Hot Chelle Rae take over the Empire State Building in New York City on Thursday afternoon (July 19).

The guys — Nash Overstreet, Ryan Follese, Jamie Follese, and Ian Keaggy — stopped by the skyscraper for a little sightseeing before their concert on The Today Show on Friday morning (July 20).

Although taped, the concert won’t air until later in the week because of the unfortunate Colorado shootings during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises.

“Thank you so much to everyone that came out today. Unbelievable turn out. We would have met you all, but they made us stop due to weather and safety… I am floored …. All our thoughts and prayers are with the families that fell victim to the inhumane acts of this mornings shooting…Won’t be thinking of anything else,” Ryan tweeted on the band’s Twitter account.

FYI: The guys are all wearing hawk n sparrow.

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