The Neighbourhood Brings Their Wourld Tour to Armory
The Neighbourhood brought their (((((ultraSOUND))))) Wourld tour to the Armory in Minneapolis MN 4/02 for a sold out show with support for Noise Department and Neggy Gemmy. Noise Dept. kicked off the night with a Neighbourhood remix before jumping into some of his tracks starring his own vocals. Noise Dept. was the perfect example of soft core dance music with mellow blue lighting throughout their set and the upmost chill vibes. While their set was on the shorter side of 30 mins, it provided the perfect kickstarter to the night ahead.
Follow Noise Dept. was LA based band Neggy Gemmy (originally Negative Gemini), and this trio is the perfect example of the rise of hyper femme digital pop. They were quite the switch up from the opening artist before them and definitely succeeded in waking everyone up. They just released their fifth studio album in 2025, She Comes From Nowhere. While I’ve been having a harder time getting on the hyper femme digital pop train, I can appreciate a cohesive vibe which Neggy Gemmy delivered.
To describe my excitement for this show would require too many words to include into one review. The Neighbourhood was my first GA concert at First Avenue in 2015 for the release of Wiped Out! and now here I am a little over ten years later photographing their world tour for the release of (((((ultraSOUND))))). I’d like to say I made 15 year old Maddy proud tonight. From the smoke settling on the floor of the stage to the automated host “Iris” welcoming us all to the show, the vibes were set and the energy was high. The show was split into three acts with a “yearning” period in the middle where Iris advised we grab our tissues and “prepare to get emo” (which I arguably was the entire show).
This set was a beautiful balance of (((((ultraSOUND))))) songs like “Lovebomb” and “Private” mixed with fan favorites from Wiped Out and I Love You like “Afraid”, “Sweater Weather”, and “Cry Baby”. There was also some from their 2018 album Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing, like “Void” and “Nervous” and the closing song of the night “Softcore”. I think this setlist was the perfect ode to The Neighbourhood’s discography and the differences and similarities in each of the albums. I’d also love to write a little love letter to the individuals who built the set and were running the lighting and visuals for this set. The lighting was complimentary to each of the era’s visited and they even included the black and white palm tree visuals similar to the ones on the Wiped Out! album cover. There was also a real fire feature and a fountain of sparks raining down during the closing of “Softcore”. While the 10 year anniversary of all my favorite 2014 tumblr albums reminds me that I am indeed getting older, I appreciate the space to celebrate these albums again.
