Double headliner sells out hometown show

Tickets sold out well in advance for the double headlining show featuring La Dispute, Title Fight and special guests, The Hotelier, at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, Mich. last Friday.

La Dispute is a post-hardcore band originally from Grand Rapids, Mich. The band headlined the tour alongside Title Fight, a melodic hardcore band from Kingston, Pa. Both bands were touring to celebrate their most recent album releases which both came out within the six months. Opening the concert was pop punk group The Hotelier from Worcester, Mass.

The Crofoot Ballroom, which served as the venue, has standing capacity for up to 1, 100 people and all three bands performed for a sold-out show. Patrons circled the building for hours waiting for doors to open at 6:30 p.m.

The concert was general admission with standing room only and tickets sold for $25 in advance.

“It’s worth waiting for a show like this,” said Adam Bouliane, 24. Bouliane is a Windsorite who frequently travels across the border to attend concerts. “I’ve been waiting for a tour like this for years and you don’t want to miss an opportunity to get to see bands like this.”

Even with the lack of breathing room in the sold-out venue, the crowd held nothing back when the bands took the stage.

“There’s nothing like playing in Michigan,” La Dispute said as they closed the show. The band was established in 2004 and is celebrating their third full-length studio album. They claim to owe it all to their humble Michigan roots.

Although the concert took place in Pontiac, the crowd was mostly from surrounding Michigan cities with large number of Windsorites in attendance.

Since 1990, attendance at concerts in North America has more than doubled. According to The Statistics Portal, this trend will continue moving forward in 2015. Windsorites habitually cross into the United States for concerts due to a lack of touring in their area.

Since Saturday, La Dispute has moved on to the European leg of their tour.