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!

2015 icymi music singapore the maine top stories

After two years, The Maine came back to South East Asia for their American Candy (which is their latest album) tour. Of course it was heartbreaking that Malaysia wasn't included in the list of countries they visit but we had the opportunity to catch them in Singapore which was their last stop of the SEA tour.

The show was held at St. James Power Station and started at 8pm on 16th August 2015. There was no opening act, but the room was crowded way before that since there was a signing session earlier that evening. And one thing for sure, unlike any other bands, these lads are punctual!

They hit the stage by kicking it off with "Miles Away" which immediately got the fans excited and screaming. It was a great choice to get everyone in the mood. Other songs performed from their latest album include "My Hair" "Same Suit, Different Tie" "American Candy" and of course, fans' favorite "English Girls".

The band gave the crowd a very energetic performance throughout the hours and for those who never seen them live, you'd be amazed at how tight Kennedy, Garrett, Jared and Pat play their instrument in addition to John's impeccable husky voice. 

It was a well rounded show (and ended pretty quick too) considering they played songs from their previous albums such as "Into Your Arms" "My Heroine" "Misery" "Inside of You" "Like We Did (Windows Down)" "Growing Up" "Identify" and "Jenny".

However, they slowed it down in the middle of the show by leaving John alone on the stage to give the fans an inspiring pep talk. It was heartwarming for the fans to see him reminding everyone to enjoy the every second of their lives and to always strive for their dreams like they did.

The Maine then spiced things up by John entering the fan zone while singing a song from The Rolling Stones which sent everybody reeling!

Overall, it was a terrific show from an amazing band. And if they come to visit SEA again like they promised to, there's no questioning that you should see them!