We couldn’t do something like that generally with a crowd, and we added a few other things like backup singers and band members and some dancers. We had five or six different set pieces we ran back and forth from, and it took up the entire arena floor. When we decided to try and tackle something, we knew we had to rework everything from the ground up and reimagine what the performance would look like, and in some ways, we took advantage of the fact there wasn’t a crowd there. It was like, ‘This is cool, there’s kind of like a buildup hype, we’ve got the countdown on the screen, and then the show starts, and after two songs, you know exactly what the rest of the thing is.’ We had a lot of conversations, it was a topic on the table, and we looked at each other and had a conversation because it felt like we couldn’t pull off an authentic version of a Twenty One Pilots show that we would feel proud of. Being completely transparent, it was a little bit underwhelming for both of us. Then the pandemic came around, and, even initially, we started seeing some bands and artists doing livestreams. It’s like we’re putting on a show without our other band members. We’ve always involved the audience as much as we can, so the idea of doing something without an audience felt impossible. That hasn’t changed since we were playing in bars and clubs. Our answer was always no because the way we pull off our show requires people, and we’ve intentionally made it that way. Livestreams have been around since before the pandemic, so people often asked us if we would ever do one. Whose idea was it to go so big?ĭun: That’s a good observation. Twenty One Pilots went all in and effectively staged a high production stadium show. Many bands were doing this kind of thing, but the staging was stripped down. Thompson: I was very surprised about how much effort was put into creating that in the arena. It’s one of those cool moments where reliving that experience, surrounded by people, will be completely different but really cool. Now, it’s come back around where everyone can grab a friend, family members, or a group of people and go together and experience this thing all over again with other people. The way it was initially performed and streamed was with people essentially sitting at home alone, or maybe calling friends and watching it together that way. The livestream came about because of the pandemic, which meant we couldn’t tour. ![]() ![]() We didn’t know what we would do with the livestream after that, but there were definitely the beginning of plans and conversations about what makes sense, and it was like, ‘Okay, let’s hold on to it for now and think about next steps.’ Over time, it started to make sense, and we were like, ‘Let’s show this to people again in a really fun, cool, and unique way.’ We put so much time and work into pulling off that livestream, and I also think about the full circle of this thing. As soon as the livestream occurred, you could go and buy the album. The original livestream that we did took place as a hand-in-hand event with the album release. Dun: That just happened organically as well.
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