Hawthorne Heights

Emo band, Hawthorne Heights, has been dedicated to putting out highly emotive and meaningful songs that strike a deep chord with their fan-base ever since their formation. Their live performance is a testimony to the caliber of sincere music they create.
At live shows the band puts on high-energy performances with hard guitar riffs and loud thunderous drumming. Vocalist, JT Woodruff, also puts much effort into the music yelling out his lyrics that touch on such topics as teenage angst. Other members of the band also provide background vocal duties by harmonizing with JT’s singing, which provides a deeper sound to the performance.
Audience members are also deeply focused during the performance, yelling out every lyric to the songs with intense vigor and ecstatically crowd surfing through the venue. It is hard not to be so enthusiastic about Hawthorne Heights when they play such classics as “Saying Sorry” and “Ohio Is for Lovers”, which is considered the quintessential “Emo Anthem”. Members of the band often incite the glee of the audience by getting up close to the crowd making them feel like they are part of the show and expressing that their fans are an integral part of making the show special. The guitarist from Hawthorne Heights has also been known to stage dive into the crowd, which is followed by him playing the guitar while crowd surfing. There have also been times when JT has jumped into the crowd to sing his songs with audience members. When you attend a Hawthorne Heights concert you can expect to be in awe of their sincere delivery of the classic emo songs that they have brought to the main stream, continuing to wow fans and critics alike.

Ohio American rock band Hawthorne Heights have released five albums since their formation in 2001 and through their work with Victory Records they have been promoting themselves across the globe. Their post-hardcore and emo sound won them an instant following across the US and the UK, particularly in the latter with droves of fans packing out the venues and snatching up the tickets. Fast forward fourteen years and the group are still going strong although the lineup has changed dramatically over the time.

JT Woodruff and Matt Ridenour still remain as the band's structure and they have the same great rapport as ever. They also understand the value of their fanbase and the lack of chart success through the career so the fact they still come out is the reason that they are able to still travel around and play their music live. It is also through the fan's interest that means the label's have continued to invest into Hawthorne Heights. It is great to see them also completely behind the new tracks as they sing along to the somber tones of 'New Winter' during the chorus. They are treated to a rendition of classic track 'Ohio is For Lovers' to close this evening's proceedings.

They put on a great show, played a bunch of the hits and some songs off their new album. They could have played a few more older songs and played a bit longer but what more can one expect when attending an album release tour show for $15. Opening acts were fun to watch. The venue (Jupiter Hall, Albany, NY) was top notch, clean and organized. Wish bands I listen to would go here instead of the other local venues. Would definitely see HH again if they play locally.

It was a great show, all the band's that were there hung out in the crowd all night. They all even sold their own merch to you and autographed it if you asked. & finally Hawthorne Heights closed out the night perfectly with one of the better concert performances I've seen in a while. Not saying that the other bands were bad, cause they killed it, just saying that the whole night was lit af

They performed an amazing acoustic show! I loved every minute of it, they were wonderful. Their songs are catchy, lively, and fun, with lots of crown participation. They were very friendly after the show and signed merchandise and talked with everyone which was a nice bonus. I would go see a regular concert for sure.

Musically very talented however I’m not a fan of at the end of the show they always practically beg people to come buy merch. The lead singer at said merch stall quite rude which was a bit of a let down after the show was really good.

They were amazing. Sounded excellent. Played my two favorite songs at the end. I was beyond thrilled. Love their sound, songs, and great energy. Left feeling so happy and am hoping to see them again in the future. (:

Hawthorne Heights opened up for Silverstein, so they only had time to play 9 or 10 songs. Despite that they put on a solid show as always. Crowd was super pumped. Can't wait until they are in town again.

What an epic concert!! Absolutely had the best time and would love to see them again!! Brought back so mamy memories, love love love these guys!!! Keep rockin, can't wait for the new album!!

Saw these guys play live at least 3 times over the years. They put on a solid show, their sound on stage is amazing and its always a blast to see them when they come around.