PHOENIX — Brand New came to Comerica Theatre alongside Modest Mouse for their co-headlining 2016 tour. The show came very shortly after the July releases of a 10″ EP called 3 Demos, Reworked, and a 7″ single of Mene. The band started touring on June 1 in Vancouver, and will finish on July 31 in Portland.
The young crowd of Phoenicians might have had viral case of “the Mondays” spreading amongst them, or perhaps all of Brand New’s die-hard fans from the early 2000s were stuck “adulting”; because as Brand New took took the dark stage guided by flashlights, the audience’s hush with an occasional lackluster “WOO!” was equivalent to that of a crowd at a local pub who weren’t quite sure what they were in for. But without a hint of concern or scolding, the band went along with in it good humor by sushing the sparse cheers. Frontman Jesse Lacey whispered their introduction and title of the first song.
With their signature sound and high energy accompanied by strobe lights, Brand New woke them up and rocked their socks off. The audience was transfixed during their moody downtempo songs, and they showed their love for the rest of the show!
PHOTO ALBUM by Katherine Vega
Brand New – Comerica Theatre 7-25-16
Photography © Katherine Amy Vega, Kataklizmic Design
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THESE PHOTOS! I’m so in love This was a great show. I love how Lacey can be so somber and then wailing the next second.
Sound and lighting were great. I was in an area where people kinda knew what was happening; in the pit, there were only a few sections that were REALLY enjoying the Brand New set. They are so damn good live.