On Friday,
Aug. 15), pop punk band Fall Out Boy took over the mophie stage at Boulevard
Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Special
guest New Politics opened the show, which was emceed by comedian Jim
Florentine, with their unique blend of punk, pop and dance rock. Next, Fall Out
Boy emerged onto the mophie stage filling Boulevard Pool with their
melody-drenched tunes and deep-feeling choruses. The Chicago-based group
treated fans to a set mixing their classic songs, such as “This Ain’t A Scene,
It’s An Arms Race” and “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” with hits from their newest
album Save Rock and Roll, including “Young Volcanoes” and “My Songs Know What
You Did In The Dark.”
The
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas features artists at the forefront of the touring
world and emerging artists that will inspire the next musical movements coupled
with spectacularly-designed, technology-driven venues. Perched high above The
Las Vegas Strip, Boulevard Pool is a multilevel pool experience by day and an
intimate outdoor concert venue with unobstructed sightlines of both the stage
and The Strip by night.
Upcoming
performances at Boulevard Pool include Interpol (Aug. 21); Brad Paisley’s
“Moonshine In the Trunk” Pool Party (Aug. 27); Theophilus London (Aug. 28);
Moon Festival with Johnson Lee and Yu Kui (Aug. 30); Locals’ Night: Avalon
Landing with special guest Ekoh (Sept. 4); Kendrick Lamar (Sept. 6); Charles
Bradley and his Extraordinaires (Sept. 18); Thirty Seconds to Mars (Sept. 20);
HAERTS (Oct. 2); Dum Dum Girls (Oct. 9);
and Nas: Illmatic 20 Year Anniversary Concert (Oct. 17).
Credit:
© Erik Kabik/ Retna/ erikkabik.com
