On a chilly February evening, 8x Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and producer Finneas brought the For Cryin’ Out Loud Tour to Boston inside MGM Music Hall at Fenway. The tour celebrates the 2024 album of the same name, his newest full-length record since 2021. After riding the success of the album he co-wrote and produced with his sister, Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard And Soft (2024), the multi talented artist released the highly anticipated third solo album of his discography. The record’s title track, released as a single this past August, got fans stoked for the full album. In October, Finneas held release parties in LA, London, and Brooklyn, and announced the full world tour just a week later. Though fans of both Finneas and Eilish’s genius were bummed the star wasn’t present alongside his sibling for the first time in the history of her concert tours, he was able to open for her on one night in December at the KIA Forum. He played the now-released album to a live audience for the first time before taking his show on the road to Australia and New Zealand. By the time Finneas came back to America, Bostonian fans were eager for their turn to witness his masterpiece of an album firsthand.
Finneas’s setlist for the night was the perfect mix of beloved oldies as well as tracks from the newest record. After playing a few songs, he told the crowd, “I’m really so happy to be in front of you guys tonight… Boston’s one of my favorite places to be, it’s one of my favorite places to play… I can’t get enough of you guys.” The crowd roared in collective reply. Between visually enrapturing lighting design and Finneas’s enthralling live vocals, he had the audience in the palm of his hands from the beginning of the evening all the way to its end. He continually pointed out his affinity for Boston, discussing his fixation on Paul Revere in his youth, and his excitement for walking around on the frozen water in the Common, which he mentioned he had done before the show. Many moments throughout the show stuck out, including a tender performance of fan favorite “Angel,” as well the an all-too relatable, emotional (for Finneas as well as the crowd) “The Kids Are All Dying,” which needless to say, felt particularly pertinent at the moment. Finneas also thanked the parents and siblings who chaperoned fellow audience members at the show, before performing “Family Feud” and dedicating it to his sister.
As he fittingly closed out the night with “For Cryin’ Out Loud,” the audience’s pure joy was tangible even after he’d left the stage. Although it’s unclear what’s to come after the tour’s close, fans are undoubtedly hooked and eager for Finneas’s next move.
