#SLFLMalaysia 5SOS concert culture music

In case you missed it, 5 Seconds Of Summer (5SOS) has finally graced our shore last Wednesday. The concert was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre with Paperplane Pursuit as their opening act!

All of 5SOS’ concerts comes with Soundcheck Experience option which is limited to only 500 tickets per venue. One of our writers managed to snag one of those precious tickets and is alive to tell the tale!

For those who don’t know what Soundcheck Experience is all about, it is basically the ticket holders coming in to the venue 2 hours earlier to listen to the boys play a couple of songs and ask a few questions as well. However, cell phones, cameras or any sort of photography devices is strictly not allowed. During the Soundcheck, a few people were told to leave by Jeff, one of the head security of the band for disobeying the rules!

Michael Clifford, Lead Guitarist, Vocals

The band started the Soundcheck with Vapor, one of their songs from their latest album, Sounds Good Feels Good. Then they took a seat in the middle of the stage and just started talking to the crowd. They were very chill and answered about 5 questions before they performed the second song, Wrapped Around Your Finger. After the song ended, so did the Soundcheck experience.

The band kicked off the concert 2 hours later with the intro of Carry On before moving on to Hey Everybody. The moment they came onstage, the crowd literally had a burst of energy and was screaming from the start of the concert all the way till the end. The boys definitely made up for being almost 30 minutes late!

Calum Hood, Bass, Vocals

Due to the fact that there was no Asian Leg during their first headlining tour, Rock Out With Your Socks Out (ROWYSO), there was an equal amount of songs played from their first self-titled album as well as their second album. To be honest, I think the venue was shaken so hard when 5SOS started playing Disconnected, Amnesia and Heartache On The Big Screen, just to name a few.

Luke Hemmings, Guitar, Vocals

It was amazing to see how Luke Hemmings was all over the place. His interaction with the crowd definitely got the crowd moving and grooving to the songs! To make it even better, you can actually see how happy he is doing what he loves most.  We truly believe it when they said we were the best crowd so far!

“You guys are definitely the best looking crowd we have so far! I want to apply for permanent residence here!” Said Michael Clifford during the concert, a definite highlight of the concert for most of the fans, especially the ladies.

Ashton Irwin, Drums, Vocals *Sorry I don't have a better picture of Ash :(

During a recent Q&A session in Indonesia, when they were asked why Asian countries weren’t in the previous tour, Ashton Irwin and Calum Hood both said that they were not sure of their fan base here. Now that they have seen how epic us Asian crowds are, they are definitely planning on coming here again!

No doubt, all fans returned from the concert with sore throats and missing voices, but it was worth the hassle of coming hours earlier just to get a good spot.

It took them 5 years to finally come over and frankly, we believe that we made a great impression and hopefully the boys will be back really soon!

Photo Credit : Hitz FM & Twitter

2016 concert culture icymi malaysia music neck deep

UK's pop-punk band, Neck Deep has finally visited Malaysia on the 26th January as the first stop of their World Tour for South East Asia. The concert was held at KL Venue with three opening acts from local bands Scarlet Heroes, An Honest Mistake and Patriots.

The band kicked off by playing Citizens of Earth from their latest album “Life’s Not Out To Get You” which immediately made the crowd go wild. And as expected, none stop moshing and crowdsurfing all the way through until the end of the one-hour concert.

Ben’s vocal is undeniably powerful and the band maintained a high energy throughout their performance making the whole experience vivid, raw and intimate for the fans due to the size of the venue. 

Even though they are originally from UK, Neck Deep is under Hopeless Records (US) managements among other bands like All Time Low and New Found Glory.

Proudly claimed themselves as a generic pop-punk band with fast drum beats and strong riffs, these lads have also played on Warped Tour a few times (which is a big deal if you're familiar with the scene).

What went down:
The crowd was naturally divided into 3 groups-- the frontliners, the pit moshers and the 'I-don't-wanna-be-drenched-in-sweats' at the back. Despite the adrenaline waves and absence of barriers between the stage and the floor, security managed to handle the madness. Also, no one was injured. 

The band also performed a few songs from their previous albums like fans’ favorite “Part Of Me” and “Over and Over” from Rain in July as well as “Losing Teeth” and “Crushing Grief” from Wishful Thinking. The Meet and Greet session was held shortly after the show ended.

Overall, it was an overdue wait for pop punk lovers in Malaysia but thanks to Rockiss, they finally got to see Neck Deep live and cross out one band from their must-watch-before-I-die list!