Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens at Slims in San Francisco, CA. August 31, 2017. Photo Credit: Jared Stossel
Sleeping With Sirens
w/ The White Noise, Palaye Royale, Chase Atlantic
Slims
San Francisco, CA
August 31, 2017
Photos and words by Jared Stossel.
he sSlims is one of the more intimate venues in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not as small as something like Bottom of the Hill, but not quite as big as a place like The Fillmore. Its intimacy makes it the perfect venue for a show like Sleeping With Sirens 'Up Close and Personal Tour' promoting their highly-anticipated new record, Gossip (out in stores September 22nd). It's not uncommon for a band of their stature to do a tour like this right before a major album cycle (All Time Low famously did this on the 'My Small Package' Tour in 2009 before their career skyrocketed them to theaters and arenas around the world, with the band opting to play smaller clubs with capacities in the hundreds). It's clear from their live show and the songs played in their band's show on the night of their tour kickoff in San Francisco that Gossip could be a game-changer for them, propelling them to a larger audience.
The band's tour kickoff showcased three unique openers, each bringing with them their own flair and style: Australian alternative rock act Chase Atlantic, classic-rock infused Palaye Royale, and the adrenaline-injected post-hardcore of The White Noise. The variation in music provided for an entertaining and interesting evening leading up to the headlining set from Sleeping With Sirens. The band's chaotic and enticing set kicked off with "Tally It Up: Settle The Score" from their sophomore album Let's Cheers To This, and proceed to move full-speed ahead with anthem-fueled rock choruses, engaging guitar riffs, and exemplary musicianship.
It's worth noting that a bulk of the sets' material came from the band's prior album Madness. If you're a band that is album to play music each tour from your most recent record, without fans demanding "play the old songs!" night after night, it means you're doing something right. It means that your newer music is touching people, and it's evident that Sleeping With Sirens have embraced their evolution. They've come a long way since their Rise Records post-hardcore debut With Ears To See and Eyes To Hear, with each record and tour shaping their sound a few steps forward each time. Time will tell, but given their trajectory Gossip could very well be their masterpiece, and the one that skyrockets them into the mainstream.
Sleeping With Sirens set list:
Tally It Up: Settle the Score
Empire to Ashes
We Like It Loud
Here We Go
Congratulations
Better Off Dead
Heroine
A Trophy Father's Trophy Son
With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear
Scene Two: Roger Rabbit
Scene One: James Dean & Audrey Hepburn
Gold
The Strays
Cheers
Legends
Go Go Go
Who Are You Now
Encore:
Kick Me
If You Can't Hang
Tickets for Sleeping With Sirens current North American Tour are available here. The band are playing the following dates:
September 12: Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
September 13: Toronto, ON - The Opera House
September 15: Worcester, MA - Palladium
September 16: Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
September 17: Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)
September 17: Philadelphia, PA - Main Street Music
September 18: Baltimore, MD - Sound Garden
September 18: Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
September 19: Fords, NJ - Vintage Vinyl
September 20: New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre (SOLD OUT)
September 21: West Babylon, NY - Looney Tunes
September 22: Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
September 23: Charlotte, NC - The Underground
September 24: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (SOLD OUT)
September 26: Orlando, FL - Park Ave. CDs
September 26: Orlando, FL - The Beacham (SOLD OUT)
September 27: Ybor City, FL - Orpheum
September 28: Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
September 30: Louisville, KY - Champions Park
Sleeping With Sirens
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The White Noise
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Palaye Royale
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Chase Atlantic
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This has been another Shameless Promotion.
