Concert Review: All Time Low - "Everyone's Talking!" World Tour
- Kaitlyn Nicole
- 16 minutes ago
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On Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, I had the honor of witnessing the most nostalgic pop-punk show of the year, if not the decade. Hosted at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), three bands who have been active for over 20 years came together to give us a show of a lifetime; starting with heavy rockers Four Year Strong, emo icons Mayday Parade, then of course, headliner and stars of the show, All Time Low.
Named after their latest album release, the "Everyone's Talking!" Tour was clearly crafted for the fans. From the choice of openers to the setlist, we were really in for a trip down memory lane. The stage was designed to look like a retro talk-show set with every color you can think of taking space somewhere. It radiated positive energy.
The show began with a video introducing everyone in the band, in a silly TV-show intro fashion. The front-man, Alex Gaskarth, then came out alone with an acoustic guitar with the stage lights down, singing the first track off of "Everyone's Talking!", "[cold open]", which in my opinion was the perfect way to start the concert as the song features the lyrics, "just sit back and enjoy the show". As Alex finishes up, he leaves the stage, lights start flashing, and the whole band (Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Zack Merrick, and Rian Dawson) come out together for "Oh No!" and "SUCKERPUNCH", hit songs off their new album.
It was at this point that the rest of the night took me by surprise when they played the widest range of songs off of their discography possible. No matter what era you became an All Time Low fan in, they catered to you during this show. They played classic hits like "Monsters", "Weightless" and obviously, "Dear Maria, Count Me In". But they also played fan favorites like "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)", "Lost In Stereo", "Dirty Laundry", "Sleepwalking" and so much more.
The most important thing that I noticed during this show is the chemistry that All Time Low still has with each other after all these years. You can tell that they genuinely like each other not just as bandmates, but as true friends in life. They love being up on that stage together, and really enjoy performing for their fans. Their stage presence is out of this world, as well. The way they interact with the crowd to get them excited and to make every individual feel special and like a part of the moment is so incredible. For example, they brought up football and how since we were in Pittsburgh, they'd forgive us for being Steelers fans since they were Ravens fans (They're from Baltimore). The whole entire arena started chanting "Here we go Steelers, here we go!". It was such a personalized, special moment for our concert.
There were also a few impromptu moments where they started playing covers of songs during moments of banter. Like when they said how last year when they were in Pittsburgh, the band Motion City Soundtrack was also having a concert the same day. They asked how many people skipped their concert last year to go to the other concert, and then started playing a Motion City Soundtrack song together by ear. In my head at the time I just thought, wow, this just goes to show how incredibly talented they are that they can play a random song together out of nowhere like that. And they didn't just do it once - they did it THREE TIMES! - Later they night, they randomly started playing "Mr. Highway's Thinking About The End" by A Day To Remember song and then "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, just messing around having fun.
The energy and connection between the crowd and the band was wholesome and spirited. Everyone knew the words to every single song, even the deep cuts. Everything the band asked them to do, they did. From jumping, to waving, to clapping, to screaming. The crowd even took it upon themselves to crowd-surf and mosh during some of the more hardcore songs. However, in Alex's own words, they did it in a respectful way so that no one got hurt and they took care of each other, which was really so great to see. During "Glitter & Crimson" everyone held their lights up on their phones, solidifying the beautiful moment we were all getting to share together.
Seeing All Time Low was a humbling experience. They're a group that clearly not only love what they're doing even after over 22+ years together, but they take the time to learn where they're going and truly love their fans. They don't just rush through their setlist; they take their time to stop, become aware of their crowd, talk to people and take in the moment. They put effort and energy into their performance, and their talent is so through the roof. Even if you're not an a avid listener of All Time Low, I can promise you've heard one of their songs before and that if you saw them live, you'd absolutely enjoy it. For the last encore song, Alex said "you already know what we're going to play" as a girl jumped up and down in the crowd holding a photo for him to grab. He said, "oh, you have my picture?!" and took the picture from her. Four, giant, colorful wacky inflatable tube guys came up and started waving at the back of the stage as they played their final song, "Dear Maria, Count Me In". Even after the show was over, Alex lingered on the stage to throw guitar pics and their leftover setlist papers into the crowd for people.
Written By Kaitlyn Nicole
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