We Are The City Performs for Hometown Fans

As the lights dimmed, the synth whirred and We Are the City walked onto the stage. The crowd, already pumped from striking performances from opening bands Treelines and Fields of Green, exploded with cheer and applause. As the first ever winners of The Peak Performance Project, this Kelowna band treated their Vancouver fans to an astounding concert at the Rio Theatre on December 10th.

Members Cayne, Andy and David immediately captured the crowd’s attention by opening with their hit single Happy New Year; and as if previously rehearsed, the audience and the drums seemed to kick in simultaneously. Fans jumped and clapped, further encouraging the energetic three-piece band.

We Are The City captivated the audience with their echoing, bone-chilling instrumentals and party-setting indie rock songs. To add to the visual presentation, halfway through the show the screen behind the band suddenly lit up with brilliant scenes from their High School video series produced by Amazing Factory Productions. This backdrop created a darker element to the concert as underwater-themed images of masked faces jumping into the ocean flashed behind them as they performed.

Their set included two new songs from their upcoming album, and a mix of tracks from In a Quiet Word and High School. The audience bobbed their heads in unison to the loud and futuristic guitar and synthesizer riffs during Astronomer and loudly sang along to both versions of Morning/Mourning Song, almost louder than the band itself. On top of the incredible music, the boys eased the crowd with hilarious awkward banter which varied from Cayne’s horror stories of donating blood to Andy’s fear of ruining punch lines.

Once the last song ended and the boys walked off the stage, without any hesitation, everyone chanted “one more song”. Upon their return, Cayne wittedly remarked, “Are you sure? Because we would love to,” and closed the show with 1987. Although he laughed at first, you could see on all of the members faces how much it meant that so many were eager to come out to see them.

David reveals where the band keeps their set list.