[POSTPONED: March 8, 2026] An evening with The Joy Formidable [moved to May 13, 2026]
I saw The Joy Formidable a couple of years ago and I loved their show. It was amazing and I kicked myself for not having seen them sooner. I knew I’d want to see them again.
Then there was some turmoil in the band. Their drummer (Matt Thomas) left (amicably) and both Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd made solo albums. When this show was announced it was listed as an evening with The Joy Formidable, but also that ther would be solo work from both Ritzy (as her new alter ego Shy Western and by Rhydian.
Then they announced that they had to postpone their East Coast shows due to the expenses of touring.
They still performed their West Coast shows and one of the setlists shows that the first part of the show was Ritzy and Rhydian doing an acoustic duo show and the second half having their new drummer play with them.
When I found out that this show was an acoustic night I was somewhat less interested because I loved their loud and wild stage presence. I didn’t mind that the show was postponed because it had been a busy week for me. The new date is right in the middle of a bunch of other shows I was interested in going to. But after listening to one of the Shy Western songs, I really do like it and am interested in seeing them stripped down like this.
As long as they come back again and melt my face off.
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