PVRIS @
El Rey Theatre
PVRIS returns with renewed energy and new music, delivering an extraordinary performance at the El Rey Theatre
F riday night in Downtown Los Angeles—El Rey Theatre to be exact, with a line forming outside of the venue hours prior to doors opening, the anticipation of this show is palpable. It has been a year since PVRIS toured. A year too long. With doors opening at 8pm on the dot, the loyal fan base shuffled through the entrance as people rushed to the front in order to get the best viewing spot in this sold out show.
UPSAHL
The schedule in this show was like clockwork and by 9pm, we would have the one and only opener step on stage - UPSAHL. If you’ve never heard her before, go check her out! She’s catchy, her vocals are great and she set the tone just perfectly for the main act to follow.
PVRIS returns. And it’s like they were never really gone.
At 10:00pm the lights in the venue went out, as a flickering strobe light emanated from the stage as Lynn, Brian and Alex emerged from backstage to a beat-drop of their opening song “Mirrors”. The opening song gave us a preview of what the rest of the night would bring—and it was just that and so much more.
PVRIS performed an array of their biggest hits, such as “Heaven”, “Anyone Else”, “Holy”, “You and I”, “Smoke”, “St. Patrick”, and their newest single “Hallucinations”. Each of their songs escalating the energy in the audience, as the full-to-capacity venue jumped on queue at Lynn’s command.
One of the most memorable moments of the night, and one that will remain in diehard PVRIS fans memory, was when Lynn stepped off stage and walked into the middle of the standing general admission floor and sang “Death of Me”.
The crowd embraced Lynn as she sang — making it well worth every hour they waited to secure a spot upfront.
Midway through their set, Lynn took the opportunity to introduce the band using their names in the “You and I” song, as she sang “Alex and I”, “Brad and I”, “Brian and I”, and ending it with “LA and I”, as the crowd cheered loudly at the representation. In that moment, Lynn also gave thanks to the band’s loyal fanbase for allowing them to take a year off to write new music, and coming back to a sold-out show, making it seem like they never went away.
PVRIS’s hour and fifteen minute set only proved that the band has come back with renewed energy and eagerness to connect with their fans again. Their upbeat set with flickering strobes, jumping Lynn, swaying Brian, and calm and cool Alex presented Los Angeles with the best possible way to end the week. If we took away anything from this show is that PVRIS’s fanbase is loyal, anxious for more new music, and isn’t going anywhere.
PS. PVRIS, LA ❤️s you.
(5 / 5)
Review and photos by Post Show LA
Bonus footage from LA show:
