The Used
January 26, 2011
South Florida Fair, West Palm Beach, FL
Written by Erin Marta
While waiting for the concert Wednesday at the South Florida Fair to begin, the infamous Batnails from 103.1 The Buzz graced the audience with his presence. Of course wherever Batnails goes, his handy dandy video recorder is attached with him whenever he revs the crowd.
With the crowd sufficiently fired up, the Utah-based group The Used made their appearance with a high-energy version of a fan favorite, “Take It Away”.
Adding a twist to crowd pleasing, lead singer Bert McCracken urged the “sisters” of the crowd to sing with him, causing tons of girls to scream in adoration. Then of course there’s the usual rock concert fist pumping, jumping, head banging, moshing, crowd surfing and diving.
McCracken — who is joined in The Used by guitarist Quinn Allman, bassist Jeph Howard and drummer Dan Whitesides — mentioned how good it was being back in South Florida. He then reminded everyone about the last time the band was in West Palm Beach, which was back in 2009 for the Buzz Bake Sale where apparently McCracken got arrested, thus beginning a tradition he said he would try to live up to while here.
McCracken showed his humble side by admitting that he appreciated and sincerely thanked all of those that have been sticking by their side this whole time and fans’ dedication keeps them going. He also voiced thanks in keeping live rock music going just by simply being there and enjoying the show. Such news had the crowd howling in response. McCracken added the group is currently working on a new album. That news definitely excited the crowd enough to go to even higher levels of cheering.
With McCracken’s announcements done, the band then went on to continue playing fan favorites from a variety of different albums, including “Listening”, “Blood On My Hands” and “Hospital”, among others.
The group’s hype was contagious throughout the show, never wavering for one second. The show was definitely worth facing the chillier temperature Florida is not used to, as well as the crowds and lines of the fair.
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