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DYING WISH was a band that I was excited for. I had heard positive things about them, but even then my expectations were blown away. From 7:10pm to 7:40pm, DYING WISH owned the stage. Vocalist Emma Boster is extremely talented. Their stage presence was known as Emma bounced around the stage, showing off her gorgeous pink and sparkly cowboy boots. The rest of the band is made up by Pedro Carrilo, Sam Reynolds, Jeff Yambra, and Jonathan Mackey.

I had high hopes for this band, and my expectations were exceeded. Emma Boster had similar things to say about us: "This is one of the greatest tours we've ever done, and this may be one of the best shows on it." DYING WISH played a loaded set including a song off their new EP which dropped earlier this month. The song, titled "Watch My Promise Die", sounded heavy live, and the vocals sounded superb. In the middle of the set we were hit with their most popular song, "Cowards Feed, Cowards Bleed" which has over three-million listens on Spotify.

Setlist:

• "Symptoms Of Survival"
• "Watch My Promise Die"
• "Starved"
• "Enemies In Red"
• "Prey For Me"
• "Cowards Feed, Cowards Bleed"
• "Torn From Your Silhouette"
• "Lost In The Fall"
• "Innate Thirst"

Growing American metalcore band CURRENTS was next to take the stage, another band that I've heard tons about but never seen live. The music was felt in my chest, which reminded me how much I love shows. CURRENTS is made up of Brian Wille, the vocalist, Chris Wiseman, Ryan Castaldi, Matt Young and Christian Pulgarin.

Their 45 minute set was interrupted by a medical emergency. The lights came on and CURRENTS left the stage. It took a few minutes of security in and out of the pit to get the show back on track. Despite this, CURRENTS still played an amazing set. They played songs mostly off of the album The Death We Seek and The Way It Ends.

Setlist:

• "Never There"
• "Monsters"
• "Kill The Ache"
• "Better Days"
• "The Death We Seek"
• "So Alone"
• "Unfamiliar"
• "Living In Tragedy"
• "Over and Over"
• "Remember Me"

THE AMITY AFFLICTION consists of vocalist Joel Birch, with Ahren Stringer, Dan Brown, Joe Longobardi on bass, guitar and drums, respectively. The morning of the Boston show, THE AMITY AFFLICTION posted an update to their Instagram. Due to personal reasons, Ahren Stringer will not be joining the band for the remainder of the tour. Tonight, and for the rest of the tour, Tim Beken of TRUE NORTH will be standing in for upcoming shows.

The barricade was lined with THE AMITY AFFLICTION VIP. I was lucky enough to be allowed into the venue during the session. I watched as fans got to talk to the band and take a photos, even seeing the band draw out a tattoo for a fan. Their setlist comprised all ten tracks off of Let The Ocean Take Me, including their most popular song, "Pittsburgh", and other hits such as "Don't Lean On Me" and "F.M.L.". Additional songs played, not off the album were "All My Friends Are Dead" and "Like Love". Their set time ran from 9:15pm until 10:30pm.

Setlist:
Set One

• "Pittsburgh"
• "Lost & Fading"
• "Don't Lean On Me"
• "The Weigh Down"
• "Never Alone"
• "Death's Hand"
• "F.M.L"
• "My Fathers Son"
• "Forest Fire"
• "Give It All"

• "I See Dead People"
• "Drag The Lake"
• "All My Friends Are Dead"
• "Like Love"
• "Open Letter"

• "It's Hell Down Here"
• "Soak Me In Bleach"

During and after the show I was able to connect with fellow music lover, Taylor. When asked for her thoughts, this is what she had to say. "Each of the band's sets were phenomenal! MUGSHOT, DYING WISH, and CURRENTS brought some amazing energy to the stage. With Ahren out, you could really feel Joel's and the rest of THE AMITY AFFLICTION's emotion in every lyric of every song. Shout out to Tim Beken who did a wonderful job filling in for Ahren. Your fans are rooting for you Ahren, we love you! #NeverAlone"

Missed this show but want to check out the tour? Remaining dates are:

• May 26th @ Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music Hall
• May 27th @ Silver Springs, MD, The Fillmore
• May 29th @ Chicago, IL, Concord Music Hall
• May 31st @ St. Louis, MO, The Pageant
• June 1st @ Oklahoma City, OK, Diamond Ballroom
• June 2nd @ Fort Worth, TX, Panther Island Pavilion
• June 3rd @ San Antonio, TX, Vibes Underground
• June 5th @ Tempe, AZ, The Marquee
• June 6th @ Los Angeles, CA, The Novo