No longer the brats of ‘American Idiot’ and ‘Sugar We’re Going Down Swinging’, the rockers of Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer are already seasoned craftsmen. This was noticeable during their passage in Antwerp. The roof came off, under the watchful eye of a packed Sportpaleis. Not for a graceful appearance like Dua Lipa earlier this month, but for a gang of forties and fifties with torn pants and eyeliner. Apparently we still like them as much as we do in the Nillies. The revival of emo music, recognizable both in the revival of older bands and the emergence of new artists, is a worldwide phenomenon. According to experts, it is partly ‘thanks to’ the corona pandemic, which ensured that emotions of isolation and alienation – which this army of bands likes to live on – suddenly became universally recognizable.
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