing bodies did not seem to be an issue. Unfortunately, some attending were less fortunate about experiencing these two guest bands, as a result of the overwhelming queue of people parked around the building, and down the surrounding two streets near the venue. By The Maine’s last few remaining songs everyone was in the room, and generously hugged side by side.

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Staple songs from the Baltimore Boys setlist got the crowd roaring, screaming, and dancing without a second thought. Therapy and Missing You got a loving response with a fair few tearing up. Dark Side of Your Room, PMA, Dirty Laundry, and Backseat Serenade gained a similar response, but mainly encouraged a few circle pits rather than tears. Nothing, however, beat the noise made for Glitter and Crimson nor Monsters. They had fans going at it with all they had. In those moments the atmosphere was magical. To try and explain it, would be an injustice to it. 

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An elbow to the head here and a stomp on the foot there, All Time Low at the o2 Apollo Manchester, will forever sit amongst one of the best concerts I’ve attended. Not because of the tracks played, or even the fact that it was All Time Low, but for the fact that the audience, the venue, and the staff made the night something to remember. Even Jack’s perfectly timed comments about the venue's interior and ceiling designs are something to hold on to.

Are you a fan of the band and debating on whether to see them live? Well, I have good news…they are returning in the summer of 2022. It is worth considering if you are a fan.

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What can we expect next from the Baltimore boys? Who knows. But knowing All Time Low, it will be just as fun and just as energy-packed as it always has been. Hopefully, some new tunes to look forward to as well, despite the band's immediate plans for a new album just yet; but never say never.

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Once In A Lifetime - All Time Low

All time low is a band that just keeps on giving. Shortly after their eighth studio album release Wake Up, Sunshine the basement boys teased Once In A Lifetime. After teasing fans with an abrupt and slightly confusing audio piece, the band announced their new single Once In A Lifetime, within a few mere hours of the radio play. Fast forward to today and here we are... All Time Low's new single, and it is far from disappointing.

In typical All Time Low fashion, the track is upbeat, energetic, and embodies the ‘classic’ pop-punk sound of the band with an edgy rock undertone. Although seemingly repetitive with the title throughout the song, it is the perfect depiction of a feel-good summer song. Imagine being sat in your car, windows down with the air blasting through your hair and this song blasting through the speakers. That is the song wrapped in one.

A breakup song is nothing new for the band to sing about but this track in particular went down the route of feeling low in the breakup stages of a failed relationship, and the trails that one will take. A rather universal concept seemingly but done in a more All Time Low way. The instrumental almost seems polar opposite to the lyrics, but as we have learned from the bands Wake Up, Sunshine era, the best songs are written out of a hard place. However, it does feel like a continuation from W.U.S. Although it is too early to tell whether or not this new track will be part of the same era, begin a new era or be a stand-alone single like Birthday and Everything Is Fine, one thing so far is for certain. All Time Low has still got it. 

From the get go, the chamber of echoes repeating the title is an abrupt way to open, leaving little to no time for the listener to question if it's worth the 3 minutes of listening. Which it is. Alongside this is a short instrumental pause between the first chorus and second verse, which offers a gentle brief break from vocals before it jumping back into the faster-paced verse progressions. These progressions are snappy and poetic all at the same time, whilst offering dimension and a Monsters like feel to this single. Heavily vocal-led, ringing guitar and steady backline, Once In A Lifetime brings back the sentimental tones of their last album in a rollover sense. But what will come next?