Matt Maeson: Watch My Step Tour w. Joe P

Matt Maeson makes songs for those moments when you need them the most. No matter how fast life goes, he can get a grip on it and slow it down just enough to sing about it. The Virginia-born and Nashville-based multiplatinum singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist transforms complicated feelings, uneasy thoughts, and self-doubt into arrestingly catchy alternative anthems anchored by relatable and raw emotion.

Throughout the last decade, Matt has documented life’s twists and turns on tape. In 2019, he struck a chord and made history with his first LP, Bank on the Funeral. The album’s two Platinum-certified singles “Cringe” and “Hallucinogenics” [feat. Lana Del Rey] each climbed to #1 at Alternative, elevating him as “the first ever male solo artist to log two #1 Alternative hits from a full-length debut LP.” On its heels, 2022’s Never Had To Leave incited critical acclaim from American Songwriter, Consequence of Sound, and more. He emerged as the rare talent equally comfortable supporting Zach Bryan in arenas or lending his voice to tracks alongside Gryffin, Illenium, and Chelsea Cutler. He also embarked on the sold-out acoustic That’s My Cue Tour captured on his 2024 live record, That’s My Cue: A Solo Experience.

Along the way, Matt got married, moved from Austin to Nashville, and became a dad. He processes all of these pivotal changes out loud on his new single, “Everlasting” [Atlantic Records]. Frustrated and confused, Matt wrestles with leaving it all behind only to dust himself off and exhale a mantra-like chant through a haze of strings, “Grit your teeth and make us proud. Fake it when you don’t know how.”

Joe P opens the show!
Joe P makes the kind of indie rock that still trusts a guitar hook to do real emotional labor. The New Jersey songwriter has written and recorded the bulk of his work in his basement studio over many late night sessions. Across Emily Can’t Sing, French Blonde, and his debut album Garden State Vampire, he has sharpened his writing into something both ragged and precise: songs like “Fighting in the Car,” “Off My Mind,” “Shadow in the Sun,” and “Birthday Baby (The Girl with No Smile)” feel diaristic without becoming slack, polished without sanding off their nerves.

His rise has unfolded in parallel with tours and dates alongside Cold War Kids, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Spacey Jane, Joywave, Good Neighbours, beabadoobee, and Matt Maeson, while his recorded work has also intersected with figures like Mt Joy and K.Flay. Across festival dates at Lollapalooza, ACL, and Sea. Hear. Now, and headline shows across the US, he has brought a massive rock energy to stages everywhere. After the release of Garden State Vampire & Stripped, he is embarking on a solo headline tour, bringing the personal, intimate performances from his social media to the stage for the first time.

Doors open 7pm