Tayana Osuna, arts and culture editor
Doors opened at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 for the Pierce the Veil concert at The Armory. My friends and I got there around 4:45 p.m. thinking we were early. However, in comparison to the everlasting line that wrapped around the block that even spilled onto the next street down, we were not early. Surprisingly, the line went by relatively quickly. Once we got through security and entered the main floor of the venue, a friend of mine said “Holy shit, this place is huge!” It certainly was. Despite the venue’s size, we managed to inch our way pretty close to the stage. We were surrounded by box dyed hair and smoke coming from, well, several substances.
There were three openers: Destroy Boys (who were hot as shit and mad talented), Day Seeker (beautiful voice and scream) and L.S. Dunes (who at one point in their set asked “Do they got fries over there?”). These three openers did an amazing job at setting the stage for Pierce the Veil. Not only did they get the adrenaline pumping, but they likely gained a few new fans – including me.
When Pierce the Veil came out, I could feel the ground shaking. It felt like the cement we were all standing on was rubber. As they played their set, every single person around me was singing their heart out. We jumped together, we waved our phone lights together, we screamed and destroyed our voices together. It was so killer!
Some of us even moshed together and if you’ve never moshed before and wondered what it’s like, I’ll paint you a little picture. It can be scary if you’ve never done it before, but even people like myself who are not very strong can manage to not get trampled – for the most part. One thing about moshing is that it feels like you’re getting sucked down into a hole, which I imagine is why they call it “the pit.” There was one point when I just got pulled straight to the ground, and I’m serious when I say it is IMPOSSIBLE to get yourself back up on your own. However, even though everyone seems real pissed and aggressive, they are all in actuality super nice and have your back. The moment I fell I heard someone shout “Get her up! Get her up!” With that I felt someone link their arms underneath mine and others grab my legs, and together they all lifted me off the ground. This happened a few times for various folk, big and small, and they were all helped off the cement.
Now I may have almost lost my glasses, had one of my nose piercings get ripped out of my face, was hella exhausted struggling to catch my breath, there were guys that were super sweaty and pretty gross to touch and my body was incredibly bruised followed by a major headache — but hey, that’s moshing for you, baby.
Overall, the night was a blast. I highly recommend going to see them, or really any rock band like them. I promise you will not regret it!