Twenty One Pilots Transform Firefly Music Fest 2017 Into a Magical Funhouse

Okay, okay, I admit it: I'm one of those people who only knew about Twenty One Pilots as being the guys from the Suicide Squad soundtrack and the ones who accepted their GRAMMY Award with no pants on. But during the duo's headlining performance at Firefly Music Fest 2017, I was surprised in the best possible way to learn that TØP are the pure embodiment of wacky musicianship.

Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun opened their set with a vintage-looking video of a Godzilla-esque monster stepping on the Hollywood sign at Coachella. Joseph later explained the reasoning behind the clip: "It's not that we don't like Coachella, we can't stand it." That bold, no-holds-barred affirmation became the basis of the duo's performance. I had low expectations for TØP at first, but those were quickly shattered when I found myself in the middle of the guys' weird-as-hell but incredibly intruiging freak show.