Kansas City proved it could hang with Sleeping with Sirens

August 15, 2022

Anna Perry-Rushton,

Sleeping With Sirens. // photo credit Anna Perry-Rushton

Sunday night, Sleeping with Sirens rolled through town on the last date of their “CTR+ALT+DEL” tour with openers Garzi, Point North and Don Broco. This was a night of firsts for me: my first time seeing Sleeping with Sirens and my first time attending a show at The Truman.

It appeared that the crowd was close to max capacity and they were ecstatic to be there. I haven’t heard such a boisterous roar from a crowd in a long time.

As soon as vocalist Kellin Quinn stepped foot on stage. The energy between the band and the crowd was roof-shattering and ear-piercing. During their close to an hour and a half set, they ripped through most of their latest album, including singles “Bloody Knuckles” from “CTR+ALT+DEL” with an encore performance of millennial emo anthems such as “If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn”; “Do It Now Remember it Later”; and they closed out their set with “If You Can’t Hang.” I was blown away by this band and will never miss any of their appearances in Kansas City.

Photos and words by Tyler Rushton and Anna Perry-Rushton

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