Pop-music outlier Melanie Martinez headlines Orlando's Kia Center

Beach Bunny, Men I Trust, and Sofia Isella are the touring openers

By Bao Le-Huu on Thu, May 23, 2024 at 4:23 pm

Photo courtesy Melanie Martinez/Facebook

Melanie Martinez plays the Kia Center in Orlando

While Melanie Martinez’s whims and presentation sometimes make me burst into laughter, you gotta give big credit to anyone trying to tilt the pop landscape to the left. The fact that Martinez is both mainstream-huge and fucking weird as shit makes her a special kind of cool. Her sound is modern and accessible, but everything behind it is arty to the point of absurdity.

This bill is loaded with opening acts worth seeing on their own. With a melodic instinct that rivals Alvvays, Chicago’s Beach Bunny are seriously one of today’s best indie-rock bands. Rounding out the lineup are buzzing Montreal indie-pop band Men I Trust and new L.A. alt-pop artist Sofia Isella.

6 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, Kia Center, $75-$125.

Location Details

Kia Center

400 W. Church St., Orlando Downtown

800-745-3000

kiacenter.com

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