Written by : Katerina Nunez
Photos by: Carla Wright
The second I found out Coheed & Cambria was performing at Revolution Live, the anticipation within me started to build furiously. I have been a huge fan of Coheed for atleast 5 years, and have seen every South Florida appearance and even a road trip to Orlando on one occasion. Unlike a large percentage of their fans, I consider myself very knowledgeable in the sense that I have read the comics, Graphic Novel and understand a large, if not most, of the story behind the music.
The crowd outside of Revolution was massive. I don't think I've ever seen Revolution as packed as it was for Coheed & Cambria. People from all walks of life were there, it was quite a mixed group, which was refreshing as with every passing year the crowd gets younger, and I get older.
As with every set I've ever seen them play, they fucking rocked. Claudio was dead on and played the hell out of his guitars! His hair was a sight to be seen, and was all that you could see for the first 3 or 4 songs, then he graciously tied it back. Every person in the compressed pit was so incredibly thrilled to be there, screaming along every line Claudio sang and pumping their fists in the air. The boys played a variety of songs from their albums including: Willing Well IV: The Final Cut, The Suffering, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 (which they ALWAYS play), Blood Red Summer, Devil in Jersey City, Feathers, and a bunch more. My only complaint with the band was at the very end of the set when an unexpected half hour drum solo took place. Everyone in the crowd was like, "what the hell?" we were sweaty and tired and cold from being soaking wet from all the dancing and moving we had done. Had it been a 10 minute solo, we would have understood. But it was beyond excessive. Other than that and a short tech problem at one point, it was an amazing show. The show was everything I expected and then some. I can't wait for the next one.
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