Saturday’s Dance Gavin Dance tour stop at the Big Night Live felt like a big family reunion. New fans of the band were excited to hear tracks off of the Sacramento band’s newest release, Jackpot Juicer, while older fans appreciated a lineup full of Blue Swan Records members. The record label, founded by DGD guitarist Will Swan, hosts many bands that are comprised of other DGD members. 

Openers Body Thief started off the show with an energetic set, featuring songs off their 2019 release, Travel Glow. Up next was Royal Coda which includes Kurt Travis, an old vocalist for DGD, as well as Will Swan and other members of various bands in the Blue Swan Records network. The band put out a new album, To Only a Few at First, just days before the Big Night Live show and made sure to play some of the singles from the release. 

After Royal Coda rocked their set, crew members started bringing out vertical flags with the album covers of the whole Dance Gavin Dance discography. The stage started to become an homage to the band’s extensive history. Due to a series of events, Andrew Wells took a break from his guitarist role and filled in on clean vocalist duties. The stage lights would light up one of the flags, illuminating an album, and the band would perform a song from it. The crowd was treated to songs from all over the DGD timeline. About halfway through the set, Kurt Travis came back to perform two tracks from his time in the band. He returned for the encore of “Rock Solid”, a fan favorite. Generally, the band looked like they were having a great time on stage, despite all the changes that 2022 has brought along.