MUNA brought their North American tour to the historic Fillmore in San Francisco for two sold-out nights.
To kick off the second night of their two-night engagement, MUNA performed “What I Want,” the last single they released from their self-titled third studio album. They then followed that up with a classic song of theirs, “Number One Fan,” which was the lead single from their sophomore album, Saves The World.
Each member of the band was giving their all on stage from Katie dancing her heart out, to Josette and Naomi both playing the hell out of their guitars while simultaneously hyping up the crowd. Katie talked about how awesome it has been to see the fans singing along every night and knowing each and every one of their lyrics probably better than she does.
When coming up with the setlist for this tour, they could have just played the whole new record and nobody would have minded. But they knew that they needed to squeeze some old ones in for their sake and that of the fans.
Throughout the night, the band kept checking in with the crowd to make sure everyone was okay. Katie also took a moment and talked about how a friend said their favorite thing about a MUNA concert is that it’s a place where you can just be with everybody no matter what your sexuality is. This was really cool for them because they often get labeled as a gay/lesbian band as all of the members are queer.
The band calls a lot of their songs inherently horny but they do also have some sadder songs as well, like “Loose Garment.” Right after that, they said “Let’s make things even sadder,” and played “If You Love Me Now” from their debut album. This song, in their opinion, is one of the saddest songs you will ever hear.
At one point during the night, they also performed a cover of everybody’s favorite throwback song, “Mr. Bright Side,” and to say the crowd went wild is an understatement. After that, they performed probably their most well-known song, “I Know A Place,” the third single from their 2017 debut album About U. The song holds a special place in the band’s hearts as it was created as an anthem for the safety of the LGBTQ community. It is meant as a rallying cry and a reminder that safe spaces can exist, but its catchy, uplifting melody also makes it worthy of replaying over and over again.
To end the night, they performed their hit song “Silk Chiffon,” the lead single of their latest album and the song that kicked off the new MUNA era, while also featuring the incredible Phoebe Bridgers and a music video referencing the cult classic film, But I’m A Cheerleader.
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