Venue makes the show.
by Trevor on 7/10/09Magic Stick - DetroitRating: 4 out of 5The Magic Stick is an amazing venue to see a show. They didn't cram a million people in there, so it wasn't a pain in the ass to get a drink, play some pool, go bowling, sit on the patio, etc. All of which, by the way, are awesome things to have at a concert venue. The show itself was very sweet. I feel like the opening band (The Robbers) would have been much better had anyone in the crowd knew any of their songs. Brand New, however, did a great job. They played almost every song I wanted to hear, started with my favorite song (... tommy gun don't.), and even played a couple new songs. My only criticism is that there was no encore. I felt like we were a REALLY good crowd and deserved a little more. I'm disappointed, especially considering their claim that they didn't have a set list. If that's the case, then just pull out another song or five and rock some more. I wouldn't say this at every concert, but the whole crowd was great, and we should have gotten more. Overall it was a great show though. I'd definitely recommend them to anyone else.... first time listeners to die-hard fans.