GALLERY: Pierce The Veil Brings The I CAN’T HEAR YOU Tour to Austin’s Moody Center
AUSTIN, TX | MOODY CENTER | JUNE 11, 2025 | BY MCKENNA SEFCIK AND ERIC MARTINEZ
Pierce the Veil, accompanied by Sleeping With Sirens and Beach Weather, hit their first stop in Texas at the renowned Moody Center near the heart of Austin, TX, as part of their sold-out I CAN’T HEAR YOU tour. Eager fans flooded the arena in high-top Converse, all-black attire, wedding veils, and fishnets–the essentials for a concert lineup like this.
The alternative-pop band Beach Weather immediately captured everyone’s attention with a half-hour set. Confidently strolling on stage, Nick Santino, lead vocalist of Beach Weather, greeted the crowd with a “Texas, how are we feelin’ tonight?”, simultaneously sharing his excitement on the band’s return to the Lone Star State. Their chemistry onstage was electrified, with the audience's help revving up their energy as they approached their third performance, “High In Low Places.” Despite Santino’s initial claims that the band performed their “…depressing songs [before] getting to their sexier songs,” the floor was illuminated in colors of romance. Santino’s performance also took a swift turn as he shed his black, silver-studded jacket and ruby-red guitar before running across to hype up both ends of the venue. The band visibly enjoyed themselves, singing and dancing with their guitars up until their final song, “Sex, Drugs, Etc.” As their closing performance, Beach Weather made a final request for the crowd to turn their phone’s flash on and sway amongst one another before departing the stage with goodbyes.
Followed by much anticipation, Sleeping With Sirens was greeted with echoing roars from the crowd before heading into their opening performance. Lead vocalist Kellin Quinn pulled out all the theatrics alongside his bandmates as they synchronously jumped and tossed their mics around on stage. The bands’ interaction with the audience was also refreshing to see as they took their time to acknowledge fans from the floor to the nosebleeds. Quinn continued amping up the crowd as the band headed into their performance of “A Trophy Father’s Trophy Son,” a song that made everyone jump from their seats. The venue grew in noise as fans recited every lyric back to the band in complete awe, with the repeated line “Is this what you call a family?” having created immense suspense leading to Quinn’s shred in vocals. With a fiery and passionate set already in full swing, Quinn took the time to express their appreciation to the crowd and give a “…big thank you to Texas, as when they first started as a band, [Texas] was the first state that made them feel appreciated as performers…” Having left a heartwarming feeling in the air, the band reclaimed the stage again with “Better Off Dead,” a fitting song they wanted fans to use to share their appreciation for one another, specifically shouting out all the best friends in the crowd. They continued with a change in atmosphere as an acoustic performance of “Roger Rabbit,” accompanied by Quinn’s beatboxing skills, left many to sway amongst each other. With the end of their set nearing a close, they drew back to their debut album ‘With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear’ as they performed “If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn,” a vocally powerful performance from the band. Before saying goodbye, Sleeping With Sirens made it known to Austin that “… if you can’t hang, there’s the fucking door!” before diving into their final song of the night of the same name, “If You Can’t Hang,” an ultimate crowd favorite. They ended their performance the same way they started the show, synchronously jumping to the last beat of the song before hyping the crowd up for Pierce the Veil’s upcoming arrival.
To no surprise, Pierce the Veils' notorious introduction started with Vicente Fernandez’s rendition of “El Rey,” uniting their predominantly Latinx fanbase as the entire venue sang along. After the curtains fell, the band rushed on stage and started with “Death of an Executioner,” as they ran from all sides of the stage to get the crowd as rowdy as possible. Fans fueled with adrenaline chanted the band’s name shortly after, and “Bulls in the Bronx” was next. Their performance was both passionate and strong, leading up to the band’s lead vocalist Vic Fuentes asking the crowd enthusiastically, “Austin, are you ready to have a good fucking night?” Piercing screeches could be heard from no matter where you stood, and Fuentes quickly picked up on this as he acknowledged how they have “... [some of] the loudest fans in the entire universe…” With this excitement, Fuentes asked the crowd to continue singing along with them in hopes that the crowd would have a wonderful evening and lose their voices completely. The band promptly followed up with “Pass the Nirvana”, another song off of their fifth studio album, ‘The Jaws of Life.’ The energy on stage was out of the roof and tested the bandwidth of how animated the members could get as they shredded into their respective instruments through the remainder of their set. Fuentes also took the time to introduce the rest of the band, including bassist Jaime Preciado, lead guitarist Tony Perry, and drummer Loniel Robinson, who all cried out in exhilaration one by one as they were unveiled. After numerous strobe lights and the exhaustion of fog, VCRs played behind the band and highlighted the killer parts of each song, which played into the tour’s theme.
Audience members of all age ranges, including several noticeable parents, indulged themselves in the wonders brought from the stage. This reaction ultimately highlighted how versatile and appealing they are with their timeless discography that spans almost 17 years. As the band progressed through their set and approached the end of the night, Fuentes ran to a platform and cried out the lyrics of “May These Noises Startle You in Your Sleep Tonight” from a megaphone before quickly transitioning to the classic, “Hell Above.” After an immense shouting match from both the band and the audience, they carried this energy to their last song, “Circles.” Thankfully, with the help of the crowd’s anticipation and eagerness, the band returned to the stage for an encore, accompanied by bold red text displaying “What if we created something beautiful, and destroyed it?” Pierce the Veil performed practically the holy trinity of their discography, which included “Disasterology,” “Hold On Till May,” and “King for a Day.” “Hold On Till May” was a chest-to-fist-clutching moment for many, including myself, as the yearning lyrics forcibly had you singing from the depths of your heart. The crowd was the loudest and most untamed at this point of the show, and it didn’t stop there. Once Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens joined the band on stage for “King for a Day,” all hell broke loose in the best way imaginable as mosh pits formed, showgoers surfed crowds, and an array of flashing red lights hit the audience. After some delightful chaos, the band shared their appreciation and thanks to the crowd while interacting with the audience one last time. Preciado even mounted himself on the barricade rails to get close and personal with the bands’ fans before leaving altogether from the fired-up stage.
Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, and Beach Weather created a surreal experience for fans, filling the void of the many emo hearts in the crowd. The I CAN’T HEAR YOU tour continues through the rest of North America until early July, before the band embarks on the EU/UK portion of their tour. Make sure to get tickets if you haven’t yet!
