Tedder made the show as personal as he could. Despite the fact that the lead singer, Ryan Tedder had the crowd hanging on his every word throughout the show - the playful piano solo that led up into the epic light show blew away every fan in the crowd. OneRepublic also performed what I believe to be the best rendition of Gold Digger I have ever heard and seen. The band performed their most common songs, such as Secrets, All The Right Moves, Stop and Stare, Apologize, Good Life, and a Spanish guitar solo that led into their latest radio-hit, Counting Stars along with multiple other songs from their newest record, Native. One song was sung titled Light It Up, as the opening number before the white curtain fell to reveal the whole band as the rest of the show kicked off. The crowd erupted into fits of screaming and cheering on, eager to see OneRepublic. The lights went off and the silhouettes of the band members began to appear. A white curtain dropped at the edge of the stage, separating the crowd and the band. I highly recommend them to anybody.Īfter a small break it was time for OneRepublic to take on the University of Central Florida. They really knew how to get the crowd going and left many new fans in the crowd, myself being one, after their performance. The duo performed songs off of their new EP, title ‘The Sequel’ to bring the crowd to their feet. Composed of lead vocalist, Scott Simons and drummer, Dani Buncher, their indie pop vibe was felt throughout the arena. TeamMate is a California based band that was formed in 2010. A live DJ was also present getting the crowd pumped to go inside the venue.Īlso, in between and before the musical acts they showed cartoon animated messages about the harmful affects of Tobacco to promote their cause.Īs students entered the arena, the DJ from outside followed to continue, getting the crowd pumped up for the soon to be astounding performance. Representatives handed out drawstring back packs that had facts written on the inside, similar to the one in the video above. Prior to the doors opening, the truth campaign had a truck set up to advertise who they were, and what they stood for. The (ugly)truth campaign finds ways to spread the word about the truth behind tobacco-based products. When it was announced back in September by UCF CAB that One Republic would be making an appearance at UCF - nonetheless for free - the word spread faster than wild fire.Īs part of the truthLIVE tour, OneRepublic and the opening act, TeamMate, were scheduled to appear at five schools: Pennsylvania State University, Ohio State University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Florida, and the University of Central Florida. This past Friday night, UCF students experienced a concert like no other.
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