If there’s one band that has never wavered from their sound and ethos over the last 20 years, it’s New Found Glory. Staying committed to their messages of honesty and striving to be a good person and better friend, they have put out two studio albums, one live album, and more.

While Catalyst may have been lost amongst that list, it has stood the test of time with people still singing along years later, and New Found Glory recently celebrated the album with their Catalyst 20 Years Later Tour at The Fillmore Silver Spring. Among the chief anthems are “Intro” and the ever catchy earworm, “It’s All Downhill From Here” (Which let’s face it, they absolutely called it when they wrote this song give today’s politics and social climate). With songs that hit their career best at No. 3 on the Billboard Music Charts, this album may not be their most popular, but it is one that fans can’t live without as they brought some of our favorite NFG songs ever.
With about 1300 people present at The Fillmore Silver Spring on August 19, New Found Glory started off their set strong with “It’s All Downhill” in the first three songs, the band had everyone prepared to sing along with the rest of the album all night. Playing the album straight through, toward the end they played my personal favorite, “At Least I’m Known For Something,” one of the heaviest hitting songs on the album with a slow build up of chugging guitars and lightning quick drumming, becoming quicker and louder for 20 seconds until the vocals hit, bringing you into an amazing trance, ready to dance and jump with the rest of the song.

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The set featured pieces built based on the album’s “creepy carnival” new-school tattoo style cover, letting everyone be pulled into the world of the pop-punk kids that knew it was never a phase, it’s how we were raised.

For the encore they did an amazing job covering “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, “Hit Or Miss,” and of course “My Friends Over You.” This had the audience roaring and ready to go despite it being the end of the show, and everyone left much more amped than when they came in.

Here are some photos of New Found Glory performing at The Fillmore Silver Spring on August 19, 2024. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Carol Lowe.