![]() ![]() "No Chances" followed, with smoke coming out of Joseph's ski mask toward the end, before he ripped it off and dived off the stage, his soaring body completely parallel to the floor.Īnd they resurrected a beloved show stunt, with Dun playing a drum solo on a platform held up by fans in the pit - except now it was for the end of their new single "Saturday," which, performed live, doubled down on the studio recording's Nile Rodgers-indebted funk. Joseph and Dun initially came on stage with ski masks and white jackets, and bejeweled sunglasses over their eyes, kicking the show off with the atypically sunny "Good Day," interrupted by raw static and footage of a disturbingly cheerful sitcom couple gone to seed. "Mulberry Street" had Joseph doing some Elton John-style piano bounce before he led the crowd in an audience-divided call and response, a sublime moment he said Saturday he had been dreaming about.Īnd there was the soaring "Shy Away," with Joseph, one of the first in a brave new wave of pop artists openly singing about their anxieties, empowering fans to "leave their skin on the floor," giving the song live its own makeover with a striking transition into a bombastic take of My Chemical Romance's "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)."Īnd "Scaled and Icy" offered an opportunity to show off some new theatrics. I saw them at Lollapalooza 2015, where a sea of fans were jumping so wildly, the earth underneath my feet literally moved.īut this show Saturday was, I have no doubt, the greatest show of their lives.įor starters, there's a strong new album, "Scaled and Icy," that allowed a duo that became famous for defying categorization and splicing together genres to explore more new terrain. And no, I haven't seen every Pilots show.īut I've seen them several times across multiple album cycles. Yes, I understand, that's a very bold proclamation. RELATED: 27 must-see acts at Summerfest 2021 in Milwaukee, from Megan Thee Stallion to Guns N' Roses to Chris Stapleton ![]() RELATED: What to know about Summerfest 2021 tickets, COVID-19 rules, shuttle changes, bag policy, new areas and more RELATED: Here are 14 ways to get into Summerfest 2021 in Milwaukee for free RELATED: Summerfest 2021 lineup: Here's the schedule by date, time and stage for the Milwaukee music festival RELATED: 'Some people are still scared': Summerfest sees thinner crowds and slower business on Labor Day weekend RELATED: Summerfest 2021: Vince Neil, Shaggy, Yung Bleu, Flo Rida, and the best and worst of Day 3, capping the festival's first weekend View Gallery: Twenty One Pilots, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, more at Summerfest 2021
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