Blackbear brings the 'nothing matters tour' to Philadelphia

September 12, 2022

Less than a week after his release of "nothing matters," Blackbear has hit the roared touring in support of the release across the United States and stopped in Philadelphia for an iconic performance at the Fillmore.

The past few years have meteoric for Blackbear as he popularity was one the rise in the months leading into the pandemic and continued to rise during the long pause in touring. His songs went from being on the fringe of popularity in the scene to being front and center as they were used million of times on Tik Tok & other places. Shortly after Blackbear stayed on everyone's mind as he collaborated on several songs with Machine Gun Kelly across his two highly successful pop punk inspired albums. Fast forward to September of 2022 and Blackbear is not only at the forefront of the genre but is also enjoying new found happiness on a personal level as he celebrates his sobriety. Prior the start of the tour Blackbear did several high profile press hits including a performance on James Corden's Late Show to spotlight the single "Toxic Energy." Every music site in America has something to say about this unique artist and his fans seem ravenous to learn more about their favorite artists as every article on social becomes a real time message board between fans.

Blackbear's "nothing matters tour" in Philadelphia was a cutting edge spectacle of visual and lighting overload, combined with a near perfect vocal performance from him that sent the crowd into a fever dream all night. At a glance the 28 song setlist seems like a simple discography spanning live experience but. close look at the show spotlights the creative thought Blackbear put into constructed this show for his fans.


The night started off with massive LED screens bursting to life as he and his band quickly ran through a handful of songs including "queen of broken hearts, "chateau" and "Memory." The set was structured like an emotional rollercoaster as things started off at the peak with everyone in full party mode before things took a dip back into a low energy (yet still exciting) acoustic jam of some of Blackbear's most emotional songs including "idfc."


The night would follow this rise and fall set up through out the entire evening and even included a stellar set of "features" that Blackbear has been on in the past few years that were a lot of fun to visit during his show. As the night went on the crowd, most of whom were wearing Blackbear tour merch, had the time of their lives - often singing so loudly it was louder than the venue's sound system.


Blackbear is one of the scenes greatest rising stars right now and his Philadelphia showcased the multi-dimensional artist that he truly is. From the studio where he records some of the most raw and real lyrical content of the decade to the stage where he gives his fans a once in a life time experience - few can match his creative output. We are early in the "nothing matters" era but if the past two weeks are any indication the sky is the limit for Blackbear.

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Matt Christine

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