On the last day of Summer Madness, all of the bands were given a slot to perform at the Binder Clips Center in front of tens of thousands in a jam packed event. The largest venue that any of the bands had seen so far and the deciding place for who would ultimately walk away with the crown of summer.
The expected winners, the Network, kicked things off with a strong performance that had people swooning and fainting as soon as they took the stage.
Historia, the expected runner-up and Bridgeport natives like the Network, had twitter on fire after they debuted a new song that took shots at the government and it's anti-immigration policies.
Bands like Boys of the Fall and Black Rain also performed well but there were other bands that choked under the pressure and underperformed. However, there was a underdog that had went under the radar the whole Summer Madness and when their set was done, almost everyone unanimously had decided that there could possibly be no better band.
They called themselves the Brave Wanderers and were apparently from Urbzville. Compared to the other bands, their music was darker and their lyrics weren’t toned down to reach a larger audience. From songs about cuckolding neighbors to snorting lines, they held nothing back as they had the whole arena going wild with every tale of depravity. Although I wasn’t familiar with them, Haruka was and she told me she was glad to see them get their shine. Their lead singer Jamie in particular, was her favorite and Haruka said she wished she could get him and April in the same group because their sound complimented each other on a crazy scale.
“Hey, Vanity. You’re up in ten so get
yourselves ready.”
When it came time for their performance I was nervous. If this was a movie, this would be the time when I would give April and Haruka a pep talk. Tell them that all of their dreams were riding on this very moment. Tell them that the group before them had just hit it out the park and unless they reached down deep inside and performed like their lives were on the line, they would probably be crushed by the crowd’s high expectations.
But I didn’t think they needed to hear something like that.
Nah I don’t think they needed to hear it all.
“Starlight Shores, can you hear me out there?!”
As April grabbed the mike, she began her magical act. Before
she struck a single chord or sung a single verse, she captured the crowd’s
attention. Promises of a legendary concert that was only seconds away from
consuming them. Promises of an eternal bliss that they would never be able to
escape from. Promises that she was getting ready to blow the other bands out of
the water. It could be seen as overhyping by some but April had proved
throughout the week that she and Haruka had always delivered. And today she promised the crowd a delivery
like no other.
“Let’s give them a festival of lights” she said, smiling at
Haruka.
“Let’s give them a
memory that they will never forget”
And they did
All night long
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