Uproar was one of the most anticipated concerts of the summer. Being headlined by such stars as Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed, how could it not be? Popular bands like Hellyeah, Hale Storm, and Stone Sour backed up the headlining bands, each having a huge following of diehard fans there to show their support. There were very high expectations for the show. According to many students here at Creekview, it was a perfect 10 out of 10. Jessie M., a senior this year, gives Avenged Sevenfold an “11 out of 10.” Avenged Sevenfold was playing music from their brand new album “Nightmare,” along with many of their most popular songs from previous albums. In December of 2009, the band’s drummer, Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, passed away. Since then they have replaced him with The Rev’s all time favorite drummer, Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater. During the concert, Avenged Sevenfold did a tribute to The Rev by hanging a banner of him on the back of the stage and playing a song the band wrote for him called “So Far Away.” Every person in the crowd had their lighters or cell phone lights in the air during the performance. Jessie M. added “this was by far the best concert I have ever been too.”
Disturbed was promoting their new album “Asylum.” Being the last band to play for the night, anticipation was running high. The band kicked out all of their singles and many more from past and present albums. Disturbed ended the performance by playing their most popular song, “Down with the Sickness,” during which the entire crowd sang along, chanting every word.
Uproar Tour was considered an amazing hit by all who attended, having ratings extremely high on all poles. The bands there had a huge show-up. Everyone left pleased by what they had heard.
By: Jake Brown
