Wallows at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA on April 1st, 2022 on their Tell Me That It's Over world tour.
Last night I was lucky enough to attend Wallows’ first headline show since the pandemic hit and while some things are certainly different, many have remained the same. When lead singer Dylan Minnette commented, "Just a little over a year ago, we were wondering if this would ever happen again," I couldn’t help but smile – cause while it may have been a while, folks absolutely remembered how to do a Wallows concert.
Spill Tab, the opener, was an unfamiliar name to me, but they absolutely came away with a new fan. Starting their set with "Sante," Spill Tab wowed the audience with a fluidity between French and English that was spellbinding, covering an acoustic version of Kelly Clarkson’s "Since U Been Gone," and bringing out the concertgoers’ high spirits. At the venue, excitement was palpable as audience members planned how to hang up the tour poster in their bedrooms, avoid getting it squished in the pit and passed around portable chargers – many of them having waited for hours.
Bouncing along to the beat – physically shaking the venue floors with their jumps – concertgoers screamed out the words to "Especially You," a single off the Wallows’ album released earlier this year. Currently touring for their sophomore album, you wouldn’t guess the album’s March 25, 2022 release date based off the crowd reactions. As the band started to play each song, the crowd would often begin the chorus into the 1st verse, as if they had been singing along for years.
That excitement was shared by the band members, as Wallows are undoubtedly a fan-focused band. Introducing themselves to newbies, they joked "The pressure is on!" after seeing how many hands were raised to signal first-timers at a Wallow’s show. Lead singers – Braeden Lemasters and Dylan Minnette - both took flower bouquets offered by the front row and members Minnette and Cole Preston switched as guitarist/drummer for the song "Quarterback" with Preston on lead vocals. It certainty seemed like Wallows had barely spent any time away – flowing comfortably throughout the set – though joking "The sweat definitely hasn’t left."
"One of the best ‘first shows back’ possible" – that’s how Minnette described the opening night of the Tell Me That It’s Over tour at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. So please do yourself a favor, friend; Wallows just started their massive 2022 tour with many venues – so get yourself a ticket and I promise you will have a great time.
Take Care,
E
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