Tour: Scream Team
Venue: Roadrunner
Date: Sunday, November 23
Set list: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/senses-fail/2025/roadrunner-boston-ma-2b436c32.html (Not listed at the time of this post)
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/story-of-the-year/2025/roadrunner-boston-ma-23436c67.html
Opener: Armor for Sleep
Story of the Year Band Members:
- Dan Marsala: Lead vocals
- Ryan Phillips: Lead and rhythm guitar
- Adam Russell: Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Wills: Drums, percussion
Senses Fail Band Members:
- Buddy Nielsen – Lead vocals,
- Gavin Caswell – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Milbank – Lead guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Carey – Drums
- Daniel Wonacott – Bass, backing vocals
Review:
A few years ago, I went to a concert at the Palladium in Massachusetts. It was the Ocean Avenue 20th Anniversary Tour with Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, and Story of the Year. I hadn’t kept up with Story of the Year, but I was excited to hear the songs from their first album. They were much heavier than I remembered, but that’s not a bad thing.
I got tickets for the Scream Team Tour as soon as they were announced because I’ve never really missed seeing Senses Fail. I’ve seen them more than any other band live—probably around 10 or 11 times. Which doesn’t seem like much, especially for a person who is always going to concerts. I’m not like one of those people who has seen Phish 800 times.
Anyway, I got tickets for the show with two friends I grew up with. I go to a lot of these emo shows by myself, which is perfect for the setting, but I was looking forward to going to one with some old friends. That really helps the nostalgia hit even harder during the show.
My friends don’t go to a lot of concerts, and they were really interested in being there for most of the show. They wanted to get the full experience. Normally, between social media stories and Setlist.fm, I can always tell when my band is going on. I usually get there a minute before the first chord is strummed.
I’m glad my friends wanted to go earlier for this one. We got there for the end of Armor for Sleep, and we were able to hear their big song, “Car Underwater.” Story of the Year came out and put on a phenomenal show—a four-piece band full of energy, humor, and musical talent that makes them sound just like listening on streaming. The singer seems like an awesome dude. He engaged a lot with the audience, including a conversation with an 11-year-old in the front whose first concert it was.
Senses Fail also put on a high-energy show. Buddy was fun, personable, and running all over the stage throughout the set. His screaming sounded really great. At one point, he pulled a White Claw out of a drum. That’s not something you see every day!
The cool thing about this tour is that Senses Fail is never playing the same set twice. Whatever they played last night, don’t expect it the night you see them. They play a lot of the same songs in different orders and throw in some rarities.
I got to hear two of my absolute favorites: “You’re Cute When You Scream” and “187.” They aren’t playing the latter every night, so I was very excited that we got to hear that one.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
https://storyoftheyear.net/tour
https://sensesfaillmtd.com/pages/tour
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