CulturePeach Pit Sells out hometown show at the Vogue

Peach Pit Sells out hometown show at the Vogue

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This past Friday, Oct. 26 Peach Pit played a sold-out show at the Vogue in Downtown Vancouver. Haley Blais, also a Vancouver local, opened the show followed by Sun Seeker, a similar indie band hailing from Nashville, Tennessee.

Peach Pit was brought to life in 2016 when high school friends, lead singer and guitarist Neil Smith and guitarist Chris Vanderkooy, decided to collaborate on a musical project. Bassist Peter Wilton and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi joined shortly after. Their debut EP Sweet F.A. gained them popularity over YouTube when their song “Peach Pit” went viral. Self proclaimed as “chewed bubble gum pop” the band has been making a name for themselves in the Pacific Northwest indie scene, and in September 2017 they released their debut LP Being So Normal.

At the band’s Halloween-themed show at the Vogue in Vancouver, they all entered the stage dressed as members of the band KISS. After running back and forth across the stage, lead singer Neil announced himself as Gene Simmons before expressing how grateful and how excited they were to be playing a sold-out show in their home town of Vancouver. Neil even pointed out that his dad and some of his friends, who could be seen yelling out all the lyrics and constantly playing the air guitar, were in attendance.

The band has made their way into the indie music scene, alongside similar sounding artists such as Mac Demarco and Homeshake. The band sounded the same live as they do on record, which is always a breath of fresh air at concerts. It was evident how happy and how humbled the band really was to be able to play a sold-out show at the Vogue theatre, posting on Instagram that they were “real excited for this one.” The concert was complete with multiple people crowd-surfing, including the band’s guitarist Chris, who crowd-surfed during the show’s final song, “Peach Pit,” while playing his solo.

This concert was an experience because the band sounded so good live, but also for so many other reasons. It really felt like such a hometown show, and the energy in the crowd was evident especially when you could hear the entire theatre singing along to a slower ballad of the band’s called  “Tommy’s Party.” Once the show ended Neil announced they were going to the merch table to meet fans. All members of the band set themselves up around the lobby of the Vogue, and my brother and I were lucky enough to meet them and get our merch signed. They’re truly down-to-earth people; they seemed genuinely excited to meet the swarming crowds of fans and to be playing a sold-out show in Downtown Vancouver.

Congratulations are in order for Peach Pit for playing a sold-out night at the Vogue, but also for putting on such an amazing show and being so great with their fans.

Images: Lauren Johnston/The Cascade

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