*Footage & Photos by Kenny Howell

As I approached the House of Blues it quickly became apparent why this was an all ages show.  The 300-plus crowd that lined up across from Fenways’ Green Monsta was mostly pre-adolescent girls giddy with school yard glee in anticipation of their first concert.

The last thing I want is to be in a room with thousands of screaming little girls but then I thought it is good to see these kids rocking to PARAMORE instead of the manufactured Jonas Brothers or fellow Disney phenom Miley Cyrus.

Lead singer and tween role model HALEY WILLIAMS’ comfort level with her rising stardom was immediately apparent as she and her ensemble confidently tore through the opening “Ignorance,” from the band’s latest release BRAND NEW EYES. Cheerful, spunky and ruthlessly energetic, Williams bounced around stage with infectious enthusiasm.

PARAMORE showcased their musical maturity with new high octane tunes including “Careful” and “Decode” and the stripped away folksy acoustic “Misguided Ghosts.” The new material went over strong and they still create the perfect punk indulgence for mainstream teenagers.

The band dug into their sophomore breakthrough album RIOT! to deliver pop-punk confections like “CrushCrushCrush,” “That’s What You Get” and crowd pleaser “Misery Business” left rebellious tweens salivating for more.

It’s become a visible trend for bands on the indie label Fueled by Ramen to become emo rock stars as evident by Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Gym Class Heroes – and now Tennessee pop-punk act PARAMORE who are finally getting its chance to shine displayed why it deserves to break through the Warped Tour ranks and become a multi-platinum selling act.

Spilling out to Lansdowne Street after the show offered up a flashback to an 8^th grade dance as parents lined up in their cars and on the sidewalk eagerly awaiting for their kids to exit after a night of candy-coated good clean fun.

SETLIST:

• Brand New Eyes Tour Intro
• Ignorance
• I Caught Myself
• That’s What You Get
• Looking Up
• Emergency
• Crushcrushcrush
• Turn It Off
• Here We Go Again
• Careful
• Conspiracy
• Where The Lines Overlap
• Decode
• Miracle (Outro)
• Misguided Ghosts
• Misery Business
• Brick By Boring Brick

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