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time management was awful and only a fraction of people who signed up even got to perform. people who did sing did great and overall it was fun, but i def wouldnt have spent an hour and a half in a sign up line if i knew i wouldnt even get to sing.
Bring it back more often than once a year! Had a blast the last 2 years
Whether you can sing or not, getting up there and just vibing is an amazing experience!!! It’s like a real concert with the band behind you and the crowd singing along to every word of the song!! They go wild, and it just feels like a place anyone can feel like a star for a bit!! 10000000/10 will do again
The largest amount of positive energy ever found in one room - that is the emo night karaoke experience. Every stranger in the crowd wants to see you do well up there on the stage. Everyone is so supportive, kind, and friendly. They will cheer like crazy for their favorite songs and even the ones they don’t know, they will go nuts whether you give the performance of a lifetime or totally butcher a song, because it’s not about talent, it’s about fun and enthusiasm. Don’t be afraid to pull out your tripp pants, band tees and invader zim merch from the back of the closet and dust them off because this is truly a place where cringe does not exist and everyone is a potential friend. I’ve been to multiple karaoke nights in different locations around PA and DE and the crowd is always this level of awesome. Don’t be surprised if you walk away having exchanged instas after hitting it off with a few cool folks - it happens! (Yes you CAN make friends after 25) It’s still introvert friendly - even if you hang at the bar or sitting in the corner all night you will have a great time just picking up on the positive vibes and listening to the band play perfect cover after perfect cover. Needless to say the musicians are just incredible, so much respect to those guys for the amount of skill and endurance they display playing nonstop four-hour sets like this. Anyway, if you are at all on the fence about going, this is your sign to buy a ticket and try it! 😁
I've done this event twice before in Charlotte, NC and had a great time. The venue in Charlotte started at 7pm, which also allowed for the band to do a small set of their original songs before starting the actual event. The NY show did not start until 9pm, and there was a huge line before doors opened. The band didn't do a personal set, but the show overall ended completely at midnight on the dot. If I had known I wouldn't get to sing at all after being there for 3 hours, I wouldn't have bothered paying for a ticket at all. No idea why the NY show started so late only to end so early. I was born and raised in NY and lived there most of my life, I've never seen a NYC event end so early especially considering the high volume of people. Very disappointed in this event and if they ever go back to NYC (which I won't attend ever again anyways), I hope they'll start the event much earlier to actually give participants time to go onstage as that's REALLY what the event is about. It's supposed to allow us regular people the chance to feel like a star for a night, but instead it was a rushed hectic lackluster experience. The band itself was great, but just avoid this venue I suppose. This year and last year's events that I attended in NC were far better organized.
Drinks were good, music wasn't bad at all. Good participation. Venue was clean.
I had such a great time! The band was great, the list of songs available was awesome and the crowd was nice and respectful. Made the environment very safe for ANYONE that wanted to go up on the stage and sing.
Bug Moment SLAYED, karaoke was awesome, generally great vibes and I’d go back in a heartbeat.
Yeah, if you want to sing get there at least 1 hour and a half earlier. Otherwise, you’ll just make an hour long line to not sing and buy overpriced drinks. It really sucks. The band was awesome though.
Anyone on stage (bands included) were having a better time than anyone else. I paid $20 to be mildly entertained for a few hours. I also wasn’t allowed to leave the event and come back in. After two hours of bands I don’t know and then another 40 mins of some of the worst karaoke possible I left and when to a better emo event that happened to be going on at the same time.
