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All Time High- How’d They Get This Far?

When All Time High released their new album Panic!, you all went mental about it! That meant only one thing; the American trio was forced to do a headline gig at the Emirates Stadium. We decided to ask them how they made it and give you some more information on the tour.

Hey guys! Compared to your other album, Limitless, Panic! is quite different, what made you decide to change?

Beth: Compared to before, we were just starting out on an indie label. When you’re working for an indie label you have no idea what you’re doing. Limitless was just mainly working on making an album. We didn’t really think of anyone else and how we’d do anything, it was just mainly arrogance and saying, “Look, we’ve got an album.”

Zac: Somewhere in the middle of all that, Reprise (Their current label) thought we were decent!

We always thought Limitless was great! Did you think Panic! was risky to begin with?

Beth: We knew it was different, but I wouldn’t say risky. We haven’t changed our morals, but we’re less of an indie band in a sense that we’ve found a style that suits us.

Zac: We just went for it and it felt great!

Would you say that’s affected your fanbase?

Cicely: I’d say our fanbase has grown, when an American band makes it into England, they know they’ve really made it. That’s exactly what it feels like for us, especially with doing a headline in London.

Zac: When you’re playing London, you know you’ve done something to impress the masses.

Cicely: But you’ve also got to think of your more intimate fans, I think we’ll have lost a lot of those, and they’re the ones who started this all off. It’s strange to think that, our starting fans won’t like us anymore because we’re sellouts.

What’s the song you most enjoy on the new album?

Beth: Personally I really like “Kill the Party”, it was the first song written for the album and I think it just sums us up.

Didn’t you write that one?

Beth: Well, I wrote most of it-

Zac: (Cuts in) But we all had our input!

Do you think you’ll open with that for the Emirates?

Beth: Possibly! There’s too much to think about at this stage.

Cicely: Yeah, the conventional thing to do would be to open with Panic! (Title song) though…

So you haven’t thought about a set list yet?

Zac: Not really, we’ve never really written one before…

Cicely: Most of the shows were intimate, so you could still ask the audience what they wanted you to play, obviously that won’t work with a stadium show.

But are you looking forward to playing a stadium show?

Zac: Definitely! It’s going to be absolutely awesome!

Beth: Yeah, we’re just going to own that stage, no doubt about it! No rules, no expectations!

What do you think will make it different to the smaller shows?

Beth: The turnout! And we have nothing to keep to and nothing to hold us back from doing what we want to do.

Cicely: It’s just going to be a great experience in general.

Nervous?

Beth: We will be right before it! We always are, but once you get through the first few chords, you’re more excited than anything else.

Thanks guys! Check out their new album Panic! and you can buy tickets for their show at www.loud.co.uk/features.