The volume was set on full, Friday night at Six Flags Darien Lake Performing Arts Center where Hinder, Staind and 3 Doors Down rocked a packed audience on a beautiful night. Hinder opened the action, highlighted by the intriguing stage set up of metal stage blocks with the band's name Hinder lighting up.

Austin Winkler, the band's front man, kept the audience on their toes with his Steven Tyler like screams and microphone stand draped with bras, opposed to the scarves that Aerosmith's front man became known for. Daniel Cappellino, who was in attendance, loved the group's enthusiasm. "I was only familiar with a couple of their songs, but they were just of those bands that you didn't need to know their stuff to enjoy the performance.

Hinder was followed by popular rock group Staind. After following such an energetic performance that Hinder brought, it would be fair to say that Staind's performance was a little flat. Each band member was on a different energy level, having front man Aaron Lewis with the least. The crowd responded wildly to the band's hits such as, "It's Been a While" and "Outside". There was also a very positive response to Aaron Lewis' cover of "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.

Three Doors Down came out to the sounds of a rolling locomotive, signifying their new song, "Train". Once the group began the climb back to the higher energy level, they shocked the audience with their biggest hit with the second song. The video monitors on stage gave a clue, showing a number three inside the superman symbol. After pumping the crowd up with "Kryptonite" they never took their foot off the pedal.

With the help of pyrotechnics of fire, fireworks, and sparklers, Three Doors Down rarely gave the crowd a break, other than with some of their softer hits such as; "Away From the Sun" and "If I Could Be Like That." The group also used the video monitors to help add a unique flair to the performance. During two of their songs including, "When I'm Gone", the band paid tribute to the troops via a video montage.

Christopher Kaiser took notice to the band's use of various pyrotechnics. He especially enjoyed the way they ended the show. "As the song was ending, the lead singer turned to the back of the stage and pretended to shoot a pistol. As he mimicked firing, each shot a firework went off. The whole show was so exciting I don't know how I am going to fall asleep tonight."