Live Review: Parkway Drive w/ Deadlights & Polaris @ The Tivoli – 15.01.2018

Byron Bay’s very own Parkway Drive kicked off their first tour for 2018 ‘Decade of Horizons’ at Unify last Friday, followed by three sold out shows in Brisbane at the Tivoli. The third Brisbane show last monday night was supported by Brisbane locals Deadlights, and Sydney band Polaris.

Opening for the night was Deadlights—a four-piece post-hardcore band from Brisbane. They faced the stage with energy and a powerful rhythm. The lead singer, Dylan Davidson, throughout the set explained the emotional connection and underlying message to some of the songs they were performing. It created such an atmosphere in the crowd that you can’t help but be captivated by the sound. It’s one thing to be able to perform, but to be able to connect and engage with the crowd at the same time, really is a testament to the bands connectivity as a whole.

Second support for the night was Polaris—a five-piece metalcore band from Sydney. Known to be one of Australia’s most exciting live acts in the heavy music scene, they certainly live up to that expectation. As soon as they hit the stage the energetic vibration of abrasive sound, fused with melody, captivated everyone in the room. After monday nights performance, it is evident that Polaris are one of the greatest bands to ever come out of Australia. The way they can fuse a heavy sound with a melodic rhythm at the same time really captures a new genre of progressive metal. To finish off their set for the evening was a track called Remedy, from their latest album ‘The Mortal Coil’, leaving fans eager to see them again at their upcoming headliner Australian tour in April.

The headlining act for the night, Parkway Drive, continually surprise fans by becoming stronger and more dedicated with every performance. Since their album ‘Horizons’ was released a decade ago, the recent tour has been a big milestone for Parkway Drive and their fans. To create an album that is still relevant, and an album fans still resonate with today, truly shows how valuable Parkway Drive really are.

With a powerful crescendo of anticipation, Parkway Drive kicked off the night with Begin, a track from their ‘Horizons’ album. Playing almost every song from the album, it created an aural journey of how far they have come since the album was released a decade ago.

The atmosphere in the room, as soon as Parkway Drive hit the stage, was so strong I couldn’t help but gravitate towards the pit. Never have I felt such a strong energy in a crowd and love for everything Parkway Drive is. Through blood, sweat, and tears, fans stayed dedicated to keeping the crowd energy going regardless of how heated the room was getting.

Satisfying the screaming cries from the crowd for an encore, Parkway Drive returned to perform two songs from their latest album, ‘Ire’. As soon as the chanting began at the introduction of the song Crushed fans knew what was about to occur. Through exhaustion and sweat, vitality had been restored to everyone. The energy radiating from the band hit us all, we couldn’t help but jump and yell the words we all crave to hear. Final song of the night Bottom Feeder, a crowd favourite, had everyone captivated. Definitely one of the most captivating bands of all time.

See our full gallery from the night HERE.

Parkway Drive Live Dates

FRI 12 JAN
Unify Gathering – SOLD OUT
SAT 13 JAN
The Tivoli, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
w/ She Cries Wolf
SUN 14 JAN
The Tivoli, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
w/ Initiate Jericho
MON 15 JAN
The Tivoli, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
w/ Deadlights
WED 17 JAN
The Metro, Sydney – SOLD OUT
w/ Alpha Wolf
THURS 18 JAN
The Metro, Sydney – SOLD OUT
w/ Justice for the Damned
FRI 19 JAN
The Metro, Sydney – SOLD OUT
w/ Diamond Construct
SAT 20 JAN
Metropolis, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
w/ Cursed Earth
SUN 21 JAN
Metropolis, Fremantle
w/ Unravel
TUES 23 JAN
The Gov, Adelaide – SOLD OUT
w/ Reactions
WED 24 JAN
The Gov, Adelaide – SOLD OUT
w/ Level
THURS 25 JAN
The Gov, Adelaide – SOLD OUT
w/ Falcifer
FRI 26 JAN
The Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
w/ Thorn Hill
SAT 27 JAN
The Forum, Melbourne
w/ Alpha Wolf
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