


Joseph and Dun initially came on stage with ski masks and white jackets, and bejeweled sunglasses over their eyes, kicking the show off with the atypically sunny "Good Day," interrupted by raw static and footage of a disturbingly cheerful sitcom couple gone to seed.
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"Mulberry Street" had Joseph doing some Elton John-style piano bounce before he led the crowd in an audience-divided call and response, a sublime moment he said Saturday he had been dreaming about.Īnd there was the soaring "Shy Away," with Joseph, one of the first in a brave new wave of pop artists openly singing about their anxieties, empowering fans to "leave their skin on the floor," giving the song live its own makeover with a striking transition into a bombastic take of My Chemical Romance's "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)."Īnd "Scaled and Icy" offered an opportunity to show off some new theatrics. I saw them at Lollapalooza 2015, where a sea of fans were jumping so wildly, the earth underneath my feet literally moved.īut this show Saturday was, I have no doubt, the greatest show of their lives.įor starters, there's a strong new album, "Scaled and Icy," that allowed a duo that became famous for defying categorization and splicing together genres to explore more new terrain. And no, I haven't seen every Pilots show.īut I've seen them several times across multiple album cycles. Yes, I understand, that's a very bold proclamation. RELATED: 27 must-see acts at Summerfest 2021 in Milwaukee, from Megan Thee Stallion to Guns N' Roses to Chris Stapleton RELATED: What to know about Summerfest 2021 tickets, COVID-19 rules, shuttle changes, bag policy, new areas and more

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