

He was jumping all over the place and getting the crowd amped up. 30 Seconds opened with “Up in the Air.” The energy Jared brings is incredible. I also loved the accompanying short films (music videos) he directed.Ī quick set change happened and I took my seat. I can’t compare it to the other albums considering I never listened to them. I loved the direction the band was going. When Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams dropped that following May, I was hooked. Along with the educational words, the hype behind 30’s new album was starting to get around. Leto’s panel and was able to listen to his wise words. Leto was speaking on a SXSW Music Panel and had a screening for his documentary, Artifact.

=/ Fast forward to seven years later when I’m in the same Green Room as Jared Leto and his team in Austin, TX. I also thought a lot of the songs sounded the same. They were headlining MTV2’s $2 Bill Tour, and the reasoning for attending that show was Cobra Starship (R.I.P.) and Head Automatica (R.I.P. I know their “hits.” The first and last time I saw Thirty Seconds to Mars was back in 2006 at Roseland Ballroom. I don’t know their entire catalog, I will admit. To be honest, I’m a fairly new Thirty Seconds to Mars fan. I bumped into James as he was walking to the photo pit. There was a bit of messaging going on to find out where everyone was located. In other words, there were quite a few people from the staff who were in attendance. I then found out this show was a SIGT staff show. I had a half hour to waste after Pvris’ set. The short set was six songs including a new yet to be released track. They opened with “ Heaven,” the first single from their upcoming album, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell (August 4, 2017). As people were starting to find their respective spots and seats, the crowd started getting into the music. Lyndsey (lead vox), Alex (lead guitar), Brian (bass), and Justin (drums) brought it. One of the many perks I have acquired over the last year and a half has been seeing the same artists multiple times within a year-ish time span Pvris being one of them.

After a day of sleeping with a whacked-out AC unit, I gladly made my way to the MIDFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. It was a typical left coast Florida day hot, sunny, humid with a slight breeze and a chance of rain.
