Pop Break Live: Young the Giant, Fitz & The Tantrums at The Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, Florida
Words and Photos by Katherine de Barros
While America was in the midst of a record-setting temperatures, two alternative bands brought their own heat to the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, Florida. Young the Giant, along with Fitz & the Tantrums brought their a-game, despite the sweltering heat and humidity to a packed outdoor show.
The show opened up with a set from the band Coin. Following was an out-and-out dance party fueled by L.A. neo-soul alternative dance outfit, Fitz & The Tantrums. The crowd danced as the band rolled out their catalog of hits like “Moneygrabber,” “The Walk,” and “Hand Clap.”
Fitz & The Tantrums Setlist:
Get Right Back
Spark
Don’t Gotta Work It Out
Out of My League
123456
Break the Walls
MoneyGrabber
Fool
OCD
Fools Gold
I Need Help!
Roll Up
Burn It Down
I Just Wanna Shine
Hands Up
HandClap
All the Feels
The Walker
As the sun set, and the stage lights flared up, Young the Giant brought that extra bit of guitar-driven alt-rock heat to the excitable Miami crowd. The crowd sang passionately, and dance to their favorite songs by the California-based alt heavyweights. The crowd lost their minds for the band’s seminal hits like “Cough Syrup,” and “My Body.” Nearing the end of the show lead singer Sameer Gadhia returned for an encore dressed in a navy blue cape that shined bright as the lights they had on the stage.
Young the Giant Setlist:
Oblivion
Something to Believe In
Apartment
Heat of the Summer
Panoramic Girl
Amerika
Nothing’s Over
Home of the Strange
Titus Was Born
Firelight
Cough Syrup
Mind Over Matter
Call Me Back
Encore:
Superposition
Tightrope
Silvertongue
My Body
