Daffo headlining the Middle East Upstairs. February 6, 2026. Photo by Greg Wong.

On February 6, Daffo sold out the first show of their headline tour at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge. The crowd was densely-packed from the start as fans showed up early to support the opener, earth 2 tiffany. Some local music aficionados were already familiar with singer-songwriter chrysalis, who briefly accompanied earth 2 tiffany during the opening set.

Chrysalis and earth 2 tiffany during their opening set. February 6, 2026. Photo by Greg Wong.

Daffo, the indie-rock project of Gabi Gamberg, delivered a bold performance of their debut album Where The Earth Bends to an eager-yet-patient audience. Hampered by early technical difficulties with the monitors that prevented the band from hearing their own instruments, the headline set got off to a halting start. Gamberg remarked, “First sold-out show of tour!” followed immediately with “First time having problems of this magnitude,” but ultimately the hiccup proved inconsequential as Daffo pushed onward. In fact, the most dramatic outcome of the delay was that Gamberg filled the silence with some tea: they pointed out the shocking similarities between Taylor Swift’s brand-new music video for “Opalite” and their own music video for “Quick Fix,” released in April 2025.

Once the technical problems were overcome, Daffo proceeded to delight the crowd with a near-complete play-through of Where The Earth Bends and their Pest EP. They concluded the show with an encore performance of their jaunty tune “The Experiment” with the lyrics “Life is so serious but it’s also a game, crying and laughing, hiccups all the same,” a fittingly blithe end to a great, albeit slightly imperfect concert.

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