Author : West Foster

Lead singer Christofer Drew leads the crowd through a set of acoustic songs chosen by the audience members.

Juniors Jenn Gethers and Lauren Sykes watch the concert at Chain Reaction from their spots in the second row.

Last weekend, alternative band “Nevershoutnever” performed in Anaheim at Chain Reaction at two sold out shows.  Before the band performed, opening acts “Kurt Travis” and “Koji” played a set of about eight songs each.  Local acts “Tiffany Alvord” and “Bear Cat” also each performed a set of songs after winning a contest offered by the headlining band, “Nevershoutnever”, that allowed fans to vote on bands from the surrounding area that would serve as the opening acts for the shows. “I went to the show on Friday for my friend Danielle’s 18th birthday and I had a blast!” said Senior Zoe Miles. “It was such a fun way to celebrate her birthday and one of our favorite bands on the same night.” After two hours of opening bands, “Nevershoutnever” performed a one hour set that included songs from their first singles to their latest release “Time Travel”.  “This was my second time seeing ‘Nevershoutnever’ and I absolutely loved it,” said Senior Lawren Jaben. “Christofer Drew sounds almost better when he is performing live and I love his positive energy when he is on stage.” With fans playing and singing with the band and songs chosen by the audience, Saturday night’s show was very different from the night before.  Instead of following a set of songs, the lead singer Christofer Drew decided to ask the fans at the show to request songs that they wanted to hear. The band even allowed aspiring musicians in the crowd to come up to the stage and play with him during two of the songs where one fan played the guitar during “What is Love?” and the other got to sing a duet with Drew on “Bigcitydreams”. “I liked the feeling of the concert on Saturday,” said Junior Jenn Gethers. “The concert was very carefree and it was fun to have the audience choose the songs since they chose many of my favorites!” It was evident from the large lines of people waiting outside the venue and the loud screaming throughout the show , “Nevershoutnever’s” performances at Chain Reaction were clearly a hit.