Lights finally dimmed to darkness, smoke rose from the sides of the stage. Dark shadows passed back and forth, and students went insane.
Some dripped sweat and alcohol on the floor. The more passive students filled Alumni Arena's seats. Some were lucky to get out alive.
"You crazy college kids," said Incubus front man Brandon Boyd at the beginning of the band's set for this year's Fall Fest.
They opened with "Pistola," a crowd favorite. The fans on the floor pushed and shoved, knocking people over, scaring out the unexpecting fans, and starting up a series of pits throughout the floor.
"It's like a jazzercise class in here, you guys are sweating," said Boyd reacting to the energy of the fans on the floor.
Most of the songs they played were off their newest album release, "A Crow Left of the Murder," which left some fans disappointed.
"I want to hear more songs from 'Science,'" said senior Chris Quintana regarding the band's set list.
Incubus seems to have taken on a more poetic route in recent years, whereas a great deal of their earlier music resembled what some would call metal. The band's set list consisted of some very slow, spacey songs that seemed to vent an "out of this world" type of theme.
One of the highlights of their performance was the drum solo that lasted about 15 minutes. The drummer wailed away as the lights dimmed, and a few bright lights fixated on the shimmering set.
The show ended with a three-song encore for a nightcap. Though the concert was very enjoyable, some were disappointed after with the set list.
"I saw the show in July and they opened with the same songs, ended with the same songs and most of the songs throughout were almost in identical order," said sophomore Tamar Roitman after the show's closing.
A spectacular performance by The Music proved to be a shocker to most fans who had never heard them before.
"I've never heard them before but they were awesome," said junior Tom Lennox after the performance.
The United Kingdom quartet opened up their set with "Welcome to the North," a song from their new album of the same name. If most fans did not have much knowledge of The Music before, they certainly got a taste of them on Friday. Fans in front loved the band's performance, dancing and throwing their arms in the air.
With a great number of bands coming out of the UK, The Music certainly has a lot of competition. The crowd's reaction to their performance on Friday certainly foreshadows the direction that these guys are heading.
Buffalo-born act Seven Day Faith opened the night's festivities. The quartet is a mellow rock band. They came across as quite the close-knit group, hugging and holding one another at their most emotive musical moments.
The crowd did not react as they did for the other two bands.
