Returning Bands Rock Concord

Motion Theater rocked the Subway Sides stage alongside My Only Safe Haven.
Photo By: Christian Pridemore

Concord University welcomed back some familiar faces on Wednesday, March 9, when the bands My Only Safe Haven and Motion Theatre returned to the Subway Stage once again to give us their soulful performances. Safe Haven began the night by performing some of their original songs such as “This is Your Story, Not a Goodbye Letter” and “Falling Up,” in addition to such pleasant surprises as a well articulated cover mashup between Michael Jackson and Nirvana. What made this performance from Safe Haven all the more appreciated is the fact that the lead singer, Kayla Saunders, confessed to the audience that she had been feeling ill the night before the show.

    The following band, Motion Theatre, gave what can truly be described as a rock concert reminiscent of a time when rock concerts were much more interactive. The band’s lead singer, Greg Lilly, and the lead guitarist, Robbie Lanham, had the most interaction with the students in the audience. Both Lilly and Lanham danced all around the Subway stage and through the Subway and Starbucks areas, jumping on tables, talking with students about varying topics of self-worth and the vulgarity of a rock lifestyle, and they banged their heads  like there was no tomorrow. Motion Theater performed a multitude of songs, some of the more noteworthy ones being “Skin and Bones” and “Atom in Eve.” Both bands were very talented, and Concord students were left with their minds and bodies thoroughly rocked.