New Found Glory – Jordan Pundik (vocals), Ian Grushka (bass), Chad Gilbert (Lead Guitar), and Cyrus Bolooki (drums) returned to Honolulu, Hawaii after a seven year absence. Between the years 2000 and 2005 the likes of Green Day, Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41, Good Charlotte and New Found Glory ruled the Hawaiian airwaves. Their return to the Republik was welcome by old and new fans alike.
On this date, part of the “20 Years Of Pop Punk Tour”, the band would play their two most famous albums New Found Glory and Sticks And Stones in their entirety. The band started on time at 9:30 blasting straight into “Understatement”, “Second To Last”, and “The Great Houdini”. It was evident, that besides maybe gaining a few pounds and losing a bit of hair, nothing had changed. Infectious melodies and sing-along anthems had the fans attention. The band was incredibly sharp and their energy was contagious.
The band blasted through 26 songs, including “Party On Apocalypse” and “Hit Or Miss” from Makes Me Sick and Nothing Gold Can Stay. Before beginning their encore the band paid tribute to their home state of Florida, home town of Coral Springs, and their high school Majory Stoneman Douglas. The band made known that they were going to put something together for their former high school, the site of a mass shooting in which 17 students died.
The band cranked out a four song encore consisting of “Ballad For The Lost Romantics”, “The Story So Far”, “All Downhill Frome Here”, and “My Friends Over You”. The band came to the front of the stage, passed out pics, drum sticks, and high fives to the appreciative crowd.New Found Glory proved once again that they are the master of pop punk.
Setlist
01 Understatement
02 Second To Last
03 The Great Houdini
04 Better Off Dead
05 Something I Call Personality
06 Black and Blue
07 Sucker
08 Never Give Up
09 Vegas
10 Party On Apocalypse
11 Forget My Name
12 Sincerely Me
13 All About Her
14 Belated
15 It’s Been A Summer
16 Dressed To Kill
17 Singled Out
18 Boy Crazy
19 Sonny
20 Eyesore
21 Head On Collision
22 Hit Or Miss
Encore
23 Ballad For The Lost Romantics
24 The Story So Far
25 All Downhill From Here
26 My Friends Over You