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[ATTENDED: May 12, 2026] Momma

This was my third time seeing Momma.  I was super excited to see them the first time and looked forward to seeing them headline a little bit later.

I bought tickets to this show not even caring who the openers were.  But I was pretty happy to see that Momma would be one of them.

Momma have been playing live for a while now and their set is pretty smooth.  After the last time I saw them, they posted online a complaint about 40 year old men with no kids standing in front of the young girls who can’t see.  I get the sentiment but it came across really nasty.  And it made me feel like they don’t really enjoy themselves on stage.

And I felt that way through the whole set.

Bands don’t have to be cheerful and smiling–many bands aren’t-but I get a feeling of almost disdain from the band.  Which is only weird because their songs are so warm and welcoming.  Or maybe it was the audience who gave me the weird vibe for the show.  I was kind of puzzled by the audience during Courtney’s set as well, but something just felt off to me.

But musically, they sounded great.  Their harmonies were perfect and they are super tight.

This set was longer than when they opened for Girl in Red and there was one song that they played which they didn’t when I saw them headline.  They played seven songs from Welcome to My Blue Sky (including one form the deluxe edition).  And at least the crowd responded properly to I Want You (Fever).

When I saw them last time, there was a girl next to me who was so excited to hear Speeding 72 that she had to hold in her scream.  This crowd (at least the ones near me) didn’t care at all.

So, yes, the set was unsettling, and I thought it was the band, but the more I think about it I think it was the people around me.

They only played four shows with Courtney, I hope they had a good time.