Counterparts’ Energetic Indianapolis Show
by Ashlyn Siples | October 16th, 2025
All images are from Counterparts Indianapolis Show at The Vogue on 10/14/25.
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As the outside concert season comes to an end, you can find people flocking to their local indoor venues for a night of live music. The weather outside was cool, and inside the Vogue in Indianapolis was cool too, with the AC cranked high to accommodate all the people filing in. The room was buzzing with anticipation as people crowded up as close to the front as possible to see Counterparts, as well as their opening bands Split Chain, 156/silence, and Thrown.
Almost 4,000 miles from home, Split Chain kicked off our night of heavy music. The nu metal band was formed in 2023 in Bristol, England, but their onstage performance would lead you to think they’ve been at this for years. It took just minutes for a circle pit to form, and the crowd was more than willing to follow vocalist Bert Martínez-Cowles’ instructions for a wall of death. To top of their performance, they played “greyintheblue,” a song that we were told was reserved for when they felt like they were on a special tour.
Next in the lineup was 156/Silence, a metalcore band hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The main thing that stuck out to me from their set is vocalist Jack Murray’s impressive, harsh vocals, and his clean ones were just as strong. The crowd was also loving their energy, getting some of the first crowdsurfers of the night going up and over the barricade.
If I thought the energy in the room was already amped up, I was proven wrong by the crowd’s reaction to Thrown. The hardcore band from Sweden was all over the stage, especially vocalist Marcus Lundqvist, who never stopped moving for a moment. They had the crowd up and on their feet during the whole set, especially including the two crowd killers that ran down from the upper balconies to launch themselves over the barricade.
And finally, it was time for the main act: Canadian hardcore band Counterparts. The crowd was antsy as they waited through a long introduction for the band to come onstage, with hecklers yelling from the mosh pit, obviously ready to get moving again. Finally, the band came out, and the energy in the room was instantaneously back. The mosh pit took up nearly all of the room, and it has to be one of the most intense pits I’ve seen in a while based solely on the number of injuries I saw when people suddenly left it.
Fans of the band were also in for a treat with the setlist, hitting us with a few old songs right off the bat. The oldest song on the setlist was “Witness,” which also earned our local DIY venue, Hoosier Dome, a shoutout before the song for all the fans in the crowd who’d seen them there in the past. I felt the shoutout was especially fitting for this show, which had the energy of a basement show in a much bigger venue. Crowd favorites for the night included “Choke” and “Your Own Knife,” which had everyone putting their hands in the air and singing along. “No Lamb Was Lost” was a special song on the setlist that night, dedicated to vocalist Brendan Murphy’s little boy back at home.
There are still quite a few dates left on Counterparts’ North American run, as well as a full upcoming European tour, so be sure to check out their website and see what dates are near you!
