Bands from p 21 through the list of the other bands, bands that we like or we’re friends with,” Burch continued. “We’ve played shows with Sydney, we’re huge fans of hers ... and that’s how the bill came together.” Surprisingly, it’s been a while since Jimmy Eat World has played a regular concert in Phoenix. “The last time we played a proper Phoenix headlining show where we played a full set and it wasn’t like us opening up for somebody or doing a secret show at Crescent Ballroom … was 2015 at the Marquee Theatre,” Jimmy Eat World drummer Zach Lind explained. “So that was one of the reasons that we wanted to do this show, because we’ve sort of neglected our home city and we wanted to make it right.” For members of The Maine, playing with Jimmy Eat World is a dream come true. “It’s an honor to play with Jimmy Eat World, a band that influenced why we’re here today,” said Maine drummer Patrick Kirch. “We’ve been doing it for 15 years but we never would have imagined being able to share the stage with Jimmy Eat World,” lead singer John O’Callaghan added. “We started our band probably 10 years after Jimmy Eat World did, so seeing bands like Jimmy Eat World and The Format become bands that you’d see on MTV and that your parents would know, and the fact that they’re from here, was a big inspiration in just that it’s possible. Till you see it’s possible, you don’t know where to go.” For Sprague, the relative newcomer, both of the other local acts on the bill have been longtime musical influences for her. “I’ve been a fan of both of these bands since I was in middle school. Like a crazy, obsessive fan — I apologize. It’s very surreal to get to play with either of them, and both is a lot,” she said. Tickets for the show, which starts at 7 p.m. on October 28 at Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 West Washington Street, Jim Louvau Adkins with a Tele. start at $49. Visit livenation.com for tickets and details. Jimmy Eat World Contemplates the Past, Present, and Future Jimmy Eat World may be celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band in 2023, but they’ve known each other much longer than that, as frontman and lead guitarist Jim Adkins told the crowd at the August 23 press conference. Though “we met each other in high school because we all played in different bands, Zach’s mother was our preschool teacher, actually, so we all came up in the same public school system out in Mesa,” he said. Adkins, drummer Zach Lind, bassist Rick Burch, and rhythm guitarist Tom Linton reminisced plenty during the press conference to promote the October 28 show, from telling the crowd what it felt like to be an up-and-coming band in the 1990s to talking about the long-gone venues they remember. Lind said the support that bands received from each other back in those days was crucial. “Just having that core group of >> p 24 Luke Holwerda/New Times Archives Jimmy Eat World played a “secret” show at Modified Arts in 2009. 22 OCT 20TH–OCT 26TH, 2022 PHOENIX NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | FEATURE | NEWS | OPINION | FEEDBACK | CONTENTS | phoenixnewtimes.com
