So last minute me and my main man DJ bought bamboozle tickets for 30 dollars. Fast-forward to the crowd. Filled with trashy moms waiting for Bon Jovi. Four songs in they were running for the hills. By the time Brand New started playing sink they had almost all vanished for fear of passing out and or puking. All in all Brand New in my opinion made a statement. The set was the opposite of what everyone I spoke to expected. As stupid as this sounds the statement they made to me was “We do this”. They took the stage and just blasted through track by track. Jesse was all over the place, on the floor, jumping around. Wound up throwing his Jazzmaster over the drum set. While vinny smashed his guitar into Brian’s bass drum. Among those highlights were also Jesse and Vin laying on the floor together. Jesse’s stage banter. Jesse singing over a minute of You Wont Know with his face covered by a towel. And the final moments of that same song where over the screen you could see Jesse’s mouth trembling as he screamed to the thousands on hand. It confirmed to me the fact that Brand New is the single most important band to come from this scene. They simply are unrivaled. What they create is untouchable. Tonight was just a reminder/message to all the other bands out there that this is what they do and this is why they have the cult status they have cultivated. This was my 11th time seeing brand new. This was the most impactful performance I have seen. Maybe not the best. But most impactful.