Show New Fou Found d. d Glory tours tour through Salt Sal Lake Carrie Taylor Contributing Writer Touring to promote their newest album New Found Glory made an appearance at In the Venue in downtown Salt Lake City On Friday April third Touring with them are three bands who got the crowd pumped and ready for the main show Those three opening b bands were Shai Hulu Set Your Goals and Bayside The venue was packed with fans of all ages and backgrounds all there for their favorite band of the show New Found Glorys Glory's new album Not Without a Fight was a tad ironic for forthe forthe forthe the concert n considering the H lead guitarist Chad Gilbert had to stop the show twice in the height of the final choruses to break up fights in the audience Even if members in inthe inthe inthe the audience were stupid en enough ugh to swing at random strangers and draw blood Im I'm glad the band was at least mature enough to take responsibility and tell the punks themselves to cut it out said Kelsie Carrington a a 22 22 year old U of ofU U student who was at the show A few of the opening bands attracted a a crowd whose form of dancing involved swinging their arms violently and occasionally right into innocent bystanders bystanders' faces A few of the swung fists weren't so unintentional ti tir l lI r r rt t I leaving Gilbert to shout over the microphone for everyone to stop singing and listen Twice Gilbert had to do this ordering for forthe forthe forthe the nonsensical violence to come to an end Keep the peace repeated Gilbert multiple times throughout the show Entertainingly enough Jordan the lead vocalist had injured his wrist at an ice cream parlor at the mall earlier that day He played the entire show with a brace on his arm He later accused this brace to be the reason he couldn't get back on the stage after jumping off into the crowd He had to take the long way around unable to pull himself back up All in all the entire show was entertaining from start to finish Even if one wasn't crazy about the current band playing there was enough available entertainment in people watching to please anybody there New Found Glory always attracts a wide variety of fans From obviously fans to straight edgers- edgers it never ceases to amaze me says Carrington Ive been to so many of shows I dont don't even have to watch anymore I just find a place to sit back and listen No matter if they're your number one favorite band or youre you're just there to see someone else play they put on one of the best live shows Ive I've ever ever Photo taken by Carrie Taylor seen- seen every time time timet says Carrington The tour had played in Boise Idaho just the night before their Salt Lake City show and played again the night after in Eaglewood Colorado They still have a whopping 46 shows left to togo togo togo go stretching out until June Reaching outside the US U.S. the tour will go on onto to show in Spain Italy Switzerland Germany Belgium England France and the Netherlands Not Without a Fight hit store shelves March tenth and incorporates key popular elements from the band similar to their Sticks and Stones and Catalyst albums r |