The Clancy Tour - Opening Night
by Claire Johnson | August 4th, 2024
All images are from Twenty One Pilots - Clancy Tour in Denver, Colorado. on 8/15/24.
Photo by Claire Johnson | @clairejellocreative
Taken with Point & Shoot
Twenty One Pilots had a wonderful kick off to their highly anticipated debut of The Clancy World Tour in Denver on August 15, 2024. After two nights at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, the tour continues to travel around North America through October before being performed globally.
Twenty One Pilots consists of lead singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Joshua Dun who both grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Their rise in popularity began after the release of their fourth album in 2015 titled Blurryface.
The two-piece is hitting the road all across the country to celebrate the release of their latest album Clancy. The band has been working tirelessly planning, creating, rehearsing, and promoting the tour to prepare for their performances. Tyler has stated that he has spent more time on the production of his backing tracks for tour than all of the album itself. While this might be an exaggeration, it goes to show how important the show is to him and wants to acknowledge the hard work and effort that has already been put into the live show before it has even had its debut.
Photo by Claire Johnson | @clairejellocreative
Taken with Point & Shoot
Fans waited patiently for support acts to be announced for the tour and will hopefully be pleased with Balu Brigada, who have joined the North American leg as the opening band for The Clancy Tour. Balu Brigada is a brother duo from New Zealand who signed with Atlantic Records in 2022. Their music is heavily influenced by artists such as Frank Ocean and Tame Impala, which creates a unique blend of alt-pop that is refreshing and light-hearted, perfect to prime Twenty One Pilots fans for an unforgettable night of music.
Twenty One Pilots opened the show with the first song of their new record, Overcompensate. The stage entrance at the beginning of the song was by far a fan favorite moment of the show as a glowing microphone that hung from the ceiling slowly lowered at center stage. Josh proudly walked up to his drum kit on stage right and started playing as the microphone continued to come into view. When the first big instrumental shift came part way through the beginning of the song, Tyler was seen flying through the air as he jumped over his piano and grabbed the microphone in mid air. The audience screamed as Tyler held the microphone up and began singing. The energy and suspense was palpable the entire night as each song continued to be introduced to the ever growing setlist. They ended up playing a total of 33 songs, even though some were shortened, long time fans left satisfied hearing some old b-side tracks that are not played live often.
Photo by Claire Johnson | @clairejellocreative
Taken with Point & Shoot
The most memorable and by far most impressive moments of the show was the reinvention of the band’s performance of their song Trees. Trees is always a favorite moment during any Twenty One Pilots concert because it concludes the show and always has fan interaction. For the past decade, Tyler and Josh have always stood on platforms held up by audience members in the pit, while they carry out a drum sequence at the end of the song. However, a new addition that has been added to the Clancy Tour is having Tyler and Josh perform the entire song on small roll out stages in the center of the pit, surrounded by the fans. Maintaining the tradition of executing the drum sequence, Tyler and Josh still play Trees like before, only now it is done in the middle of the audience where they can get up close and personal with their adoring fans.
With a little over two hours of music and performance, Tyler and Josh have curated one of their biggest shows to date for fans of all ages to have a memorable experience.
