This was followed by the fun-loving Money and the fast-paced flirtiness of 2014 hit Don’t Stop.Īfter warmly greeting the audience, frontman Luke Hemmings reminded fans to be aware of the small space in which the first rows were occupying. The quiet didn’t last long as the boys smashed straight into loud and proud rock anthem Hey Everybody, encouraging the rowdy crowd to sing at the top of their lungs. Ear-shattering cheers turned into reverent silence as the adored quartet opened with the soft floating ambiance of Carry On, during which guitarist Michael Clifford surprised fans on the piano. Just when it seemed like the audience’s anticipation was about to spontaneously combust, 5SOS, donned in casual black and white threads, strolled on stage in all their dishevelled brilliance. “Stay safe and stay hydrated,” she urged, before the spunky quartet finished with tongue-in-cheek diss jam Fuqboi. With raw screechy vocals and a feisty attitude reminiscent of 90’s female punk quintet Letters From Cleo, the Los Angeles 4-piece had the crowd dancing along to their eclectic repertoire, which included a rockified cover of The Chainsmokers’ Don’t Let Me Down.ĭuring the set frontwoman Rena Lovelis’ motherly instincts kicked in when she saw fans were getting pulled out of the crowd for being too rough. Girl-powered main support act Hey Violet continued to keep spirits high with their unique blend of hip-hop infused punk. It also didn’t hurt their rep when they playfully discussed who the most handsome 5SOS member was.
The quartet quickly won over the young crowd with infectious hooks, punchy riffs, grungy roars, and purposeful hair flips. Kicking off the night were Sydney alternative pop-rock hunks With Confidence, who were a cross between The Killers and Blink-182. The night may have been brimming with manic teenybopper excitement, but with the air pleasantly cool, the sky clear and Oz’s hottest boyband hitting the stage, so it was inevitable everyone was going to have one helluva good time!
Even the tough-looking security couldn’t completely restrain the thousands of screaming fans (and their parents) from squishing together like cans of sardines, not to mention the handful of 5SOS devotees who camped out two days prior to make sure they got the best spots in the house.
At least that was the case at Riverstage last Sunday night when 5 Seconds of Summer hit Brisbane for one of the last shows in their ‘Sounds Good Feels Good’ world tour. Beyonce was right, it’s the girls who run the world.
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