I Come Alive Tour
Bogarts – Cincinnat, OH
May 31st, 2012

I have been a huge fan of The Used for a really long time. I believe they are a unique band that carved a new niche in the many genres of music back in the early 2000’s when they first started. Since then, many have tried to follow them into that genre, and some have even been successful, but finding a band that can continually grow and progress for well over a decade, all while creating an extremely passionate fan base is a rare thing. The Used stormed onto the musical landscape with the song Buried Myself Alive in 2002, and they stayed relevant with the 2007 release of Lies for the Liars, which is a brilliant album that houses the likes of The Bird and the Worm and Paralyzed.

However, I’d argue that with their most recent album, Vulnerable, that dropped earlier in 2012, The Used showed that they are as strong as ever. I was very excited at the potential of seeing them headline their own tour to support this album, and then figured it was unlikely when I heard that they were headlining Warped Tour. However, they proved me wrong and booked a small string of shows that included a stop at one of my favorite venues, Bogarts. (I know, I’m as surprised as you are that they haven’t given me a membership of some kind). As is often the case, a big group of us piled into a car and took the 2 hour trip down to Cincinnati to catch the show. We were not disappointed!