Tour: Catalyst 20 Years Later
Venue: Roadrunner in Boston
Date: Friday, August 23rd
Set list: – https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/new-found-glory/2024/roadrunner-boston-ma-6ba9b23a.html
Opener: Sincere Engineer
Band Members: Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass guitar), Chad Gilbert (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Cyrus Bolooki (drums).
Note: Dan O’Connor from Four Year Strong and Dave Knox from Real Friends are filling in for Chad on guitar, as he continues his fight with metastatic pheochromocytoma.
Review: I am elder emo enough to have now seen this album played twice in it’s entirety. In 2017, New Found Glory did a tour where they played three nights in each city, playing two albums each night, completing their discography. Ironically, this tour was called, “20 Years of Pop Punk.” I went for night three and saw them play both “Catalyst” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/new-found-glory/2017/marquis-theater-denver-co-1be6c1ac.html
This band has been going strong for over two decades and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. They continue to release their movie soundtrack cover albums, release new albums, and tour their previous albums. Seriously, what band does six albums in three nights? Wild.
This was my second time at Roadrunner in Boston. The venue is newer and holds about 3,500 people. I have only had floor seats there and that is the place to be. There is a massive bar along the back wall and bathrooms to your left and right. I went upstairs during the show to wait in the merch line and was very impressed by the upstairs. There is seating up top, a really nice bar, private bathrooms. The works. I told my girlfriend that is where the wealthy people with bad backs go. I only have a bad back.
It sucked not seeing Chad on this tour. He was still at home recovering, but Dan O’Connor and Dave Knox were great on guitar and backup-vocals. When I saw New Found Glory on their last From the Screen to Your Stereo tour, I was able to see William Ryan Key play guitar for them, which was neat.
New Found Glory played this album from start to finish and then played the hits, including their cover of “Let it Go” and their newest cover, “Part of Your World” off of an upcoming Disney pop-punk album.
I really fell in love with Catalyst as I think it was a different sound for the band. It was very well-written, had some really beautiful slow songs, and also had some heavier songs that foreshadowed their side band, International Superheroes of Hardcore.
Check out their upcoming tour dates and see them when they come to your city. You won’t see another band with more energy who are just a bunch of best friends on stage living their dream and having a good time together.
Upcoming Tour Dates: https://www.newfoundglory.com/tour
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