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…and the difference is absolutely ridiculous.
Since the release of their 2015 album Blurryface, twenty one pilots have become one of the biggest bands on the planet – and it's hard to imagine things any other way.
But before that, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun were touring tiny venues in America, trying to make a name for themselves on brilliant, major-label debut Vessel. The modest crowds were in their hundreds rather than thousands, and the mind-blowing production we've seen from the duo over the past three years was restricted to a minimum.
Looking back on that time as they hit Arizona on their phenomenal Bandito tour, twenty one pilots have posted a comparison video from when they first played the state in 2013. "A lot of load-ins under our belt and this might be one of the worst…" says Tyler, before they play to a room you simply couldn't picture them performing in today.
Check it out.
Both fascinating and inspirational stuff.
If you want more proof that twenty one pilots' Bandito run is one of the most impressive tours of the year, pick up the new issue of Kerrang! for a massive poster pull-out book.
And here's a glimpse at the posters themselves:
Catch twenty one pilots live at the following:
November
15 Moda Center – Portland, OR
16 Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA
17 Taco Bell Arena – Boise, ID
19 Pepsi Center – Denver, CO
20 Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NE
21 Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO
December
7 Perth Arena – Perth, Australia
10 Adelaide Entertainment Centre – Adelaide, Australia
13 Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne, Australia
16 Qudos Bank Arena – Sydney, Australia
18 Brisbane Entertainment Centre – Brisbane, Australia
21 Spark Arena – Auckland, New Zealand
January 2019
30 Palace of Sports – Kiev, Ukraine
February 2019
2 VTB Arena – Moscow, Russia
4 Ice Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia
6 Ice Hall – Helsinki, Finland
8 Ericsson Globe Arena – Stockholm, Sweden
9 Telenor Arena – Oslo, Norway
11 Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
12 Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, Germany
14 Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany
15 Atlas Arena – Lodz, Poland
16 The O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
17 Wiener Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
21 Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy
23 Hallenstadion Zurich – Zurich, Switzerland
24 Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle – Stuttgart, Germany
25 Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany
27 Genting Arena – Birmingham, United Kingdom
March 2019
1 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
2 SSE Arena Belfast – Belfast, UK
4 The SSE Hydro Arena – Glasgow, UK
5 Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
7 The SSE Arena, Wembley – London, UK
8 The SSE Arena, Wembley – London, UK
9 The SSE Arena, Wembley – London, UK
11 Accorhotels Arena – Paris, France
12 Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 Palais 12 – Brussels, Belgium
15 Bizkaia Arena (BEC!) – Bilbao, Spain
16 WiZink Center – Madrid, Spain
17 Altice Arena – Lisbon, Portugal