![]() ![]() After the contemplative spoken word transition, Joseph appeared in the stage’s blue light with a floral cardigan draped over his face to playfully sing “Lane Boy” from their 2015 release “Blurryface.” ![]() But the show never got lost in the potentially serious lyrical tones that ran throughout it. Stay low, they say, stay low” in the darkness between songs. He opened up about his love for the audience, ensuring every audience member knew how important they were by further claiming “You are all my kind” as the song came to a close.Īlmost as if guiding the audience through the mental turmoil of escaping Dema, another voice echoed “Why do I kneel to these concepts? Tempted by control, controlled by temptations. Mimicking the lines of the song, “Nice to know my kind will be on my side/ I don’t believe the hype,” Joseph further emphasized the inclusive message. Highlighting the clique members’ fan art, the tender moment tied in the storylines of “Trench” during which the presence of fans and family help Joseph and Dun escape the walls of Dema. One of the most endearing parts of a Twenty One Pilots show is the clear and genuine love for their highly devoted fanbase, the “Skeleton Clique.” As the beginning of “The Hype” faded in over the speakers, Jumbotron screens played video footage of fans who had lined up outside the venue early before the show. But with the progression of the latter song, and Joseph’s much-anticipated removal of his mask, it was clear the duo was not going to be rushing through their journey out of Dema – a fictional prison referenced throughout their latest LP – and into the safety of Trench. Starting off with a fast-paced blur, Joseph’s fast-talk rapping in “Levitate” and “Heavydirtysoul” led to fear that the show would pass by in the same speed. Dun eventually stepped down from the car, leading audiences into the world of “Trench” with a lit torch as they transitioned into their first song. The crowd’s cheers amplified as Dun raised a lit torch into the air and jumped down from the car, as a morphed voice boomed “Welcome to Trench,” leading into the bombastic first song “Jumpsuit.” To start their show, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun emerged as silhouettes on top of an old car. Silhouetted and standing atop an old car, Dun sported a yellow bandana covering the bottom half of his face next to Joseph wearing a black ski mask. The lights finally went dark – the gates then opened as a welcome into Twenty One Pilots’ fictional universe. The balance of theatricality with intimacy combined to show “The Hype” around the band that went from basement fame to selling out a 21,000 seat arena.Īudience members donned fully in yellow and camouflage, per “Trench’s” aesthetic, buzzed anxiously awaiting the rise of the stage’s dark green curtain. Lead singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun filled the Staples Center stage Friday as the latest part of their “The Bandito Tour.” Following the release of “Trench” in the fall of 2018, the show brought the worlds Twenty One Pilots created with the concept album along with its predecessor “Blurryface” to the crowd Friday evening. Twenty One Pilots’ world of “Trench” came to life in a wash of yellow and forest green. ![]()
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