A Day To Remember @ Huntington Bank Pavilion - Chicago

July 25th, 2024: A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, The Story So Far @ Huntington Bank Pavilion - Chicago, IL

Photos Courtesy of: Amanda Huerta

There were tons of people who could NOT wait for A Day to Remembers’ The Least Anticipated Album Tour show to happen in Chicago, and upon arriving at the venue there were thousands already inside, and loads of people still waiting to make their way in for an insane night. Aside from their acoustic tour at the Chicago Theater in 2022, A Day to Remember hasn’t played a show in Chicago Since 2021, which is quite a while, so this show was a huge deal to us Chicagoans. The rest of the lineup for the night consisted of Scowl, Four Year Strong, and The Story So Far.

Four Year Strong has always been one of the hardest pop punk bands setting themselves apart in the music scene. The energy during their live performances never disappoints, it truly feels like a jolt of electricity flows through any crowd they play. With the release of a few new songs like “Daddy of Mine” and “Uncooked” their hardcore rhythms are even more apparent than ever before. Dan O’Connor and Alan Day say they showed up to day one of recording their newest album without a single finished song which feels so unbelievable because all 5 new songs they’ve released so far sound so polished, even amazing live too, and honestly some of my favorite work that Four Year Strong has created to date. Their sixth studio album Analysis Paralysis releases on August 9th, 2024, be sure to listen to it as soon as it comes out!

The Story So Far played a great mix of old and new during their set. Longtime fans were excited to hear favorites like “Roam” and “Bad Luck” which brought high intensity in the crowd. On June 21st, 2024 The Story So Far released their fifth album I Want To Disappear.  If you were a fan of their album Proper Dose, you would love their latest album, despite this, a ton of progression is still very apparent in The Story So Far’s style as a band. Fans got a small taste of a few new songs added to the setlist like “All This Time” and “Letterman,” hopefully they do a full album run soon, I know I’ll be there.

The venue erupted into chaos as A Day To Remember finally burst onto the stage, beginning their show with the heavy classic “Sticks and Bricks” and continuing with “All I Want” and “2nd sucks.” Some of these are my all-time personal favorite songs that the band has released, and even I could not contain myself in the photo pit as they were played. To say that things were starting right was a severe understatement, the amount of hits that A Day To Remember has is excessive in the best way possible. The rest of the setlist included a mixture of songs from Homesick, For Those Who Have Heart, What Separates Me From You, Common Courtesy, and so on, with a few singles thrown in as well.

I have never been to an A Day To Remember show that didn’t leave an impression on me forever. In March 2011, they came to Chicago with their Game Changers tour which is quite literally my favorite show I’ve been to in my life. Fast forward to 2014, A Day To Remember announced (the morning of) that they were playing a surprise set at Warped Tour in Chicago and everyone lost their minds hearing the news, and again, they played yet another unforgettable show. These guys know what it takes to make sure everybody has the time of their lives.

Their entire set was a whole hour and 45 minutes long, for as long as this set was, I know they still had even more hits that they could have played which just goes to show truly how impressive their entire discography is. Of course, playing every single song in one night is impossible, but they did an amazing job at crafting this tour's setlist. 

The Least Anticipated Album Tour is now over, but you can catch them at Rocklahoma Fest on August 31st in Pryor, Oklahoma and at When We Were Young Fest on October 19-20th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Four Years Strong

The Story So Far