PHOTOS: Jimmy Eat World, Manchester Orchestra, Middle Kids’ ‘Amplified Echoes’ Tour in San Diego

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

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There was a lot going on in downtown San Diego on Friday, July 21. Comic-Con was entertaining thousands at the Convention Center, the annual comics/pop culture convention packing the streets with costumed revelers and avid entertainment junkies.

Mere feet away, the Amplified Echoes tour — a co-headlining summer run from Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra, along with special guests Middle Kids — played Gallagher Square at Petco Park, a venue/stage area attached to the home ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Padres.

This was the scene of yet another notable event for San Diego visitors to experience on the evening, and for a few hours, each band turned in a stellar performance for the gathered masses.

Middle Kids warmed up the crowd with a set that saw the Australian indie band play material from its two studio albums, the most recent being 2021’s Today We’re the Greatest. Lead vocalist/guitarist Hannah Joy, bassist Tim Fitz and drummer Harry Day at one point expressed that some of their “worst” gigs to date took place in the city — but this time, they considered it one of the best of their career.

Middle Kids, San Diego, June 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Middle Kids, San Diego, June 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Middle Kids, San Diego, June 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Middle Kids, San Diego, June 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Middle Kids, San Diego, June 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Middle Kids, San Diego, June 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra has released six albums since its formation in 2004, the most recent being 2021’s The Million Masks of God, and much of that back catalog was represented in the band’s set. Andy Hull’s lead vocals were crisp and quite impressive, the band had boundless energy and the crowd sang along to nearly every song — indicative of the legacy Manchester Orchestra has built along the course of its time together.

Set list:

Pride
Keel Timing
Bed Head
I Can Barely Breathe
The Way
Simple Math
I Can Feel a Hot One
Cope
The Maze
The Gold
Shake It Out
Dinosaur
The Silence

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Manchester Orchestra, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World capped the night’s festivities with a masterful set reflecting the Arizona indie/alternative band‘s place as enduring icons of their era, a killer live act that seems to get better as the years fly by.

Favoring 2004’s Futures with five selections from the fan-favorite album, the band — Jim Adkins, Zach Lind, Tom Linton and Rick Burch — had a dazzling light show behind them, knocking two of their best-known singles (“Bleed American” and “Sweetness,” both from 2001’s Bleed American album) out early to get the crowd into a frenzy.

The band played its two 2022 standalone singles, “Place Your Debts” and “Something Loud,” alongside several other classics and deep cuts from throughout its catalog, which to this point spans 10 studio albums and a handful of EPs.

As such, the band has an impeccable chemistry together onstage, one that ignited the energy in the audience for the entirety of their set and affirmed the band’s reputation as a can’t-miss live act.

The set list:

Congratulations
Bleed American
Sweetness
Something Loud
Dizzy
Kill
Just Tonight…
555
Lucky Denver Mint
A Praise Chorus
For Me This Is Heaven
Place Your Debts
Work
Pain
23
The Middle

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

Jimmy Eat World, San Diego, July 21, 2023 (Photo: Tom Delgado)

The remaining dates of this tour:

Thu Jul 27 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park ^
Fri Jul 28 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater ^
Sat Jul 29 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit ^
Sun Jul 30 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
Mon Aug 07 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall +
Tue Aug 08 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater ^
Wed Aug 09 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^
Fri Aug 11 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion +
Sun Aug 13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory ^
Tue Aug 15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club +
Wed Aug 16 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed ^
Fri Aug 18 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park +
Sat Aug 19 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Outdoors ^
Sun Aug 20 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill ^
Mon Aug 21 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach ^
Wed Aug 23 – New York, NY – SummerStage In Central Park ^
Thu Aug 24 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway +
Fri Aug 25 – Buffalo, NY – Outer Harbor Buffalo +
Sat Aug 26 – Philadelphia, PA –Skyline Stage at the Mann ^

+ Jimmy Eat World Closing
^ Manchester Orchestra Closing

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