Everyone’s Talking About the All Time Low Tour

–by Carrie Zukoski

What. A. Night! Four. Yes, four pop-punk bands descended on The Factory in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield on this dreary, damp October Tuesday night. But it was anything but damp or dreary inside the venue. The nearly packed crowd was treated to nearly 4 hours of a mixture of new songs and old favorites from the headliner All Time Low and supporting bands, Mayday Parade, The Cab, and The Paradox.

The lights popped. The bands rocked. And the fans swooned and sang along.

A little more than a third of the way through their Everyone Talks! Tour, the Baltimore-based, multi-platinum, chart-topping All Time Low showed no signs of slowing down on this night during the intense tour schedule. The energy buzzed. Each member, frontman Alex Gaskarth, guitarist Jack Barakat, drummer Rian Dawson, and bassist Zack Merrick, infused their 90-minute set, broken into two acts plus the encore, with animated passion for their craft. The setlist featured newer material from their just-released tenth studio album, Everyone’s Talking!, such as the short, acoustic, self-aware “[cold open]” and the pounding, hard-hitting, melodic “SUCKERPUNCH,” to fan-favorites such as the power-pop, fast-paced “Weightless” to the gritty, melodic, “Glitter & Crimson.”

 

Opening the entire night at the early slot of 6:30 p.m. were newcomers, The Paradox. Formed just a little more than a year ago, the Atlanta-based group practically skyrocketed overnight due to Jack White and Billie Joe Armstrong taking early interest in the young pop-punk band. Prompt attendees were treated to witty banter between frontman Eric Dangerfield and a few of the fans, as well as their too-short 20-minute set that included “Ms. Lauren” and their viral debut song, “Do Me Like That.”

 

 

Next up, Las Vegas-based The Cab brought 30 minutes of jaunty, fresh, stylized alt/emo-power rock. “It’s been way too long, St. Louis,” frontman Alexander DeLeon exclaimed. The energetic foursome included the pulsating, catchy “Take My Hand,” the emo-heavy “Stay This Way Forever,” and the sprechgesang, power-pop “Temporary Bliss” in their set. Each member deliberately took time to connect with the fans.

After a short break, the 20-year-old, Tallahassee-based Mayday Parade took to the stage next. As they were just here this past April on their own headlining tour, it would have been nice to see them mostly performing material from their vast playbook that they did not use this past spring, but out of the 10 songs this night, only three were different. Those were the poppy, lush “Under My Sweater,” the catchy, easy, “Kids in Love,” and the power-pop “Black Cat.” Frontman Derek Sanders expressed his gratefulness to the fans and buoyed their spirits, sharing good news amongst dark days. He, along with the rest of the members, bounced back and forth across the stage while engaging with the adoring fans.

 

What a way to spend a Tuesday night. The undeniable talent from four bands leading their respective genres rock together on one bill made for a house full of sated, spent fans who will be talking about this night for a long time to come.

See all photos from the night here (and if you were in the first few rows, you might spot yourself): https://bit.ly/43LbjCP

All Time Low setlist https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/all-time-low/2025/the-factory-chesterfield-mo-43442f0b.html

Mayday Parade setlist https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mayday-parade/2025/the-factory-chesterfield-mo-7b442e64.html