November 12, 2022

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The True Power tour roared into a sold-out Cleveland Agora on Friday night. 

 

Pierce The Veil kicked things off with about an hour set of pop-punk tunes, with a large chunk from their debut album Collide With The Sky.  Most of the fans, many of them female, were happy to sing/shout along with guitarist/vocalist Vic Fuentes.

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Fuentes noted that it had been six years since the band has played in Cleveland and that he missed playing here.  

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The fans missed them too as many of them tried to get close to the stage by crowd surfing in the lower section.  This was the most crowd surfing that I had seen in a very long time.

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Everyone seemed to be having fun and letting off some steam, including the band. 

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Half way through the set, Fuentes told the audience "this is the loudest crowd so far this tour!  I can't even hear my in-ear monitors."  Which brought an even louder uproar from the crowd. 

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The band, now consisting of three original members, Fuentes, bassist Jamie Preciado and guitarist Tony Perry also broke out a new tune, "Pass The Nirvana," which will be featured on a new album next year. 

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The show closed out with "Match Into Water" and "King For A Day." 

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I Prevail then came to the stage with their brand of metalcore rock. 

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Led by co-lead singers Brian Burkheiser and Eric Vanlerberghe, I Prevail brought a very high energy performance that equally matched Pierce The Veil. 

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Leaning heavily on their latest album True Power, the band played eight tracks from that lp during their sixteen song set. 

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Songs like "Body Bag," "Bad Things" and "Choke" were well received by the sold-out crowd.

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However, "Breaking Down"and "Scars" really got the crowd going.

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The nearly ninety minute set came to a close with a two song encore consisting of " "Gasoline" and "Bow Down."   Thus ending a great night of hard rock music in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame city. 

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Reviews and photos by Greg Drugan

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