BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT absolutely rocked The Grog Shop of Cleveland, Ohio on October 19. Fans lined the block as they waited for the doors to open and filled the venue with a feverish energy of excitement. BSD was accompanied by local bands Sabon & Cherry (stylized as CHERRY!).

Sabon, a “high energy ska/punk band”, opened the night strong with songs that got everyone dancing. Their song “Glue Sniffer” features a funky bass beat that led to skanking in the pit. Vocalist Sophia Parke kept pouring love into the crowd and left them with the important message of “be respectful, that’s punk rock. Drink water. That’s punk rock too”.

Next, CHERRY! took the stage and immediately shared that it “feels like a dream to be playing here”. Their song “Anxiety” song perfectly captures the feeling of being anxious with lyrics like, “I can’t sleep/my anxiety’s calling again/it’s fucking killing me”. The crowd sang along and jumped along as the band rocked out.

When BSD took the stage, they warned fans there were “no fucking rules tonight” and lead right into “XXX”. The crowd erupted within the first few notes. As the band absolutely tore the stage up as they played some of their newer songs off of WHERE DID ALL THE BUTTERFLIES GO. Fans knew the assignment and had every single word ready to scream back as the band played. One fan, Madison, traveled from southern Florida to see BSD for the 15th time. A sea of red paper butterflies printed with the words “we’ll be with you a long time” appeared in the air during “ON YOUR LIPS”.

Lead vocalist, Cole “Colie” Hutzler, was face to face with the crowd to the point that it felt like each fan had a moment of eye contact. The already energetic vibe in the venue intensified when BSD started playing some of their previous hits like “WE MADE PLANS & GOD LAUGHED” and “A$$A$$IN”. This energy continued to grow, leading to band members removing shirts, pits opening, and crowdsurfing. During the last song, the bassist Brent “Beepus” Burdett, joined the crowd by crowd surfing, hanging from an exposed pipe, and jumping in a mosh pit. Just as Beepus got back on stage, the guitarist Bardo Novotny was hanging from a beam over the stage while still playing guitar.

It was clear from the moment doors opened, all three bands and the crowd came to rock out. BSD made it clear they would be back to visit soon, hinting around unannounced tour dates back in the northeast Ohio region.