Indie poppers Peach Pit returned to the House of Blues Monday to play a show that was reminiscent of their past but indicative of their musical growth.
The Canadian quartet of Neil Smith (singer), Chris Vanderkooy (guitarist), Peter Wilton (bassist) and Mikey Pascuzzi (drummer) hadn’t played a show in Orlando since 2022. While they still played some tunes from their past albums, they made sure to set the standard that this 2025 tour was distinct from any previous. See, tonight was all about their latest album, Maggie.
Apart from a setlist that heavily favored this latest album, the stage design felt very apropos for the band’s sonic reintroduction to Orlando, all bold colors and imposing angles. The background was a wall of retro-circular lamps that constantly changed color and brightness. The stage also featured several imposing platforms that allowed Peach Pit to tower over the stage and audience.
The band even made some switches between past and present obvious, with Smith jokingly introducing an old banger by saying, “All right, now let’s play some shit you guys actually want to hear.”
A special moment was when Peach Pit took a break from their own discography to pay tribute to Her’s, an indie-rock duo from England who were both killed when a drunk driver hit their tour vehicle in 2019. The tribute included a cover of the popular song “What Once Was” and a change in lighting that reflected the purple and pink color scheme of that band’s pivotal Songs of Her’s album.
Accompanying Peach Pit that evening at House of Blues was Miya Folick, bringing soft indie-pop from Los Angeles.
