8/16 PVRIS - Old Wounds @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, England, UK 1/26/23

https://rocknloadmag.com/news/pvris-maggie-lindemann-charlotte-sands-live-review-the-o2-institute-birmingham/ Alt-Rock titans PVRIS headline the O2 Institute, Birmingham with support from Maggie Lindemann and Charlotte Sands PVRIS were a band I quickly became a fan of as a teenager but never got the chance to see at the time, so I was excited to finally get to see one of the bands that helped expand my musical tastes. ...... After the final changeover, the night’s main event took to the stage. PVRIS are an act that many will know from their teenage emo years, myself included. Lynn Gunn hit the stage to an eruption of applause and the set promptly began. Starting with Animal, one of the group’s 2022 singles, made me realise how drastically the band’s sound had changed from when I used to listen to them daily. The set had a decent blend of tracks, both new and old from the 4 albums and multiple EP releases in their belt including Goddess, the band’s most recent single that was released the day after the Birmingham show. I’ve always felt like PVRIS got the short end of the stick in the Emo Alt-Rock scene of the 2010s, and tonight cemented that for me as the band gave one hell of a performance that would put some of the titans of the genre to shame. I hope it isn’t long till we see PVRIS headlining much bigger venues, they deserve it.

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