We Were Promised Jetpacks

I saw We Were Promised Jetpacks on their first two tours through the U.S. and it's amazing to see how much they grown as a band and how their sound has evolved in the last 5 years or so. They still look a little stiff on stage at times, but they put on a hell of a show. The tracks from 'Unraveling mesh very well with their older tunes, and they have this fantastic ability to project their energy on the crowd. The Twilight Sad was the opener and they made me a fan right then and there. Aside from the great music, the Paradise Rock Club itself was underwhelming. the doors opened half an hour late, the venue reeked of spilled beer, there were Frat-boys heckling the band, and some coke heads trying to start their own mosh pit where people were just trying to relax and enjoy the show.

Band was in excellent form! They keep getting better, and the new material was EPIC! Great show, only (small) complaint was that the sound close to the stage was not as good as back of the house. Everything else - awesome! Good crowd too!

Checked out We Were Promised Jetpacks, one of my favorites ever since I heard 'Quiet Little Voices' on satellite radio 2 years ago, completely left me out of breath and wanting more. Although not much to watch on stage (which is why I didnt rate 5/5) they certainly fed energy into the crowd with tight instruments, on key vocals, and a wicked set list. The Paradise Club, Boston, MA, itself was an unbelievable venue as well. The intimate interior and small crowd was perfect to experience WWPJ. They were so good (and after rocking the new CD hard after the show) I went and caught them down in NYC Sunday night.

Sensitive souls blast off and burst into anthems at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA. with the Scottish foursome, "We Were Promised Jetpacks". Spindryer rhythm guitar revved into overdrive with quick-fitted bass punches. WWPJs' sound showered fire and sparks all night to the delight of the late-Sunday night crowd. Often stepping away from the mic, the singer's Scottish brogue could still be heard. No encore but I did leave on a Jetpack!

This was an incredible show! Great crowd of people and the openining liners fitted the music genre!

top quality, amazing gig.....serious energy from the band and the crowd. Excellent gig

We Were Promised Jetpacks is great live--they rock hard, but they have a softer, gentler sound at times that gives good variety and texture. Incredible energy. The opening bands were solid. The crowd was also great--there's something special about being in the midst of a large group who truly love a band, and that's what happened at this show.

Put simply, the show was flawless. These guys play with unabashed and heartfelt emotion which translates brilliantly live. I had chills for most of the show and so will you.

The concert was so fun, the bands (the opening bands were good!), the people, and the atmosphere.

Can't wait until they come back to la! Love the accents!

Talented and passionate, great music and no pretension.

It was intense. Love these guys. Amazing concert!!!

Absolutely loved it. All 3 bands: Bear Hands, Royal Bangs and We Were Promised Jetpacks are really coming into their own. I would highly recommend seeing any part of this show over anything else you're doing that night.

I want everyone to know about this band but at the same time I want to keep them all to myself! I loved the whole set.

The crowd was so amazingly amped up and supportive of WWPJ. Was an incredibly good vibe. I was thoroughly impressed with the performance, in general.

Everything about this show was incredible. Fun crowd, great music, the floor was undulating with the music. HIghly recommended.

Lights, sightlines, and audio all great for show. Openers were good. Jetpacks sounded perfect.

Royal Bangs were a pretty good opener, but WWPJ just blew the crowd away. I could feel the floor bouncing during several songs because everyone was jumping the whole time.

if you dont go you missed out!!!! at all cost go to one of the best live bands around!!

Amazing show! If you have an opportunity, go see them! You will not be disappointed.

We Were Promised Jetpacks sound very good live but an overall lack of energy from almost every band member but their drummer kept things from being really interesting. I can say that I had fun but that I would not go out of my way to see them again. Keep on rocking guys, I know others definitely enjoyed the show more than I did.

Probably the best show I've ever been to. The energy was amazing and the band had great stage presence even though they didn't talk very much. The lead singer jumped around during the heavy guitar bits and the drummer was incredible. I would definitely recommend this show to anyone, fan or not. If you are a fan, you will leave very happy, and if you're not a fan, you will become one. I spent the entire show in front of the stage (it was general admission, so there was no seats). If you don't like standing, you're kind of out of luck. There's a balcony, but you have to stand there too. As far as I could tell there weren't any seats which afforded a view of the stage. I usually don't like standing, and it was a little annoying when all the drunk people were bumping into me (and a few people pushed me to the side because I'm tall and they couldn't see), but it's worth it to be close to the action.

Great Show! First time seeing them and it went really well. The place wasn't too packed, good energy, but I couldn't imagine seeing a bigger band here as it would be overcrowded easy. The opening act didnt show up so that sucked. The only other negative was it was evident they had sound issues- the front man and other bassist kept looking up at the sound girl to turn the equilizer/volume up or down when the song started. Still sounded great and overall a great time. Send up free tickets!

I've seen this band a few times already and have had a great time at each show. Super good sound and energy. They open with "Conductor" (a very good song) and it only gets better from there. They also played some new songs not on "These Four Walls" album.

I was turned on to this band back in January and have been in love ever since.This show was amazing! The venue was great, I prefer seeing shows at bars rather than arenas & stadiums so the Horseshoe Tavern was perfect.The crowd was awesome and of course the Jetpacks rocked! I can't wait for their next album and hope that they come to upstate New York, Not that I minded driving the 3 hours to Canada to see them, I'd do it again in a heartbeat! If you like these guys and they come to your town (or near by) GO SEE THEM!!!!!

The Magic Stick really is a great place to catch a show. Small and intimate, it is possible to get close to the band. Both Jetpacks and their opening act, Bear Hands, were fabulous. Jetpacks had great energy and sounded amazing live. Lead singer, Adam Thompson, has a wonderful since of humour and would talk to the audience every once in a while. I would definitely see them again!

Love the Jetpacks! Although part of me wants them to stay relatively obscure so I can continue to see them in small venues.

Loud, accelerated with no setback in dynamic accumen. Beyond their years.

They destroyed last night. They play with such intensity but it stil manages to be really fun and upbeat. They could easily rock an entire stadium. The band is incredibly talented and played their instruments so fast their hands were but a blur. Loved it!

Both WWPJ and Bear Hands put on great shows! Really awesome venue, too. My only gripes were that the vocals for WWPJ were cranked WAY too loud (ears are still ringing) and they did not play an encore...which I suspect was a venue/time limit issue. Overall, great time and would definitely recommend!!!

the show was awesome, great band to see live. they did not play my favorite song but other then that I was happy with the show all around.

Although many came to see We Were Promised Jetpacks preform their favorite songs, many were taken by suprise by the incredible talent presented by the opening acts. Bear Hands took to the stage first and succeeded in making heads bobb and feet tap. The Lonely Forest then inspired the crowd with their incredible passion for their music while girls oogled and snapped photographs of the newly signed group. Lyrically captivating and instrumentally catchy, they quickly grabbed the attention of the Troubadour and collected new fans. We Were Promised Jetpacks came on next with an inviting roar of the crowd and fans crowded in to get as close as possible to the stage. Pretty good show I'd say. But overall, I would say that The Lonely Forest had the best energy and crowd pleasing preformance.

fantastic concert! even the opening bands were good. great audience they sang along and screamed like they were the Beatles! Jet packs were wonderful great showmen and musicians. If your at SXSW go see them. or anywhere else they play. put them on your radar watch these boys are going somewhere.

hands down, they were the Best show i have seen, blew every expectations i had....

The show was as spectacular as the opening track on their album, These Four Walls. Immediately engaging the crowd and setting the mood, playing Quiet Little Voices second on the set list, their energy built steadily through the gig.

Awesome show, they sounded great and seemed to have a good time

We were promised jetpacks were simply put, amazing live. The sound quality was top notch and vocals were spot on. Would definitely recommend to everyone.

We Were Promised Jetpacks was by far the best show I have EVER seen.

I've loved WWPJ for a while now, and I've seen them in their earlier stages when These Four Walls was just released, but the setlist combined their brand new album with their well-known stuff flawlessly. As far as the Paradise goes, I've seen 3 shows here and all of them have been amazing. No hiccups, awesome lighting, great view from anywhere, just an overall great experience.

Great show at the Grog Shop in Cleveland by We Were Promised Jetpacks! Loved seeing the singer belt em out. A lot of natural talent there and I am so looking forward to hearing more from them over the years! Great voice, a great Scot accent and then they break into the hard pumping punk sound and it gets right into my soul!

Fantastic show, they sounded great live. Even the people who went with us who hadn't heard the album loved the show. Great energy, and unbelievable stage presence for such a young band--these guys are going to be around for a while and could have played for a much bigger audience with ease...

It was a really great night. We Were Promised Jetpacks put on a really good live show and the openers were amazing too. Well done!

It was so amazing to see my favorite band and I couldn't believe how good they played .. Sound just the same .. And they made this experience unforgettable

Never a boring show. Always great from start to finish!

Truly enjoyed "we were promised jet packs". The venue was perfect. Love that it was smoke free too!!

My first time seeing Jetpacks live and so glad I did. They rocked it beginning to end. I will absolutely see them again.

I had pretty high expectations for this show and they more than delivered on all of them. WWPJ rocked. The opening act was pretty good too.

Great energy. Super fun time! Highly recommended! :)

I don't go to shows much anymore but this has been my favorite band for the last 3 years. I was blown away!!! Studio albums do them no justice. Amazing, amazing, amazing!!!

Fantastic show! I never listened to them before but was completely blown away by how awesome they truly are. Listening to them on an iPod/radio does them absolutely NO JUSTICE. The Sinclair was a perfect place to house this band. It was sort of small but comfortable. Wasn't overly crowded and I liked that there were bars both upstairs and downstairs. Phenomenal show altogether. Would DEFINITELY see them again in a heartbeat!!!

His was one if the best shows I have ever gone to. WWPJ were amazing!

I've listened to this band for a few years now and always thought they were great. The live show surpassed my expectations by a huge margin, tons of energy, sounded amazing, made it one the funnest shows I've been to in a long time, even if Webster Hall completely sucks. Would absolutely go them anywhere.

Great band - great gig - great new tunes from new album...

I hadn't seen them live before, but have rocked out to their albums a number of times. I was already a fan. But their live show was so much more enveloping, so much more immersing! Rich sounds and multiple layers from their 3 guitars, 1 bass, 1 keyboard/sampler and drummer. I'll be going to their next show here in Boston.

Band is super friendly and puts on an amazing show!

We Were Promised Jetpacks played a great show. The venue is an average bar with a wide open room for shows -- nothing special, but the drink prices were good :) the size of the venue lent an up-close and personal vibe... Which was broken at times by loud drunk audience members. Opening bands weren't great, but they rarely are. WWPJ was fantastic. Vocals were a bit hard to hear but it didn't ruin the experience. Only major complaint was that I had no idea WWPJ wasn't goin on until 11:50 pm. It was advertised as a 9 pm show. I drove from out of town for this and would've loved to know this; I would've taken my good old time while traveling.

Jetpacks played an amazing show that sounded even better than the album. Almost an hour set with a great song lineup from pit of the stomach and a few from these four walls. Great band to see live every time they come to the USA

I truly enjoyed seeing these guys and had been trying to see them since I heard they debut a couple of years ago. Jumped at the chance and it was well worth. The live versions of their songs made the album versions, themselves great, seem pedestrian in comparison. That is the sign of a great band. However, it appeared that half the crowd had no idea who they where and just happened to be in the neighborhood. Ah yes, the NYC concert-goer.

Every time I see these guys they get better and better. We were able to snag some great seats up on the balcony. They songs they play are great on the albums, but the lead singer and drummer just seem to be having such a good time standing up there singing and playing!

so bloody good!!! will blow you away!!! they play their hearts out every time

These guys are so good! It's the secondt time I've seen them in Boston and I'll see them whenever/wherever I can. They've got a following because I met the same people from the last show.

Awesome band to see live. Even if you don't know them that we'll their talent will blow you away

WWPJPs was stellar. If you have the chance to see them live - go. I would go again in a heartbeat. I wish the ATL crowd was more energized, because it would it would have pumped the band to play. They didn't play some songs I really thought they would and there was no encore. It was almost as if the band said that "ATL, you had no energy and don't deserve my best or an encore". Even that said, I can't wait to see them again.

I was impressed by each of the performances. Bad Veins and New Cassettes are so much better live, and that can be difficult without any sound editing. All the groups were great showmen. It was very exciting to be there and witness them. Each group was clearly vibing off each other making it that much more enjoyable for the crowd.

I am a big fan of all three bands, and I'm actually very surprised at the reviews VV I think all three bands did great! WWPJ showed there heart, The Royal Bangs was full of energy, and Bear Hands preformance was nothing less then perfect. I didnt see any corners cut in any of the bands that night and the venue was close knit and gave room for respect. Id be happy to return to the music box and am excited to attend more shows to all three of these bands when possible.

Great atmosphere and great bands! Drinks were awesome as well

Already a fan... but damn, the passion they show onstage and their live mix is even better than I hoped for. Would give five stars, but I need to leave a little headroom for the future.

W.W.P.J. were amazing at The Music Box in Hollywood. I didn't care for the opening acts, Royal Bangs & Bear Hands, but that's my own opinion! W.W.P.J. sounded just like there albums, if not better. Definitely worth the time and money!