On Saturday 8/3, the indie internet phenom mxmtoon came to TD Garden, accompanying AJR for the final night of The Maybe Man arena tour. A long way from her humble beginning self-releasing music on Youtube, mxmtoon remarked on the massive size of the crowd filling the Garden as she bantered through her opening set. She mostly performed selections from her 2022 album rising, but had enough time to highlight her brand new single “i hate texas” during her time on stage.

The AJR brothers followed up with their quirky yet impressively produced headline set. The performance featured everything from disguises, optical illusions, wirework, and dominating set pieces to understated sing-alongs performed from up in the nosebleeds. Dedicated fans came prepared to match that same energy with signs, costumes, and props. That’s not to say it was relentless energy start to finish. The stripped-back moments of their set balanced out the otherwise nonstop exuberance of the show. Those quieter points made it most apparent that -disregarding the trappings of the arena-sized production- AJR delivered a solid performance that easily could have stood on its own merits. Of course, who could begrudge them for closing out their tour with a bang?

Check out all of Greg’s photos from the show below.