In preparation for The Prowler Tour happening this fall, Waterparks announced three secret shows in LA, NYC, and Chicago in the smallest venues they’ve performed in since 2017.
The Glass House in Pomona has a capacity of 800 people and it’s safe to say that they squeezed all 800 people in. We might’ve been a little squished (and really sweaty) but Waterparks made us forget about all of that during their one-and-a-half-hour set.
THREE SECRET WATERPARKS SHOWS IN THE SMALLEST VENUES WE’VE PLAYED SINCE 2017, WHO WANNA GO?
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Awsten warned us that there would be deep-cuts that they’d be performing that they hadn’t touched in a while but we weren’t expecting ‘Peach (Lobotomy)’ or ‘War Crimes’….
(Writer’s Note: We hate to break it to you but Awsten said they wouldn’t be singing ‘Peach’ at any other show but the LA one…….)
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Now let’s take this moment to go over the entire set list so we can compare the Chicago and NYC ones later:
Red Guitar
Numb
Stupid For You
Peach (Lobotomy)
Gloom Boys
Secret Life of Me
Call Me Beep Me
War Crimes
Take Her to the Moon
Magnetic
Ritual
Turbulent
Lucky People
I Miss Having Sex But At Least I Don’t Wanna Die Anymore
Funeral Grey
[Reboot]
If Lyrics Were Confidential
Zone Out
Tantrum
Real Super Dark
Opening with ‘Red Guitar,’ their first single off the upcoming, still-untitled record, was a top-tier choice. It’s safe to say that if the other songs on this album are anything like ‘Red Guitar,’ or their newest single, ‘If Lyrics Were Confidential,’ this album is going to land a spot in our favorite albums of 2025.
When you go to a Waterparks show, you’re not only met with immaculate vibes from the crowd, you’re also met with silly banter from the band themselves. In this case, Awsten wouldn’t let Geoff take his sweatshirt off even though he was sweating enough for the three of them. (New single should be called ‘Ten More Sweaters.’ If you know, you know.)
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When you’re at a Waterparks show, it’s almost impossible to just stand still, or bop your head around a few times. You go all in. Or at least we did. We were screaming the lyrics to ‘Magnetic,’ ‘Turbulent,’ and ‘Real Super Dark’ like our lives depended on it. And the intimacy of the venue only added that extra UMPH! to the feel of the show.
Even if you weren’t a fan of Waterparks in 2017, being in this small room with them made it feel like you were there with them in the beginning.
Check out the full gallery from the show!
If you didn’t get a chance to catch them at one of their three secret shows, you still have a chance to catch them on The Prowler Tour this fall. If you saw them at this show, are going to see them at an upcoming show, or just want to tell us how jealous you are, let us know in the comments, or hit us up on Twitter @TheHoneyPOP! You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram to talk all things Waterparks!
