Fall Out Boy: Orlando and the Omegalomaniacs
Fall Out Boy: Orlando and the Omegalomaniacs
Fall Out Boy 4.15.2024 - Orlando’s KIA Center
Photo by Caitlin Tuel for Dual Muse Magazine
Written by Hannah Capototso and Caitlin Tuel for Dual Muse Magazine
3-5 Minute Read
Fall Out Boy’s second leg of Tourdust (affectionately referred to as 2ourdust) was an unstoppable force. To ready each stadium, fans were able to listen to songs like Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking Ball, Fall Out Boy’s rendition of We Didn’t Start The Fire, and The Pink Seashell before going into the standard rotating set. A pink seashell itself would become so closely tied into their song Fake Out, due to a fan project taking place at the same time.
Fans of the band might be aware of the lore associated with this tour but for the uninitiated, please, allow me. Effervescent are the themes of Alice In Wonderland sprinkled throughout the set design, white rabbit and all. This would make the set so unbelievably fantastical and full of whimsy, all while playing into some of the themes regarding mental health sung in the album itself.
This is no typical tour: the foursome have dedicated their set to all eight of their albums, though MANIA has been slighted on this second leg. The Orlando show was able to experience some thrilling fan favorites e.g. Homesick at Space Camp, Bang the Doldrums, and the first-ever complete live performance of Alpha Dog amongst their classic hits.
“WOW”. Feels like the understatement of the year. Affectionately dubbed the “Fall Out Boy Era’s Tour”, it feels like such, and leaves us wishing that all of our favorite groups
The stadium’s energy was unmatched when Alpha Dog began, and the two writers of this review included in the insanity and rush of it all. The song premiered as part of the eight-ball section of the show. This included an image of an 8-ball spinning while “Hold Me Like A Grudge” is performed and a small section of the show where Wentz speaks to it directly to ask which secret song they should play. It feels almost like you’re experiencing peace before disaster. (You are, quite frankly. “The world is always spinning and I can’t get up” is sung while the eight-ball rotates and the fear looms.)
As this surprise song changes every show and is decided the day of each performance, nobody is truly sure, lending credence to the insanity that occurred in Milwaukee, WI. (Eight. Eight-balls. Eight. Eight-balls.)
For Stump’s piano medley, however, our ears were graced with the likes of a “Golden”/“What a Catch”/“Don’t Stop Me Now” mash-up that brought a concertgoer near me to the beginnings of tears.
Home to the basketball team the Orlando Magic, Kia Center serves that hint of mystery, bewilderment, and confusion as Pete Wentz begins to disappear from the top of Patrick’s piano. Doing so to raise from a riser during Dance, Dance, or where during the first leg of the tour, he would play while walking around the 110’s sections of these arenas. Nobody is sure whether it be a slight of eye or hand, and we’re of the personal belief that the band is magical. And so are their fans. Dedicated hands and individuals cut out tens of thousands of pink seashells and pink eight-balls to hold over phone lights during certain songs for two entire tours. It is a labor of love that reminds many concertgoers that their favorite band is shared with strangers, with friends, soon-to-be friends, and with family.
And please, allow me to include just this tidbit of unprofessionalism: Trohman’s microphone was ON! His vocals have never disappointed, and that did not change that evening. We’re always happy to hear his vocals.
The night closed, as per usual, with “Saturday” and that will never fail, dear reader, to make us all emotional. The power of that song concerning the group’s strength has never held more in its grasp that on this tour as Fall Out Boy proves they are better than ever. They are happy, healthy, enigmatic, charismatic, and no longer stuck in a chemical haze. They may have thought they were the men on the balcony that nobody would remember, but we have remembered them since Evening out with Your Girlfriend, and we will remember them for lifetimes to come. Remember them for centuries, if you would.
Stream their album So Much (for) Stardust wherever you typically might: Spotify, Apple Music, hey, or maybe even YouTube! You can read more about The Stardust Project here with an exclusive interview!