After six years, popular post-hardcore band La Dispute released their album “No One was Driving the Car” on Sept. 5, announcing it with a lofty European and American tour featuring alternative bands Tummy Ache and Glitterer. The tour began in Europe on July 10 and is scheduled to end on Sept. 20 in Indianapolis.

The album’s name comes from a news article about a Tesla car accident. “No one was driving the Car” channels La Dispute’s classic post-hardcore, screamo sound, combined with spoken word set against an apocalyptic backdrop.

On Sept. 16, they performed at the Beacham in Orlando, FL, and overall, the show was great, but there were a few things I wanted to discuss.

The first opener, Tummy Ache, was good musically, but I don’t think they were very fitting for the vibe.  I think this was one of their first bigger tours, as the singer has stated they were just a DIY band, so you could sense the nervousness of the band, but throughout their set, you could see that the singer became more comfortable.

I would have liked to see a band open that got the crowd excited and amped up for La Dispute, but instead, it made me sleepy, and others agreed with me. I will add that they had an amazing drummer, and for a band consisting of only three people, they did quite well.

Additionally, the second opener, Glitterer, I don’t think, was very fitting for the manner of this tour. One thing I didn’t really like about this band was how all their song sounded the same. They would be singing the next song, but I couldn’t tell because it sounded exactly like the other one. I don’t think this band had a lot of musical versatility.

I think it would have been much better if Glitterer had been the first to play and if they had added a punk band to really get the crowd going on the ballot instead of Tummy Ache.

Glitterer did amp up the energy of the crowd, though, and prepared them for what everyone was waiting for: La Dispute.

Right off the bat, La dispute did not disappoint. Jordan Dreyer sounded exactly like how he sounded off the record, and even after almost 10 years of performing, there was no sign that their energy had dwindled with age.

They opened with the lead single from the album “I Shaved My Head,” which I think was the perfect song to open with; the sound of his voice and drums just continued to build off the anticipation of the crowd. And once it got the breakdown down, that tension had finally broken, and the pits had started to form, well, pits in a way…

Overall, though La Dispute’s set was perfect, there was a good blend between mosh-pit-worthy songs and chill, relaxed ones. Some of my favorites they performed were “Woman (Reading)”, which, when hearing live, you could really hear the emotion behind the song. I also really enjoyed King Park, which got the whole crowd going and yelling all the lyrics.

And after the set was finished, the band heard the cries of the crowd and performed an encore, which was the perfect ending for the night.

The only thing that I was extremely upset about was that they didn’t perform “Such Small Hands.” I would’ve loved to hear that live.

Overall, I would give this concert a 7/10. The openers really downgraded the experience for me, but I think for 30 bucks, you couldn’t go wrong seeing a band like La Dispute.