Turnover played to a sold-out crowd last Friday at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. The indie dream pop band from Virginia Beach is on tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their second studio album, Peripheral Vision. With support from PA legends Tigers Jaw and Balance And Composure, the good vibes were enough to keep warm in the chilly mountain air.
Tigers Jaw opened the evening with “I Won’t Care How You Remember Me”, the titular track from their 2021 album — a perfect opener that started slow and built into the uplifting energy that remained consistent throughout their set. Tigers Jaw is known for their unique style of music: punk yet upbeat, with sing-along worthy lyrics, and they definitely delivered. “Never Saw It Coming” garnered extra loud “woah-oh-oh”s from the crowd with Jon Simmons (of Balance And Composure) accompanying on guitar. Excitement continued for two fan favorites, “Plane vs Tank vs Submarine” and “I Saw Water” before closing out their set with “Anniversary”. Tigers Jaw really brought a much needed energy boost to a crowd of 10,000 people that just trekked up the side of a mountain.
Balance And Composure took the stage just before sunset, starting off strong with “any means” from their most recent album (and first in eight years), with you in spirit. The crowd stayed focused but relatively quiet throughout the first bit of their set, seemingly hypnotized by the incredible vocal blends in “restless”. Lead vocalist Jon Simmons encouraged a bit more energy, telling the crowd, “I want everyone to start levitating”, before launching into the very grungy “Reflection”. Ditching his guitar, Simmons bounced and danced his way around the stage for the very Radiohead-like track, “Postcard”. “We never thought this would happen,” Simmons said while taking a moment to reflect on playing a sold out show at Red Rocks. He also gave a quick shoutout to their booking agent, as well as producer Will Yip (who has worked with all three bands on the evening’s ticket). B&C wrapped up their set with “Last to Know”, which was one of two tracks on the 2023 EP Too Quick To Forgive — a surprise release to go along with a surprise reunion after the band’s farewell tour in 2019.
Finally, Turnover took the stage to thunderous applause and cheers, wasting no time launching into a full play-through of Peripheral Vision. With virtually no banter between songs and a lighting design to match the shoegaze-y vibes, it was easy to become immersed in the music. It’s clear how much this album means to the fans, but especially to Turnover themselves. This is the first time they’ve played Peripheral Vision in its entirety, and it’s evident how much care they took to play a beautifully constructed and well rehearsed show. Before playing the album’s closing track “Intrapersonal”, vocalist Austin Getz took his turn to reflect on selling out Red Rocks saying it was a “bigger dream than they dared to dream.” He also thanked Balance And Composure and Tigers Jaw adding, “Nothing stands on its own, we are here because of the bands that carved a path for us.” After finishing the Peripheral Vision play-through, they played a handful of songs from their other albums, including two new songs (being referred to as “New One” and “New Too”). Turnover should be proud of the legacy Peripheral Vision has earned over the last decade. They have truly cemented themselves in the indie/emo scene forever. This show was well worth the hike up to the iconic open air amphitheatre.
Don’t miss Turnover on tour in the US this spring & summer and in Europe and the UK this fall. You can also grab the 10 Year Deluxe Anniversary Box Set of Peripheral Vision featuring bonus tracks, instrumental versions of the full album, and alternate versions of select tracks.
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All photos appear courtesy of Crysta Marie for Honorable Mention Magazine
