show log: wrong worshippers and friend, 7/26/27

pic by @_emerson_rose_ on instagram

let me tell you what i knew going into this show. i've seen recent high-school grads wrong worshippers a million times -- they're my friends -- but i'm never disappointed in a show of theirs. this was their hometown date on their first ever tour alongside friend! they'd been to nyc and two maryland dates at this point, and after this rva show they were heading to dc. let me say real quick -- i am so extremely proud of the wrong worshippers, and eternally honored to have worked with them on their flyers and album art. they're up and coming and destined to do great things, so make sure you check them out on their instagram, spotify, or bandcamp.

i also knew a bit about friend. the philadelphia band had seen a few viral tiktok moments by this point, but before that i'd briefly seen them in a cramped basement called the rabbit hole back in the summer of 2022. unfortunately, cars started getting ticketed and me and my friends decided to leave that show before i got to see friend's full set. what i'd seen on tik tok had been great -- songs like 'braces' and 'no room for pigs in heaven' are certified bangers.

wrong worshippers was first after evan solomon's opening set. by this point, i'm more than familiar with wrong worshippers' set, and yet -- they're always tons and tons of fun. singer/bassist nick walker absolutely shines on stage and drummer milo mcadams is full of energy. no matter how large the audience they always put on amazing shows and this was no different. once they get a few songs in they start going crazy -- milo jumping onto nick's back to take the mic and all sorts of things like that. they got the crowd going crazy. we were two-stepping and moshing and exploded when milo did his signature move of jumping into the crowd to mosh with us while nick played some crazy bass… read more on my neocities, aryllsappreciations.neocities.org