“Winning North America”
The North America tour was where Enthusiastic Panther proved to others (not to mention themselves!) that they had something special. Fanthers began to joke after Winnipeg that the band might yet “win North America” and by the time they ended their epic show in Halifax, the legend was already well on its way.
Jessica Shows
These refer to shows where Enthusiastic Panther play an entire show of new songs. This odd naming came about because of a fan named Jessica who attended the first one in Missoula, Montana and wrote a blog post about it that became an instant classic in the fan community. The band secretly invited her when they planned on doing the same thing in Halifax. She later wrote a second blog post about the experience. She had a lot of the original enthusiasm, but it wasn’t quite as special as the first time.
Halifax
The Halifax set wasn’t just legendary because of the all-new setlist. It also marked a left turn for the band because the songs were all based on a single fantasy world and sequenced linearly into a kind of rock opera. The fandom was immediately introduced to a range of new characters such as Olivia, Duke, Raiya, and Moonstrike.
Moonstrike
Moonstrike’s Lament was played for the finale in the Halifax show, and became an immediate fan favourite. Some fanart of Moonstrike managed to capture the imaginations of many Fanthers, and before the European tour even began, images of Moonstrike tattoos began springing up across the internet.