They say that you can’t feel music, but I strongly disagree — especially when you’re waiting in the dim lighting of an enormous arena, rocking back and forth on the balls of your feet, waiting for one specific person, or four in this case, to step into the spotlight.
It started with a pounding. The pounding of Ashton wailing on the drums mirrored that of my heart jumping inside of my chest. Shielded by a thick wall, just out of my eyesight, he beat his instrument with such a passion that it enticed the crowd to chant the band’s name over and over again: “5SOS! 5SOS! 5SOS!” Hundreds of people yelled as one, saying their own special nickname for the band that had changed their lives.
Slowly, the shriek of a guitar merged with the beating of the drums as Michael came into view. Calum and his bass were next as the wall in front of Ashton began to fall. I had to force myself to stay calm by clutching my cell phone and camera in my hands so as to keep them from shaking uncontrollably as Luke strutted to his microphone in center stage. Finally, all four of my inspirations were standing before me. It seems that up until that moment, I had forgotten that these boys were more than just faces on my computer screen; they were actual skin and bones with minds of their own, and now they were causing the entire KFC Yum! Center to go wild. “Louisville, are you ready to rock?” Ashton raised his arms in excitement as the fans around me let out ear-piercing shrills and lost control of their sanity.
The Aussie pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer launched into their set for the 48th show on their Rock Out With Your Socks Out world tour. The guys not only pleased the crowd with the expected tracks off of their debut album, entitled 5 Seconds of Summer, but also toyed with their hearts by playing fan favorites from one of their first ever EP’s released. These throwback songs included “Beside You” and “Disconnected.” “She’s Kinda Hot” is the newest single that has been released by the young band, and they encouraged everyone in the arena to get up and dance and sing along as the guys sang perhaps the most recognized lyric from the track: “We are the kings and the queens of the new broken scene.”
However, the night ended all too soon when the familiar refrain of “Good Girls” rang throughout the building and the band sang the final song of the night. Screams erupted from the seats in every inch of the stadium as Ashton joined his fellow band members at the front of the stage and, together, the four boys made their way up the catwalk. With their arms around each other, Luke, Calum, Ashton, and Michael all took a bow and waved at their adoring fans, thanking them one last time before running offstage.