Flying The Red Flag With JEREMY LENZO From MAYDAY PARADE

Interview by Kris Peters
In just over a week's time Australia will fall victim to musical
mayhem seldom witnessed in the modern sanitised age.
With the wonders of technology taking much of the mystery and
mystique out of the rock and roll lifestyle, fans are becoming
increasingly receptive to fleeting brushes with fame and adulation
and finally the music is taking credence over the image.
But that is about to come crashing down when two global
heavyweights unite for a tour of this country that will send fans
back to the hysterics of the Beatles fan era.
All Time Low and Mayday Parade are joining forces to sweep our
little corner of paradise, promising a rollicking cavalcade of
music and excess to possibly reinvigorate the dying thrill of
music's bad boys of metal.
Having recently released the single More Like A Crash - the band's
first new music since 2021s What It Means To Fall Apart, Mayday
Parade are re-entering the peak phase of their musical cycle and
according to bass player Jeremy Lenzo the boys are just itching to
make their way Down Under.
"I have not packed yet," he laughed. "I'm having someone watch my
kid tomorrow, so I can pack and get all the laundry done I need for
the shows."
Rounding out the three-prongued extravaganza with All Time Low and
Mayday Parade is Lauren Hibberd, with Lenzo admitting he will be
approaching the run of shows with a fresh slate when it comes to
expectations.
"I'm not quite familiar with Lauren because we haven't toured with
her or met them," he almost apologised, "but with All Time Low we
go back a long time. We've toured with them probably starting back
in 2007, so on and off since then throughout the years we became
friends with them. They brought us out this year in the US and then
offered us the Australia shows as well, and we said yes to that.
We're excited to be there, it's going to be a good time."
We ask what Aussie fans can expect from the Mayday Parade live
show.
"Expect a lot of energy," he promised. "Expect a good time. Expect
that we're gonna be considerate and make it a safe space for people
to come and enjoy themselves and have fun."
In the full interview, Jeremy talks more about the tour, revisits
the early days of Mayday Parade and their musical birth, the early
vision and how it has changed since, why he thinks their debut
album A Lesson In Romantics touched a nerve with music lovers, how
the band's approach to music has changed over their time together,
More Like A Crash and if it is the start of the next album cycle,
going independent and more.