TWENTY ONE PILOTS TREAT FANS TO ONE OF A KIND ALL POINTS EAST PERFORMANCE

FESTIVAL REVIEW | TWENTY ONE PILOTS w/ Bbno$, Emi Grace, Mouth Culture & Dead Pony | ALL POINTS EAST | 30th August 2026 by Nora Toth

After a highly anticipated wait, the day of Twenty One Pilots headlining All Points East has finally arrived, and what a day it was.

For me, the festival started at 11 am as I arrived to trade little gifts with other fans. But it’s quite clear that it started much earlier for others, with some people turning up before sunrise or even the night before to claim that prime spot at the front.

The sense of community was overwhelmingly beautiful; so many people in cosplay for the final act, smothered in blurryface paint or even dressing up as adorable white ‘lore creature Ned. Trading gifts outside went on until doors officially opened, and from then it was chaos. Literally.

As soon as it hit 1:30 pm, everyone started running to claim their position. It was hectic, and I felt relieved that I wasn’t in general admission preparing for the long run to barricade! All round, the day was perfect; the weather was good, the acts were brilliant, the fans were so lovely and I had the absolute best time.

Dead Pony

My first stop of the day had to be a strong one, and who better to see than Dead Pony. Surprisingly, have never seen them live before, despite them being on so many line-ups recently. For the time of day, the crowd energy was so high. They filled the tent, which was extra impressive as elsewhere queues for merch were massive across the site, and not everyone had entered the festival site yet.

I was thoroughly impressed by their entire performance; Anna Shields’ vocals absolutely blew me away, and I have been listening to them quite a bit on Spotify since their set.

Mouth Culture

I am so glad to have been able to catch some of Mouth Culture‘s set. I saw them first at Leeds Festival 2025 and they were absolutely brilliant and really lovely people.

Throughout their set, there was so much movement; a whole bunch of moshing and people on the barricade really getting into it by singing and dancing nonstop.

There is something about Mouth Culture which is so captivating; their music is brilliant and people in the audience couldn’t take their eyes off them. I can’t wait to see them on even bigger stages with even bigger crowds in the future, definitely worth keeping up with them!

Emi Grace

To check out an artist I hadn’t heard much of before, I went to catch some of Emi Grace’s set. For the stage being quite small, she pulled in a very sizeable crowd, with not many people not knowing her music either.

Her vocals were absolutely amazing, but what really stood out to me was her guitar playing; incredibly talented and with so much passion, it was so mesmerising to watch. This was probably the performance I was most surprised by- in no way was I expecting not to like it, but now I have a new artist to listen to in my own time.

Bbno$

Bbno$ are always an iconic set to go and watch. From the memes to the fan interactions – not to mention the music – Bbno$ delivers an outstanding performance wherever he goes. The fans certainly thought so too, as the stage was completely packed, with crowds of people standing outside, all singing and dancing along to his music.

This was definitely one of the most hyped shows during the day; as soon as the lights went out, the people went absolutely crazy, never leaving a quiet moment from start to finish. I loved how covers were incorporated into his own songs, ‘yezzir’ very smoothly transitioning into ‘I Love It’ by Charli XCX, making the crowd go even more mental. I really love how even though he makes music that a lot of people would say is for TikTok, he knows how to hype a crowd up and perform a fantastic show.

Twenty One Pilots

From the moment All Points East announced Twenty One Pilots, fans knew they were in for something special. London was quickly plastered with the lyric “East Is Up” from ‘Nico and the Niners’, signaling that this stop would be different to their other European festival dates this summer. The performance didn’t disappoint, living up to every inch of the hype. Not only giving us an exclusive setlist alongside full arena-level production, they brought along their signature B-stage, the iconic burning car, and the nostalgic Blurryface body paint. Fans travelled from across the world to be at this show, with many of them camping overnight and queuing from the early hours to secure a prime spot at the main stage.

Starting off, the setlist went as normal: opening with ‘Overcompensate’, into ‘The Contract’ where lead singer Tyler Joseph stood on a platform and swung his glowing microphone around (being very careful to not hit anyone in the audience). Taking off his “Clancy” cat mask at the end of the third song, ‘Centre Mass’, one of my personal favourites. with a very emotional bridge that fans adore screaming as loud as possible. The rest of the first chunk of songs also went as normal, with well known songs and incredible transitions like the one between ‘Heathens’ and ‘Next Semester’. To finish off this part of their set, they debuted their song ‘Robot Voices’ off of ‘Breach’ with Emi Grace being invited to play the guitar on stage with them.

On the walk over to the B-stage, fan favourite song ‘Routines in the Night’ returned to the set. Josh Dun was already drumming away beside the car on the second stage while Tyler walked through the crowd high-fiving fans along the way. Up next was the part I was most excited for since finding out about the B-stage: ‘Message Man’ and the transition into ‘Pet Cheetah’. During this segment, Tyler dipped his hands into the Blurryface paint, smearing it around before putting his arms up and letting the paint drip for a few moments. He had changed into a white shirt with red letters saying “ALWAYS” before walking to the stage and smearing the black paint from his hands all over the collar of the shirt and over the polished white bass.

During all of this, the car lit up in flames, burning constantly and getting more intense with each beat of the drum. It is safe to say the audience went absolutely crazy – very clearly an anticipated moment of the show. Next up, ‘Polarize’ played with the crowd swaying to the familiar tune that we all love. Finishing off the B-stage with ‘Chlorine’, Tyler started walking back through the crowd, heading towards the front right to a group of fans dressed up as ‘Ned’, a fictional character from Twenty One Pilots’ lore.

Earlier throughout the day, fans were able to sign a flag with “London” written on it in the Bandito camp and was then used in this exact moment. Held up by Josh dressed as Torchbearer whilst carrying an actual torch and walking back over to the main stage, as the instrumental ‘Torchbearer’s theme’ played through the speakers.

Back on main stage, the normal festival setlist continued; Tyler sang a cover of ‘Creep’ by Radiohead, meanwhile Josh climbed the drum tower for the second half of ‘Drum Show’. Then came ‘Drag Path’; a standout moment that I haven’t heard people stop talking about since the show. Halfway through the song, the rain started, and I cannot express how amazing that experience was. Already such an emotional experience, the rain added to it; it felt like the definition of pathetic fallacy in real life.

Nearing the end of the set, they played ‘Downstairs’ for the first time outside of the US and it couldn’t have been more emotional. A song so meaningful to so many people, I feel so lucky to have been able to experience it for myself. One of my favourite songs by Twenty One Pilots also returned to the setlist ‘Guns for Hands’. I was not expecting this one, as no one knew the setlist, so you can imagine the absolute joy I felt when it first started to creep through the speakers. I miss it already. The set ended, as it always does, with ‘Trees’, and it was an incredible end to an incredible show.

This was the only time I have ever photographed a set from the pit without my earplugs in, and I regret nothing – I just hope my ears feel the same!

“We’re Twenty One Pilots. Thank you so much for coming to this show. We absolutely love coming here to play music for you.”