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THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
VENUE: GALLAGHER SQUARE (SAN DIEGO, CA)
DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2023
WRITTEN BY: ROME THORPE
Opening up their set with Swing, Swing, the All-American
Rejects brought tons of early-2000s nostalgia route to the
heart of San Diego on their Wet Hot All-American Summer
Tour, performing downtown at Gallagher Square-PETCO
Park. Fans of all-ages came and embraced the emo-pop
group with many dressing as if it was the era of the band’s
beginning, giving a blast-from-the-past feeling with what
fashion once was during the Rejects upbringing.
As the performance went on you could feel the energy of
the crowd rise in anticipation for certain songs with
familiarity of the opening hooks of hits including Dirty Little
Secret and Gives You Hell.
The fans' unification gave a wholesome experience as the
crowd moved in unison singing along throughout the night,
screaming and yelling with excitement, feeding off of the
energy of the band. The Rejects brought out the young
teenager out of everyone in attendance and brought back a
time period that felt like it was present even though it very
much is from the past.
