Live Nation set to offer $30 summer concert deal
Live Nation 's new summer concert promotion is coming, and the live music behemoth will offer $30 tickets to roughly 1,000 concerts.
Why it matters: The " $30 Ticket to Summer" launches May 21 and includes shows from Nelly, Luke Bryan, Halsey, blink-182, Leon Bridges, Billy Idol, Kesha, Willie Nelson and more.
Flashback: Last summer, Live Nation celebrated 10 years of "Concert Week" with $25 tickets, but those deals only lasted one week.
This new promotion will add more tickets throughout the summer, giving fans more flexibility.
Between the lines: Tickets purchased through the offer include all fees in the $30 cost, according to Live Nation. Any taxes, which will differ between venues, will be added at checkout.
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New York Post
16 hours ago
- New York Post
What do tickets cost to see Luke Bryan on tour in 2025?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Time to get your buzz on. Luke Bryan is currently one week into his nationwide 'Country Came On Tour' and has nearly 40 more shows and festival appearances remaining on his 2025 itinerary. That includes huge gigs at Hershey, PA's Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, July 12, Hartford, CT's Xfinity Theatre and Buffalo, NY's Darien Lake Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 30. Advertisement And, while we can't tell you for certain what Bryan will perform at the show of your choosing, we can make an educated guess based on his first few shows on the 2025 run. At a recent gig in Long Island, the 'Play It Again' singer performed 23 songs according to Set List FM. Notable tracks that made the cut include mega hits 'Country Girl (Shake It for Me), 'That's My Kind of Night,' 'I Don't Want This Night To End,' 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye' and, of course, 'Country Song Came On.' Plus, as an added bonus, he'll be joined by an up-and-coming special guest or two at each and every concert. Vincent Mason, George Birge, Avery Anna, Ashland Craft and Cole Goodwin are just a few of the many rising stars that will open for Bryan on select dates. If this sounds like the concert for you, tickets are available for all upcoming 'Country Came On Tour' shows. Advertisement At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for any one show was $45.86 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $51 to $262.59 including fees. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Luke Bryan's 'Country Came On Tour' below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Luke Bryan tour schedule 2025 Advertisement A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: Luke Bryan tour dates Ticket prices start at June 6 at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ $200.25 (including fees) June 7 at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, NC $81.13 (including fees) June 8 at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN One-day passes $62 (including fees) June 12 at the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, GA $93 (including fees) June 13 at the Kia Center in Orlando, FL $82 (including fees) June 14 at the JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL $92 (including fees) June 19 at the Walmart AMP in Rogers, AR $75.60 (including fees) June 20 at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, TX $57.20 (including fees) June 21 at the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA $62 (including fees) June 27 at the Wild West Arena in North Platte, NE $111 (including fees) July 10 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON, CA $119 (including fees) July 11 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH $85.95 (including fees) July 12 at the Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA $86 (including fees) July 17 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC $51 (including fees) July 18 at the Credit One Stadium in Charleston, SC $59 (including fees) July 19 at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, AL $51 (including fees) July 24 at Cheyenne Frontier Nights in Cheyenne, WY $146 (including fees) July 26 at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot, ND $262.59 (including fees) July 31 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO $63.26 (including fees) Aug. 1 at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH $65.50 (including fees) Aug. 2 at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA $69.28 (including fees) Aug. 7 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD $90.46 (including fees) Aug. 8 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA $81.09 (including fees) Aug. 9 at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, CT $59.33 (including fees) Aug. 13-14 at Bash on the Bay in Put-In-Bay, OH Two-day passes $304 (including fees) Aug. 13 at Bash on the Bay in Put-In-Bay, OH Single-day passes $132 (including fees) Aug. 14 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, WV $62 (including fees) Aug. 16 at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA $61 (including fees) Aug. 21-23 at the YQM Country Fest in Dieppe, NB, CA Three-day passes $451 (including fees) Aug. 24 at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, ME $45.86 (including fees) Aug. 28 at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN $54.83 (including fees) Aug. 30 at the Darien Lake Amphitheater in Buffalo, NY $69.47 (including fees) Sept. 6 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS $85 (including fees) Sept. 18 at Klondike Farms in Brooklyn, WI $87 (including fees) Sept. 19 at the Berning Family Farms in Prairie Grove, IL $96 (including fees) Sept. 20 at the Kubiak Family Farms in Fowlerville, MI $105 (including fees) Oct. 3-5 at Country Calling Ocean City, MD Three-day passes $391 (including fees) Oct. 4 at Country Calling Ocean City, MD Single-day passes $222 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. Advertisement They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Luke Bryan 2025 festival appearances On top of the tour, Bryan will give it his all at a number of festivals as well. To make sure you're in the loop, all the essential info you need — venues, dates and fellow headliners — about each and every one of them is listed below. Luke Bryan 2025 festival dates CMA Music Festival June 6-8 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Bailey Zimmerman, Dierks Bentley, Megan Moroney Cheyenne Frontier Nights July 18-26 at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY Megan Moroney, Ian Munsick, Bailey Zimmerman, Brooks & Dunn, Cody Johnson Bash on the Bay Aug. 13-14 at Put-In-Bay Airport in Put-In-Bay Airport, OH Sam Hunt, Russell Dickerson, Ashley McBryde, Bret Michaels, Austin Williams YQM Country Fest Aug. 21-23 at the MusiquArt Site in Dieppe, NB, CA Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Jon Pardi, Chase Rice, Chris Young Country Calling Oct. 3-5 at the Ocean City Inlet in Ocean City, MD Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Zach Top, Jordan Davis, Brooks and Dunn Luke Bryan set list On May 31, the human 'country music jukebox' brought 23 songs to Long Island's Jones Beach Theater stage including some exciting covers. Based on our findings at Set List FM, here's what they were. 01.) 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye' 02.) 'I Don't Want This Night to End' 03.) 'Kick the Dust Up' 04.) 'What Makes You Country' 05.) 'Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset' 06.) 'One Margarita' 07.) 'Country Song Came On' 08.) 'Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day' 09.) 'Love You, Miss You, Mean It' 10.) 'Roller Coaster' 11.) 'But I Got a Beer in My Hand' 12.) 'Crash My Party' 13.) 'Meet in the Middle' (Diamond Rio cover) 14.) 'Strip It Down' 15.) 'Buy Dirt' (Jordan Davis cover) 16.) 'Do I' 17.) 'Sail On' (Commodores cover) 18.) 'Faithfully' (Journey cover) 19.) 'Drink a Beer' 20.) 'Rain Is a Good Thing' 21.) 'Play It Again' 22.) 'That's My Kind of Night' 23.) 'Country Girl (Shake It for Me)' Luke Bryan new music In September 2024, Bryan dropped his eighth studio album 'Mind Of A Country Boy.' Advertisement Per usual, the 'American Idol' judge delivers fun-loving party anthems, deeply-felt ballads and odes to the genre that made him (we're talking about country music, obviously). Standout tunes here include the evocative, stripped-down 'Pair of Boots,' goofy good time 'But I Got A Beer In My Hand' and slow and steady singalong 'Country On.' And, yes, the title track 'Mind Of A Country Boy' is an absolute blast. Raise a glass and get ready to line dance- this tune is guaranteed to make you move. To hear for yourself, you can find 'Mind Of A Country Boy' here. Luke Bryan special guests Advertisement As noted above, Bryan is bringing an opening act or two along with him at all shows. To make sure you're fully equipped to wail with them, here's each artist's most-streamed song on Spotify. George Birge: 'Mind On You' Avery Anna: 'Indigo' Ashland Craft: 'Make It Past Georgia' Advertisement Mae Estes: 'Thinkin' 'Bout Cheatin'' Cole Goodwin: 'When You Get Home' Braxton Keith: 'Cozy' Randall King: 'You In A Honky Tonk' Advertisement Vincent Mason: 'Hell is a Dance Floor' Drake Milligan: 'Sounds Like Something I'd Do' Adrien Nunez: 'Low Road' Owen Riegling: 'Old Dirt Roads' *DJ Rock will be at all shows. You can find him on Instagram. Country stars on tour in 2025 We're not going to lie — this is a full-on heckuva year for country music. To prove our point, here are just five hitmakers you won't want to miss when they boot scoot all over the U.S. and Canada these next few months. • Dierks Bentley • Chris Stapleton • Lee Brice • Jake Owen • Cole Swindell Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest concert tours of 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
CBS News
17 hours ago
- CBS News
Odunde Festival, Philadelphia Pride festivities, Halsey, more things to do this weekend
After a week of hard work, we're moving and grooving right into this weekend, Philly! Pride month festivities continue for the second weekend in a row, plus Sunday marks 50 years of the Odunde Festival – the largest African American street festival in the country! This weekend, country hitmaker Luke Bryan will join a lineup of artists at the annual 92.5 XTU Anniversary Show in South Jersey on Friday, and the crowds will continue Saturday when Halsey takes the stage for the pop star's latest tour. Whether you're looking to get outside and into the action at a street festival or would rather stay inside for a showstopping musical or live performance, we've got you covered. Here's what's happening in the Philadelphia region this weekend. 50 years of Odunde Festival The energy is building in South Philadelphia as organizers prepare to celebrate a golden milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Odunde Festival — one of the largest and longest-running African American street festivals in North America. Founded in 1975 by the late Lois Fernandez, the Odunde Festival began as a one-block celebration of African culture, tradition and unity. Today, it spans 16 city blocks, welcomes over 500,000 attendees, and features more than 150 vendors from around the world. This year's festival takes place on Sunday, June 8, 2025, between 23rd and South streets with live performances from hip-hop legends Rakim and Doug E. Fresh. The festival is free to the public, and guests can browse beautiful antiques, vibrant gowns and art that touches the soul. Don't miss this chance to immerse yourself in another cultural celebration in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. 92.5 XTU Anniversary Show with Luke Bryan If this week's warm weather had you craving some country gold, then you've come to the right place. This Friday is the 92.5 XTU Anniversary Show headlined by none other than certified country music hitmaker Luke Bryan, at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. The "Play It Again" singer and beloved American Idol judge will be joined by country artists like George Birge, Ashland Craft and Adrien Nunez, plus DJ Rock! Tickets to this sure sign of summertime are available online for as low as $217. Showtime is 7 p.m. Halsey's For My Last Trick tour at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion Country music isn't your thing? No problem. Halsey is keeping Philadelphia-area fans fed this weekend, and you won't want to miss it. The "Bad At Love" singer is coming to the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion this Saturday for a stop on the For My Last Trick tour. Alvvays and Hope Tala are also scheduled to grace the stage during the Saturday night show. Showtime is 7 p.m. Tickets to see Halsey at Camden's Freedom Mortgage Pavilion start at $40. The Head And The Heart's Aperture Tour at The Met Music fans looking for a more chill vibe will find their fill at The Met Philadelphia on North Broad Street. The Head And The Heart is currently touring for their latest album, "Aperture," which was released in May, and will take the stage Friday night. The indie-folk band known for hits like "Rivers and Roads" and "Honeybee" is set to be joined by Futurebirds and Anna Graves during their show at The Met. The show is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Ticket prices start at $54. Wayne Brady live at City Winery Musical theater star, actor and producer Wayne Brady will bring his talents to City Winery for two shows this Saturday night. The two-time Emmy Award winner and Grammy-nominated performer is set to bring the laughs, stories, songs and much more to the City of Brotherly Love. Tickets are still available for both shows. Doors to the early show open at 5 p.m. and showtime is 6 p.m. Doors to the late show open at 8:30 p.m. and showtime is 9:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $50. The Wiz at the Academy of Music Fans of Wayne Brady will also be happy to hear that the Tony Award-winning musical, "The Wiz," is also in town at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. "The Wiz" and its incredible multi-genre score (encompassing sounds ranging from soul, gospel, rock and 1970s funk) will be in town until June 15. Musical theater fans can score tickets to this fan favorite all weekend long. Tickets are available for Friday night, Saturday afternoon and night, and Sunday afternoon and night. Evil Genius hosts Pride block party, rave and drag show Head to Evil Genius Beer Company this Saturday for color, cheer and endless pints of beer! Evil Genius Beer Company is kicking off Pride month with an epic lineup of festivities, including a block party from 12-7 p.m. outside of Fishtown Lab, a Pride Drag Showcase from noon- 2 p.m., and to cap off the night, a Pride Rave from 8 p.m.- midnight! The Pride Block Party will have all the necessary celebratory fixings – live music, photo ops, food and drink stations, and LGBTQ+ vendors to shop from. Evil Genius Beer Company will also have its official Pride month beer, #LoveisLove. A portion of the proceeds from every sale of the strawberry blonde ale will be donated to The Trevor Project. Don't miss out on this jam-packed day of Philly Pride and cheer at Evil Genius Beer Company! Big Wig Brunch at Punch Line Philly Is Big Wig Brunch ever going to miss a Saturday at Punch Line Philly? There's a better chance of the Cowboys winning a Super Bowl in the 21st century. Every Saturday at noon from June 7 to Aug. 30, the Ultimate Drag Experience takes center stage in Fishtown. Guests can enjoy high-energy brunches as these queens perform their favorite numbers. Seating is first come, first served. Tickets start at $25, and there is a two-drink minimum per person. Philly Indie Book & Jazz Festival It's a celebration of creativity, community and culture with the Philly Indie Book & Jazz Festival this weekend. The fifth annual event will be at the Miles Mack Playground in West Philly at 732 North 36th Street on Saturday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Excited to bring authors, literacy and community resources to the scene, the Just For Us Girls Foundation's reading program, Read 1000, partnered with Literacy Moments Magazine to celebrate the city's thriving community of authors and talented jazz musicians, as said in a news release about the event. Tickets for the event are free. Highlights of the festival are author readings and panels, live jazz performances, book signings, a kids zone and plenty more. Festivalgoers will be able to meet New York Times Best Seller and Philadelphia Native Omar Tyree, Youth Author John Xavier, local authors Donna King, Tony Wrice, Janella Dobbs and many more. The festival promises a day filled with literary exploration, soulful jazz performances and community connection, according to the release. Eddie Levert at City Winery Eddie Levert, one of the lead singers of the legendary group The O'Jays and father of Gerald and Sean Levert, will be in Philadelphia this weekend as part of his One of a Kind tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will be at the City Winery in Center City on Sunday, June 8. Tickets range from $50 to $75 with mezzanine, rear gallery, gallery, premier and stage premier seats, according to the City Winery website. For the first show, doors open at 4 p.m. and the show is expected to start at 5 p.m. For the second show that night, doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show is expected to start at 8:30 p.m. "This tour is just what it's called – One of a Kind – and I look forward to bringing some of my best sounds to the stage—old and new," said Eddie Levert in a news release about the event. "Music is a labor of love for me, and I'm so grateful for the years of support from my fans. They are the reason my journey is still going strong."
Los Angeles Times
a day ago
- Los Angeles Times
Turnstile's Brendan Yates on what the hardcore band's new album might be about
Brendan Yates says he's learned innumerable things fronting his band Turnstile over the last decade and a half, not the least of which is that an ambitious musician needn't move to Los Angeles or New York to make it. 'There's nothing we haven't been able to figure out living in Baltimore,' Yates says, and Turnstile's success suggests he's right: In 2021, the band — which spent the 2010s steadily rising through the East Coast hardcore scene — scored three Grammy nominations with its breakout album, 'Glow On,' a set of fervent yet luscious punk jams laced with bits of funk, dream-pop and electronic dance music. The next year, Turnstile toured arenas as an opening act for My Chemical Romance then did the same for Blink-182. At April's Coachella festival, Charli XCX ended her main-stage performance with a video message predicting a 'Turnstile Summer.' Even so, the proud Charm City quintet — Yates on vocals along with guitarists Pat McCrory and Meg Mills, bassist Franz Lyons and drummer Daniel Fang — did come to L.A. to record its new follow-up LP, 'Never Enough,' setting up a studio in a rented mansion in Laurel Canyon where the band camped out for more than a month. 'We were looking for the experience where you kind of isolate a little bit, and Laurel Canyon has this tucked-away thing,' says Yates, who led the sessions as the album's producer. 'It was such a vibe.' The result extends 'Glow On's' adventurous spirit with sensual R&B grooves, guest appearances by Paramore's Hayley Williams and Blood Orange's Dev Hynes, even a flute solo by the British jazz star Shabaka Hutchings; 'Never Enough' comes accompanied by a short film that just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will screen in selected theaters this weekend. Yates, 35, discussed the album over coffee last month in Silver Lake, a few days after Turnstile played a rowdy gig at L.A.'s Ukrainian Culture Center that featured an endless succession of stage-diving fans. Who did the cooking while you were recording in the house? We had a couple friends come in and cook meals. And we kept the fridge stocked. 'What are we gonna eat?' — you can lose hours out of every day to that. What's the advantage of making a record the way you did? You can kind of break away from normal life for a little bit and just exist in the music. You're not going to the studio but thinking, 'I've got to go to the grocery store later.' You wake up, have your little peaceful time in the morning before you get started, then just go right into the living room. We didn't really need to leave the house for weeks at a time. In a recent New York Times profile, the writer referred to you as Turnstile's 'workaholic frontman.' A fair characterization? I wouldn't describe myself that way, but I understand the sentiment. I'm in a band with people I grew up with — my closest friends — and we're really passionate about what we're doing. I give myself to it, but it never feels like work. When I was younger, I always separated music and real life. I thought of music as the thing that I love and real life as going to school and hating it. Even when I went to university, I was like, I'm not gonna do music. You wanted to protect music from the strictures of school. I guess so. I was doing these majors that I had no interest in. I started with kinesiology until I realized I suck at science and math. I switched to criminal justice, then I was like, 'Wait, what am I doing?' Honestly, I think I was just looking for whatever major I could mentally check out on the most to make more space for music. Did you graduate? I left early because I wasn't interested and I wasn't doing well, and I got the opportunity to tour with this band that I played drums in. Eventually, years later, I went back and got a communications degree online. Why? I ask myself the same question all the time. One thing is, I'd started and I wanted to finish it. I probably wouldn't have gone if it wasn't for remote schooling. I never went back into the classroom — I was in the back of the van writing essays. Does 35 feel old in hardcore years? It would have seemed ancient to me as a 16-year-old. Never in my wildest dreams would I think at 35 that I'd be doing the same things I was hyped on doing when I was in high school. But I feel like age is a bit of an illusion. When you're 12, you're like, 'I'm definitely gonna be married by 18 and have my first kid at 19.' Certain aspects of aging are less illusory, right? Physical sturdiness, for example. How does that compare to 10 years ago? I remember playing shows 10 years ago, and I had two knee braces on. At that time, I was just like, 'This is what it is — here on out, this is what my knees are doing.' You're saying in fact you're sturdier now. What I figured out — look, I'm not a singer. Earlier on in playing shows, I'd throw the mic down and just jump into the crowd, mostly because of nerves and adrenaline. Feels important to say that you're definitely a singer. I sing, but I wouldn't call myself a singer. I've never done vocal lessons. Even forming the band, at that time everyone was like, 'OK, we've got this band, but we should start one where you're on the drums.' This band was literally: 'Let's do one on the side where I'm singing and you should get on guitar. Franz, you've never played bass, but you should play bass in this one.' Then you wake up 10 years later and — oh, shoot — this is the one we've put a lot into. For every fan of Turnstile, you've got someone accusing you of ruining hardcore. Ever hear a critique that actually stung? I have no interest in having any dialogue about anyone's opinion about anything that I'm doing. I appreciate the definitiveness of that. It just doesn't matter. Whose praise has been especially meaningful? There's a great viral TikTok of James Hetfield and Rob Halford digging your set at some festival. We've had so many cool moments like that — just like, 'How is this real?' Obviously, getting to meet your childhood heroes is huge. But then there's also the people you build relationships with and end up in the studio together — Dev or our friend Mary Jane Dunphe. You realize: These are actually my favorite people making music right now. Notwithstanding your view on the opinions of others, what's a moment on this album that feels creatively risky? In the first single ['Never Enough'], after the band drops out, there's like two minutes of just this synth chord. There was very much a conversation: 'Is this too long? Should we shorten it?' And I'm sure there's plenty of people where it might just be white noise to them — like, 'Skip — I don't need this.' But I feel like with this album there's this intention to force yourself to sit with the chaotic moments and then sit with the very still moments and kind of have that relationship going back and forth. I think those moments of stillness are very connected to the film — you'll kind of see how it all works together and why those moments are necessary. Our dream scenario would be that people's first time hearing the album, they're watching it with the film. Someone says to you, 'I didn't really get the album until I saw the film' — that's OK by you? I would love that. Who opened the door to the idea that you could make a movie? The last album, we did a four-song EP ['Turnstile Love Connection'] that came with a video. I'd called my friend Ian [Hurdle], who's the DP, and I was like, 'Hey, I have an idea: We do this video, and it does all this and it's about 10 or 11 minutes with these four songs.' I told him the whole idea, and then I asked him, 'So who should we get to direct it?' He goes, 'It sounds like you're directing it.' I was like, 'I guess you're right.' I mean, I'm not a director. You've now called yourself not a singer and not a director. On paper, I don't have any experience. The only thing I have experience in is really being excited about trying to make something work. But that video was a huge learning experience — the idea of, like, OK, this is possible. There's a rainbow color pattern that recurs throughout the new album's videos. You're using it as a live backdrop too. What's it mean? There's a lot in the album that maybe ties into those colors. The record cover itself is a double rainbow. We were in Paris playing shows like a year and a half ago. We were walking around and it started raining while the sun was out. We're like, 'Yo, look' — there was this double rainbow. My friend snapped a photo, and that's the album cover. Maybe there's interpretations of that on a spiritual level — new beginnings or a transformation or openings to a different dimension. The album cover is very subtle. You could easily look at it and just see blue. That was brought to me — how intangible the cover is. But that's the point: I don't want vibrant rainbows. I want it to almost feel like nothingness. A small speck in a vast universe is kind of the feeling that was going into the music. The blue too — in the film, there's lots of ties to water and the vastness of the ocean. Very Malibu of you. I mean, side note: I drowned like 10 years ago in the ocean. I was saved by some locals — this was on a big surfer beach in Hawaii. This is not necessarily what the album is about, but more just like a thought process. What's always fascinated me about the ocean is its power and how small I felt in that moment as I was passing out. And I truly did pass out — saw the white light and everything. Just how fast that could happen and how small I could feel put things into perspective in a different way. OK, few more for you: One thing you guys have sort of crept up to but not quite done yet is a full-on ballad. The final song on the new record ['Magic Man'] is literally just me and a Juno [synthesizer] in my room. In some ways it's uncomfortable, but simultaneously it felt like it needed to happen. I needed to sing that. You don't drink. Does that have to do with your upbringing? Is it connected to a hardcore or straight-edge ideology? Maybe experience seeing things when you're younger that can lead you in a different way? But, I mean, getting into hardcore, finding out about straight-edge and stuff — I felt a little more comfortable in my own skin, not needing to drink. I like to make sure it's never from a place of being stubborn, where I'm just like, 'I don't drink because I made up this idea in my head that I'm not going to drink.' I don't think that's a good way to be about anything in life. If you were starting the band now, would you still put your website at Probably. At the time, was taken. I feel like that was such a cool time, where every band's MySpace or Twitter, it was the band's name plus 'HC.' That was such a time stamp. But yeah — hardcore music is what we all grew up in. It was like the funnel for us to find ourselves through a music scene and a culture and a community. What feels outside the window of possibility for Turnstile? 'We'll never write a country song,' or 'We'll never play a cruise.' We've done so many things that were outside our comfort zone. We did some arena shows, and that was such a cool learning experience — how to connect to someone who's 100 yards away, sitting down in a chair, versus a kid that's onstage with you. That show in L.A. the other night was like the ideal for us, where the stage is low and it's this intimate room. But then I had so many close friends who couldn't get in. You could see the show as Turnstile keeping it real or as Turnstile indulging itself. In a way, it made us inaccessible. I look forward to the Turnstile Cruise in 2028. It's been offered. It's never made sense. My first question is: What does the show feel like? Is it more about people going on a boat just to day-drink and throw up while we're playing? Or can you figure out a way to make it an actual thing? I don't know — it's not off the table. But I've never been on a cruise in my life. You've accurately sussed the vibe. I've seen the pictures.
