Inside the Hordern Pavilion tonight, a packed room hums with anticipation, fans decked out like it’s not just a gig but a full-blown event — a shared language of identity, nostalgia and release. Tomorrow’s show is also sold out.
Jack Kays steps up first, delivering a tight, controlled set that leans into raw edges without losing focus. There’s a sense of momentum building, not peaking — a promise rather than a payoff, especially as he hints at new material on the horizon.
Then Movements take that momentum and crank it. The room shifts gear instantly — heavier, louder, more physical. Their brand of emotionally charged alt-rock lands with weight, pushing the energy outward, stretching it until it feels like it might snap.
By the time Pierce the Veil hit the stage, the air is already thick — and then the orange smoke hits. It rolls across the stage and out into the room like a signal flare, and suddenly everything is in motion.
Pierce the Veil don’t ease in. They explode. Every member is in constant movement — jumping, kicking, colliding with the edges of the stage as if standing still isn’t an option. At the centre of it all, Jaime Preciado is a live wire, spinning, high-kicking, refusing gravity in a way that feels almost confrontational. It’s relentless, almost exhausting just to watch, but impossible to look away from.
What drives it isn’t just energy — it’s intent. Since The Jaws of Life, the band have been operating with a different kind of clarity, reshaping their approach without shedding what made them resonate in the first place. That tension — between reinvention and identity — plays out in real time here, loud and unapologetic.
There’s no distance between band and room. Everything is immediate, pushed right to the edge, held there just long enough before tipping into something bigger. For a band this deep into their career, it doesn’t feel like maintenance. It feels like momentum.
Two sold-out nights, and not a hint of restraint.
The tour continues to Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Tickets HERE.
Images Deb Pelser
