One Republic - Toronto

Venue : Phoenix Concert Theatre
Date: July 15th 2010.

 

OneRepublic is a self proclaimed "genreless" band, and I can see why. Their sound is different from anything I have ever heard and it's pretty amazing to see how they build their sound around Ryan Tedder's voice. They are from Colorado Springs, CO & started their music career in 2002 and quickly became the #1 unsigned band on myspace, but it wasn't until they released their debut album "Dreaming Out Loud" that they got recognized by the public and not just their myspace fans with their hit single "Apologize" .

 I was very fortunate to catch these guys playing while in Toronto. The venue was very small making the experience with them more intimate. It was nice to see that the crowd was all ages and know that OneRepublic is able to captivate a wide range of fans. With this being said, I saw something I have never seen before at a show.. The wide variety of ages; it ranged from parents coming with their younger kids, grandparents with their grandchildren, teens & everyone in between! Now with a big difference in age groups at the show I wasn't exactly sure what to expect in terms of how the crowd would interact with the band, but boy I definitely wasn't expecting what I got.. A LOT OF JUMPING! Tedder made sure to incorporate the fans with their set by jumping into the crowd to get everyone going, changing lyrics to incorporate 'Toronto' & getting everyone to sing along, so no questions asked when Tedder asked everyone to start jumping up and down for one of their songs literally EVERYONE in the crowd did! The floor was shaking and it felt like the floor was going to cave in, but it sure was something awesome to experience.

  This band is very different than most, they have violins & cellos incorporated into their music and all the band members were able to multi-task instead of having people come on and off the stage for just those parts and they also are able to build their sound around Tedder's voice to compliment every aspect of it.

 If you haven't heard of OneRepublic, I suggest you check out their myspace as you have been missing out! They kind of remind me of the Rocket Summer, which makes sense since he opened for them earlier this year. Also OneRepublic will be heading out with U2 this year so if you want a chance to catch them out on the road you can check their new tour dates!

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More Photos from the Toronto show can be seen here