Holly Humberstone @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
June 9th 2026: Holly Humberstone, Diva Smith @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Holly Humberstone | Photos Courtesy of: Carolyn Lederach
Holly Humberstone brought her Cruel World tour to Philly on June 9th 2026. The room filled with anxious fans looking forward to seeing Holly live, after it being a bit of time since she last toured in Philly. The front row crowd was a precious collection of die hard fans, including some who donned some Holly tattoos. Holly took the stage with a huge smile on her face the whole night. As someone who has listened to Holly since the her first EP came out in 2020, and got to see her for the first time tonight the setlist did not disappoint.
Setlist
So It Starts...
Make It All Better
To Love Somebody
The Walls Are Way Too Thin
Cruel World
Blue Dream
Kissing in Swimming Pools
Die Happy
Paint My Bedroom Black
Down Swinging
Deep End
Beauty Pageant
White Noise
Falling Asleep at the Wheel
Red Chevy
Drunk Dialling
Dive
Lucy
Scarlett
Diva Smith
Ruel @ TLA - Philadelphia, PA
February 24th 2026: Ruel, Arthur Hill @ Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Ruel - Photos Courtesy of: Carolyn Lederach
Ruel returned stateside in support of his latest album, Kicking My Feet. After a rescheduled show due to a large snowstorm the evening before, the show went on as expected, with a packed house at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philly on Tuesday night. UK’s Arthur Hill warmed up the stage with his unique pop-infused tunes. Once Ruel emerged from his portal to the stage, the crowd lit up with excitement. Despite Ruel mentioning being sick and the energy not being 100%, he still delivered a vocally flawless show that spanned his catalogue. The set included a collection of solo tracks dedicated to his mom and a new earworm, “Don’t Say That”, which the crowd already seemed to know all the words to after it’s made its way across the internet.
Setlist
Only Ever / Not What’s Going On
Dazed & Confused
I Can Die Now
Younger
Destroyer
No News Is Good News
Angels
The Suburbs
Free Time / Want You Around
Face 2 Face
Someone Else’s Problem
Wild Guess
You Against Yourself
Growing Up Is ____
Don’t Say That
Painkiller
Japanese Whiskey
Arthur Hill
Lola Young @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia
March 23rd 2024: Lola Young @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Lola Young - Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Lederach
Lola Young took the stage in tears on Saturday, March 23rd in Philly. Before you assume the worst, it was the good kind of tears. As the band took the stage and started to play through the familiar intro to “Conceited”, the entire crowd sang together word for word before Lola even arrived on stage. Overwhelmed with the emotion of kicking off her first headlining show in Philadelphia, Lola ran out on stage and began to cry emotional happy tears and the crowd continued to sing.
Lola took a minute to compose herself and thank the crowd then continued with the set. Leaving all her emotions on the stage of happiness, anger, and amusement, you couldn’t help but be drawn in by Lola’s stage presence. As to not let us forget about past acoustic releases we even got treated to a few acoustic tracks like “3rd of Jan”. The set also included a handful of new unreleased tracks off her upcoming album later this year. All wrapped up into the encore of the song that started off the night, “Conceited”. I can’t wait to continue to see Lola continue to grow as an artist and inevitably play to larger and larger crowds.
Setlist
Revolve Around You
Money
What Is It
Don't Hate Me
3rd of Jan
Blind Love
Walk On By
Big Brown Eyes
Black Cab
Wish You Were Dead
Flicker of Light
Conceited
Don't Hate Me
Ryan Beatty @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia
February 22nd 2024: Ryan Beatty @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Ryan Beatty - Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Lederach
Ryan Beatty finally graced us with his calico tour this month. After nearly a year since the release of his third album (and I would venture to say Beatty’s best album), Calico, we caught him in on his Philadelphia stop on February 22nd at The Theater of Living Arts. Calico was very personal to me, and one of my favorite albums of 2023, so needless to say I was very excited to experience all the songs live and the show did not disappoint. If I could live in a show for the rest of my life, I think it would be this one. The crowd was extremely respectful and quiet as Ryan took the stage, and didn’t light up until the first few notes of “White Teeth” hit.
The setlist was a heavenly mix across all three of Beatty’s releases, with the majority of the focus on songs from Calico. The stage was set up with an intimate circle of the band surrounding Ryan, who stayed seated and eyes closed the entire performance. Older Beatty singles such as “Powerslide” even had a more intimate stripped-back version, bringing new light to the oldest songs.
If you had any hesitation at all in catching Beatty on this tour, just buy the ticket now and do not miss this tour!
Setlist
Ribbons
Bruises Off the Peach
Cinnamon Bread
Andromeda
Bright Red
Haircut
Powerslide
Backseat
Casino
Hunter
Multiple Endings
White Teeth
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?
Little Faith
Neon Trees @ Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia
September 26th, 2023: Neon Trees @ Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Neon Trees - Photos Courtesy of: Mandy S.
The Favorite Daze tour started with openers Silent Rival (CA), and Laundry Day (NY). Ending with Neon Trees. I’ll be honest I had never heard of Silent Rival, but they left a mark on me with their performance that night. Sara (Vocalist) sounded amazing all night, and Jon (guitarist) ended up on the barricade. A member from Laundry Day actually came out and played drums while the drummer for Silent Rival played. All of which hyped up the crowd, warming them up for Laundry Day.
Along with not knowing of Silent Rival, I had not come across Laundry Day prior to the Favorite Daze Tour. Laundry day brought out a Lorenzo’s pizza box as a prop (if you’re a Philadelphia native you know the vibes). I was pleasantly surprised with their set and will be adding them to the rotation.
Neon Trees started off the night with “Versions of You: from their EP of the same name released in 2021. Tyler (lead vocalist) draped in a metallic Purple / Blue suit running from side stage to side stage. Proving the band is ‘Still Young’, and knows how to keep it ‘Moving in the Dark’.
Neon Trees controlled their crowd with their songs, and energy the entire night. Ending their show with ‘When the night is over’. They had three encore songs. Officially ending the night with fan favorite ‘Everybody Talks’. Yet another tour that is a must-see, their next stop is Detroit MI!
little image @ Theater of Living Art - Philly
March 10th 2023: Colony House, Little Image - Philadelphia, PA
little image - Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Lederach
Been following Little Image since I first cause them opening for Jungle Giant several years ago. The Dallas boys offer up a different awe-encompassing sound, along with thoughtful lyrics that will catch the attention of anyone looking for something different. The three-piece continues to have a very solid performance that only gets better every time I see them live.
Colony House
Sasha Alex Sloan @ Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia
August 2nd 2022: Sasha Alex Sloan, Jessie Murph, slimdan @ Theater of Living Arts
Dan Smith | Bastille - Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Lederach
Sasha Alex Sloan set out this Summer on her I Blame The World tour in support of her latest record. If you’re a fellow fan, you’ll know Sasha’s unique brand of songwriting which emulates her sad girl persona, partnered with a stark look at what is going on in the world.
I Blame The World touches on subjects of global warming, shootings, relationships, growing up, and basically anything not great going on in our world today. This tour consisted of the new bops, along with other classic sad girl Sloan tunes like “Dancing With Your Ghost”, “Is It Just Me?”, “Older”, and more. I may be biased as I’ve been waiting to finally catch a Sasha Sloan show, but she sounded perfect and fully lived up to my expectations.
Jessie Murph
slimdan
Parkway Drive // Philadelphia, PA
Parkway Drive, The Word Alive, Wage War -- TLA | Philadelphia, PA | 26 June 2017
Photos Courtesy of: Alexandra Healey
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