Twenty One Pilots recording Columbus concert for new live album

Twenty One Pilots surprised its hometown Skeleton Clique Friday by announcing the show would be recorded for a live album.

The band, composed of a pair of Columbus natives , is playing the first of three nights at Nationwide Arena Friday.

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When the announcement came on screen before the band came out, the crowd screamed with excitement.

The announcement said: "This show will be recorded for a live album. We have placed 40 crowd mics all around this place. So give us everything you've got?"

The band opened with pyrotechnics and led the crowd in a singalong of its song "Overcompensate."

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Twenty One Pilots Columbus opener to be recorded for live album