Great Show
by Dave on 5/27/22Marquis Theater - DenverRating: 5 out of 5My daughter and I arrived about a half hour before the doors opened. ( Don’t park at the venue’s recommended parking garage before 6pm. What I thought was going to cost me $6 as advertised online ended up costing me $30- on a weeknight, park right next door for $7- lesson learned )
My kiddo and I got in quickly and I secured a stool with a good view of the stage. My 17 year old waited there while I purchased a couple slices and sodas for under $10(!). I tipped the chef $5.
As the kids piled in the venue and secured their spot close to the stage I had a conversation with another parent who had brought their teen. She is no familiarity with the band ( or Spotify for that matter ) so I clued her in on the energy that was to follow.
The openers , “Backhand”( the greatest band in the world ) came out and the crowd went crazy for their silly party anthems. They were pretty funny.
Scowl followed them. Although not my usual taste in music - a little too relentlessly “screamy” for me- they brought a ton of energy and aggression which the crowd enjoyed as well.
Destroy Boys’ frontperson ( they/them pronouns) came out with some representatives from a charity that helped the homeless to whom a portion of the proceeds of the show would be donated and they reminded all assembled that the US sits on stolen land and there is still plenty to be angry about.
Then the band came out and completely obliterated everyone with a short but powerful set of fast and powerful punk/thrash/pop/rock songs to the delight of the moshing/slam dancing/crowd surfing/teens and twentysomethings of various diverse genders and hairstyles. I let my kid trade in her stilettos for my “Dad Vans” so she could jump and push and dance with her contemporaries while I sat back in my socks with a bit of pepperoni pizza induced heartburn ( pizza has a little spice to it ) and a huge smile.
Great little venue, tasty pizza, amazing band, and an all around extraordinary evening.