About 20 minutes later, following a quick set change, the band everyone was there for took the stage. State Radio started off with a great rendition of Democracy in Kind. They continued and played some stuff off their newest album. I thought that their two best songs were People to People, with cool lights, and Camilio which got the crowd singing
“And from another land's war torn corners
To a prison cell in my own
Punish me for not taking your orders
But don't lock me up for not leavin' my home”
Both songs were really powerful, and got a huge reaction from the crowd.
Other highlights were a sufficiently long two man drum solo where Stokes basically went back stage and the drummer and bassist pounded on the drums. There were some other pretty good solos the best of which I though came from the bassist. They left stage for a few minutes a little over halfway through but returned in full force for another 40 minutes or so. Terminal 5 was a great place to see them, its big enough that the band and the crowd can really get going but is small enough that you feel you are seeing something most people don’t get to see.
I would definitely recommend seeing State Radio to any rock fan; they really get into their music in a cool way on stage. Most of the songs they played were a lot harder and edgier than the album versions, which I like and perfectly fit the crowd. Originally, I thought Anti-Flag and State Radio was a strange combination but they fit really well together with their politically charged lyrics and their differences helped each of them show off their strengths. For $25 bucks it was definitely worth it.More pictures of the concert can be seen here
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that sounds so sick. i was in the city saturday night too, but i ended up seeing the knicks game. that was pretty entertaining too if i may say so myself. But that concert sounds awesome. We should definately find some concerts to go to soon. my birthday is this weekend and i want to go do something fun for it.
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