Haywire Cause Chaos in Times Square With Pop-Up Show
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Scouting
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone Haywire frontman Austin Sparkman and Luis Hernandez, who has directed the band’s music videos, survey the scene.
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Bright Lights, Big City
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone Sparkman prepares to entertain the NYC masses.
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Like a Prayer
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone The boys take a stroll by the Church of Scientology.
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Van Life
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone Cops on horseback were giving Sparkman the hairy eyeball, so he moved along.
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Warm-Up
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone The band practiced everything the night before to get their set-up time down to 60 seconds flat.
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On the Move
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone After loading out, it was time to go.
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Merch Table
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone Guitarist Garrett Ripley carries an amp in a handcart as a New York street vendor looks on.
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In the Pit
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone The band started out with 2024’s “Haywire.”
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DIY or Die
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone They then played their new track, “Flex Your Head” — or at least most of it.
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Hardcore
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone The crowd went wild for the brief performance.
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Night Lights
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone Haywire had teased the location to their fans on Instagram, so people knew where to show up.
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Fuzzkill
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone The cops shut down the set after just one and a half songs.
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Grab and Go
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone After the cops descended, the band packed up quickly.
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Square Pit
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone But not before getting a little rowdy.
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Mission Accomplished
Image Credit: Griffin Lotz for Rolling Stone Fans carted away some of the band’s gear as everyone scattered. And that was that: another guerilla gig on the books for Haywire.
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