[POSTPONED: September 3, 2021] The Residents [rescheduled from May 1, 2020 and May 14, 2021; moved to March 31, 2023]
I didn’t hear about this cancellation, but it appears that The Residents basically decided to stay in nd around California rather than making any big touring plans. And it looks like they are laying low for 2022 as well, with concerts in San Francisco and Glendale only.
So, the official confirmed date for Philly is now March, 31, 2023, which seems like a lifetime away. Glad to know that they’re still planning to come around.
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It seemed like a May date would be safe, but now things are getting pushed back to the middle of the summer and the Fall. This new date might happen.
The Residents are one of the most famous obscure bands in the world. Many people have never heard of them. Many people who have heard of them know that they wear giant eyeballs on their heads, but don’t know much about their music. And some of us who own a couple of Residents records have no idea what their full output is like.
They’ve been around since the mid 1970s and have released some sixty albums covering all styles and genres, with the focus on avant garde sounds. They are also hugely influential to all kinds of musicians.
When they play live, each band member wears a costume (usually the giant eyeball, but not always) and aside from the main composer for the band who died two years ago, no one really knows who is in the band.
I’ve heard their live shows were amazing spectacles, so I thought it might be fun to see them.I didn’t even realize they were still touring, so I was quiet surprised to see them coming to Philly in 2020. I’ve heard their live shows were amazing spectacles, so I thought it might be fun to see them. Because they’ve been around forever, I kind of assume they can play a larger venue, but again, no one has heard of them, so it makes sense that they were playing The Foundry. But how big of a spectacle can you have at t The Foundry?
I suspected that cancelling their show might be the end of the tour for them (If the recently deceased member of the band was nearly 80, how old are the rest of them? Who knows, they could all be in their 20s). I’m glad to see the show is postponed, as I might just have to see what they are all about live. 
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