The Band Camino @ The Met - Philadelphia

September 14th 2023: The Band Camino @ The Met - Philadelphia, PA

Spencer of The Band Camino - Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Lederach

The Band Camino started right where they left off. In Spring 2022 the band ended their last tour in Philadelphia, only to kick off the first night of their latest tour back in Philly, but in a much bigger venue. The Band Camino kicked off their Screaming in The Dark Tour on September 14th. The very minimal stage design (embracing the darkness theme) gave me a throwback to when I used to go to glow-in-the-dark bowling in high school, adorned with backlights and glow paint, it was certainly something different…

This tour is in support of the band’s second studio album, The Dark. Another addition to TBC’s vast catalog of bops, a big step up from the first time we saw the band at Milkboy in 2019 where there were barely enough songs released to cover a whole hour set. Fans might be taken aback at first to notice neither Jeff nor Spencer has their signature keyboards on stage at the beginning of the set, but have no fear, the keyboards make their reappearance. About mid-set, the keyboard makes its appearance for an acoustic duo set from Jeff and Spencer that the screaming fan girls behind me claimed gave “major Eras vibes”.

The show was opened by the amazing Charlotte Sands and Bad Suns.