Sound Advice: Fall Out Boy Brings the Past to the Present in Cincinnati

Grab your eyeliner, glue your bangs over one eye and save your favorite lyric as an away message.

By Deirdre Kaye on Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 5:08 am

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Hailey Bollinger and Brittany Thornton

Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy

If you’re not going to see Fall Out Boy and Bring Me The Horizon at Riverbend, what are you even doing with your life?

Both rock bands have spent more than a decade in the business and continually drop singles that appeal to their large (and growing) fanbases. Both bands know how to bop. Fall Out Boy may have rose to fame during the heyday of AOL Instant Messenger and sleeves with thumb holes, but their music and attached fandom have withstood the tests of time.

With two decades full of insanely popular hits, like “Dance, Dance” and “Thnks fr th Mmrs,” even the casual fan (or hater) will know enough tunes to enjoy the show. Bring Me The Horizon is no different. The boys may have started in the United Kingdom and still call it home, but they’ve made their mark in American music during their nearly 20 years in business together. Having received multiple Grammy nominations during their time as a band, they’re no less stacked with hits than their tourmates. Most recently, the band even put out a new single, “AmEN!” with rapper Lil Uzi Vert.

Grab your eyeliner, glue your bangs over one eye and save your favorite lyric as an away message (or Facebook status) — it’s time to let loose like you’re an angsty teenager again.

Fall Out Boy plays Riverbend Music Center at 6:30 p.m. July 15. Bring Me the Horizon, Royal & the Serpent and Carr open the show. Info: riverbend.org.