Forever the Sickest Kids

I have seen Forever the Sickest Kids live more times than I can count, though admittedly never because they were the band that I wanted to see. Live, they have the fairly typical vibe of a scene concert—many angsty young girls (aged 13-16), demands from the band to put your hands up or “I want to see everyone off of the ground for this song,” requests to sing along if you know the words, etc. How enjoyable the concert is generally comes from a mixture of the energy of the audience and how well you personally know the songs.
The band itself is made up of 4 guys (formerly 6 guys), 3 of whom sing relatively frequently. They perform their songs well, though between songs when they talk to the crowd they are less entertaining than some of their peer bands (All Time Low, We the Kings or the Summer Set, for example). Jonathan, the lead singer, comes off as somewhat entitled, and Austin, on bass/vocals, has some immature comments and jokes that are less funny than obnoxious. The band rarely plays music from their older albums, which is a mistake for scene bands in my opinion, since many of their fans stick around for a long time and the earliest music will be as or more impactful on the audience energy than newer stuff. Nonetheless, FTSK can be a good time when the energy is right and they’re paired well with openers/headliners.
Fun fact about the band—they have been linked to both Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, sharing a hometown with the two former Disney stars that seem to have been into this scene.