LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: TWENTY ONE PILOTS AT ALL POINTS EAST FESTIVAL, LONDON 30/08/26 (+ NOVA TWINS, PVRIS, HOT MILK)
Photo credit: Bethany Miller
If you wandered into Victoria Park expecting a casual Sunday stroll, the sea of red and yellow tap and Bandito masks was your first clue that normal programming had been officially revoked. For their only UK performance of 2026, Ohio’s favourite genre-bending duo Twenty One Pilots transformed All Points East into a wonderful convention of their own heavily-curated lore.
Before Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun took to the stage to turn Victoria Park into an massive therapy session though, All Points East laid on a feast of support acts.
Looking both thrilled to be (and totally at home) on the vastness of the East Stage, LEAP brought their sultry summer indie rock to a fresh crowd. Although many may have gathered to claim their spot for the headline show, there were certainly also quite a few of the LEAP faithful, excited to see the band on ever growing stages.
“You ready to get freaky today?” frontman Jack Scott winked at the crowd as the band danced their way through a snappy set including their breakout hit of the summer ‘Sinking Feeling’, a more poignantly themed ‘Do or Die’ and suave ‘Exit Signs’. With a brief interlude in which the whole band lobbed t-shirts in the raised arms of the crowd, the rising stars finished with a mosh-pit inducing rendition of ‘Energies’.
When Hot Milk stormed the stage later on, the crowd was already primed for absolute chaos. The outfit brought their signature frantic, chaotic energy that forces you to wake up, pay attention, and probably jump around if you feel like it.
Vocalist Han stepped up early with a roaring, “Are you feeling alive London?”, a nod to their very first EP, before admitting to feeling a little emotional looking out at the packed crowd. “Connect with us right now, this is what it’s all about,” she urged, launching straight into the beautiful ‘Breathing Underwater’. By the time they closed their set with ‘Bloodstream’, the was fiercely awake and firing on all cylinders.
Next up taking to the main stage at Victoria Park, PVRIS immediately turned a sunny London afternoon into their own personal dark-pop club, with a lot of fans here to belt the lyrics out.
Opening with the bouncy ‘Dead Weight,’ Lynn Gunn had the crowd locked in from the start. By the time the acoustic intro of ‘Oil & Water’ rolled around, she took a beat to check the temperature of the field, yelling, "Can I get a hell yeah?", and receiving a roaring chorus in response.
The momentum never wavered. Mid-set highlight ‘Gimme a Minute" turned into a massive clap-along, before Gunn paused to scan the sea of red tape and Bandito masks in front of her. "How are we feeling out there?" she grinned. "Thanks for hanging out with us right now, there’s a lot of you, it’s crazy. You’re all here for TOP aren’t you?’’ before recognising some familiar faces in the crowd, ‘‘I see some OGs out there".
With the crowd thoroughly charmed, they ripped into a gritty rendition of ‘Use Me,’ followed by the fan favourite ‘Hallucinations’: "Get your dance pants on." Gunn requested, and naturally, Victoria Park obliged.
Saving the ultimate anthem for the home stretch, Gunn dedicated a fiery ‘Goddess’ to the crowd with a quick nod: "This is for the girls and the gays". Punchy, charismatic, and effortlessly cool as always, PVRIS proved once again that their alt-pop anthems play just as well in the afternoon sun as it does in a sweaty venue.
If PVRIS brought the cool, Nova Twins brought the sheer, unadulterated heat inside the North Arena. Drenched in high energy from the start, the fierce duo constantly kept the room's pulse racing. “How are you feeling, you’re feeling good?” and a full “How are we doing at the back, at the front, are we feeling good?” temperature check to make sure no corner was slacking.
When a minor technical hitch cropped up, it was met with peak rock 'n' roll charm: “It’s not a Nova Twins show without a cable mishap right? At least it’s not AI shit,” which naturally sparked a wall of loud cheers.
Backed by stunning visuals on larger-than-life screens, the duo sent the floor into a frenzy with ‘Choose Your Fighter’ - the crowd jumping in sync - before asking, “How’s the energy, are we here?”.
Closing the set with ‘Glory’, Nova Twins put on a absolute clinic in pure, unadulterated swagger. Blending their signature heavy basslines with effortless punk-rock charisma, Amy Love and Georgia South pushed Victoria Park's speakers to their absolute limit.
Meanwhile on the X stage, Honey Revenge stepped into the spotlight and injected a shot of pure dopamine.
Bursting with irresistible hooks, catchy pop-punk riffs, and infectious charisma, the duo had the entire crowd bouncing, singing along, and matching every ounce of their high-octane stage presence, in true Honey Revenge fashion.
The second the opening notes of ‘Overcompensate’ blasted across the field, Twenty One Pilots had 50,000 devotees instantly locked in. What followed was a gloriously chaotic sprint through their entire catalog.
Before anyone could even catch their breath, vocalist Tyler Joseph was already out held up by the front row for ‘The Contract’, setting the tone for a night where personal space was purely theoretical.
Following a quick temperature check of the field, the band slid into ‘Center Mass’ and the rest of the setlist. Unexpectedly, ‘Heathens’ triggered a massive singalong, and a notable treat for the hardcore fans: ‘Robot Voices’ (featuring Emi Grace) made its debut live appearance, a pure All Points East exclusive.
Naturally, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun refused to stay on the main stage. Halfway through the performance the duo trekked out to a B-stage for heavy takes on ‘Message Man’ and ‘Polarize,’ surrounding by a car and pyro, leading into a walk back through the crowd to the main stage during ‘Chlorine’.
Back on the main stage, massive walls of flame erupted right on cue for ‘Jumpsuit’, followed by ‘Nico and the Niners’.
Photos by Bethany Miller
To top it off, Josh Dun pushed the chaos further by climbing a sound tower to perform ‘RAWFEAR’ from terrifying heights, because a TØP show without a few health-and-safety concerns just wouldn't feel right.
Things also took a surprised turn during ‘Ride.’ A security guard named Lucas got pulled into the action, taking to the stage and handling the moment with pure main-character confidence, singing alongside Joseph. “Do you know the words?’’ the vocalist joked, ‘‘Hold on, he might suck.” (Spoiler: he didn't).
The crowd-pleasing chaos just kept coming: a cheeky cover of The White Stripes' ‘Seven Nation Army’ flipped into ‘Tally,’ ‘Downstairs,’ and a fan-favourite drop of ‘Guns for Hands’.
A massive singalong for ‘Stressed Out’ was the highlight, proving that their biggest anthems still hit like a ton of bricks live.
Finally, with a sweat-drenched “Do you have one more left in you?”, Twenty One Pilots closed out the night with a transcendent performance of ‘Trees’. Tonight was a wildly entertaining, theatrical victory lap from two guys who know how to hold a crowd in the palm of their hands.
Words and support acts photos by Florelle Servageon.
