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5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

 “Meet You There” Tour

@ Hordern Pavilion

9/8/18 (Live Review)

Reviewer: Kaycee Cool

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The four once Sydney locals have Hordern Pavilion packed to the brim with a sold out crowd of 5,500. Less than 3 months since their last Australian shows – that sold out in minutes – the boys are back in town for a string of dates in support of their No.1 album Youngblood.

Muki has been dubbed ‘Australias’ answer to Charli XCXwhich is certainly true. Getting the crowd warmed up with energetic tracks like Player and even a cover of Wannabe by the Spice Girls.

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Kicking off their set with Babylon which in my opinion was the perfect song to open the show, with its rock anthemic vibe, the heavy guitars and drums it gets the crowd going wild from the get-go. The lads take to the stage full of energy, ready to put on one hell of a show. Following with Talk Fast and Moving Along, two of the songs we were lucky to get a sneak peak of on their last promo tour.

Luke, taking a moment to welcome us to the show before launching in to She’s Kinda Hot and Girls Talk Boys. To me, Girls Talk Boys is the ultimate feel good song, which becomes evident if you take a look around and see everyone up and dancing along to the infectious tune. When the opening guitar of More comes booming through the speakers, Hordern Pavilion comes alive with screams and a sea of hands waving in the air.

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Ghost Of You mellows the mood, with just Luke on the piano. Amnesia live has always been an amazing sight and Calums moment to shine with just him and the crowd singing the verses. Bringing The Only Reason back from the dead, it starts with Michael kneeling at the front of the stage singing the chorus with a robotic like voice by himself before the rest of the band join him.

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“Sydney, fucking love you, fucking love Australia, fucking hate shoeys” Michael jokes, going on to tell us how Youngblood completely defines 5 Seconds Of Summer.

Given that the tour is named after the song Meet You There you’d expect that to be a highlight of the show, so you’d be surprised when they don’t even play it in full! Just the bridge followed by a pretty hectic guitar and drum breakdown. Want You Back has probably one of my favourite riffs of all time, courtesy of Michael Clifford.

Taking their sweet ol’ time to come back for an encore, the 5SOS Fam decide to sing Youngblood theirselves. Finally Ashton makes his way back to his drums for one last solo before Lukes vocals boom through the pavilion with the iconic ‘Hey’s’ of She Looks So Perfect. All too soon the night comes to an end with Youngblood, the boys and their audience giving it their all for the last performance of the night.

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This performance was without a doubt the best I have seen from 5 Seconds Of Summer. The pride they have for Youngblood and their passion for music is clear to see in their stage presence. The almost two year “hiatus” was definitely worth it because they really have returned better than ever.

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Setlist

Babylon
Talk Fast
Moving Along
She’s Kinda Hot
Girls Talk Boys
Waste The Night
More
Better Man
If Walls Could Talk
Ghost Of You
Amnesia
The Only Reason
Lie To Me
Why Won’t You Love Me
Valentine
Meet You There
Jet Black Heart
Want You Back

Encore

She Looks So Perfect
Youngblood

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