Fall is in full swing which means one thing for concert goers; the peak of fall tour season. This year I was lucky enough to go to the “Entertainment Tour.” This would be a headline show for the pop-punk band, Waterparks. However, they were not out on this headliner alone. There are five acts on this bill. First up was De’wayne Jackson, next was Nick Gray, then Super Whatevr. After them, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me was to perform and after all this, it would finally be time for Waterparks.

De’Wayne Jackson had so much energy. There was rarely a moment he was not dancing or grooving to the beat. His style of music was rap, yet it had guitars instead of a standard beat. The only way I can describe him is, on stage, he’s like how you are singing and dancing alone in your room (or what you think you look like). It was a spectacle to watch and I loved every minute of it. He loved the crowd and the crowd loved him back.

Nick Gray followed up with a more standard rap beat. That is where the problem was. Each song he performed sounded the same, or at least fairly similar to the previous one. After a while, people in the crowd began to sit down and scroll through their phones, groaning as they heard Gray say he had another song to perform.

After, Super Whatevr came to save the day. They picked the energy right back up. The lead singer, Skyler McKee was a help in that. On stage, he rocked out with a spastic energy that was infectious. Kids who were sitting on their phones bored out of their mind moments before were now dancing around to a song they didn’t know.

Next was the moment a vast majority of the crowd had been waiting for: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me. As soon as they got on stage, all eyes and ears were focused on them. They were the only opening band who did not have to win over the crowd. The fans knew who they were and made it known by dancing and screaming the lyrics to their songs. If you do not listen to IDK HOW, I highly suggest you start.

Finally, it was now time for Waterparks. They opened with “Blonde,” the lead single from their sophomore album “Entertainment,” and the crowd was hyped from that until the very end of the show. In between songs, the lead singer Awsten Knight expressed how he loved coming back to play in Hartford, Connecticut because more and more people came each time.

He also told anyone if they had artwork to give to the band to throw it on stage. So then came posters, papers, drawings and everything in between to the stage. Once the band got a hold of them and looked at them, they gave nothing but praise and gratitude to those who had made something.

They continued rocking out and even slowing the set down for a bit, which let guitarist Geoff Wigington and drummer Otto Wood take a break. The slow-paced song did not deter the crowd. They still sang along to every word and put their phone lights up. When the energy came back up the crowd delivered, and when the show was over, I can safely say everyone left with a smile on their face and joy in their hearts.

I have never been a show like this one; a show this fun. If you ever get the opportunity to see any of the artists I just mentioned please do, you will not regret it.