Currently on tour promoting their third album which is self-titled, MUNA returns to perform in Houston with special guests Meet Me @ the Altar.
MUNA has been on the rise since the release of their second album Saves the World and are known for touring with acts like Kacey Musgraves and Grouplove. Now, they’ve released their third self-titled album, which is their first album under their new label owned by Phoebe Bridgers called Saddest Factory. They are now on a headlining tour across North America promoting their latest album full of electronic-dance hits, and everyone is showing up for the party.
Meet Me at the Altar (which consists of members Edith Mata, Téa Campbell and Ada Juarez) started off the night with their latest track “Say It (To My Face).” Before the band started to play the acoustic version of their hit called “The Garden,” Mata told the story of how she auditioned for the band and was denied at first – encouraging fans that the key to life is persistence and dealing with denial. They ended their energetic set with the a new song called “Kool.”
MUNA took the stage soon after, and fans were excited – many fans in the front row even had creative signs for the band. They started their set with “What I Want,” “Number One Fan” and “Solid.” They played a lot of songs from their third record, such as “Runner’s High” and “Home by Now.” Before playing their country-esque song “Kind of Girl,” lead singer Katie Gavin dedicated the song to trans, queer and gender-marginalized people in the crowd and yelled a might “yeehaw” before breaking to song. They also played their first single from the third record “Anything but Me,” where they had inflatable horses named STACY on stage. MUNA ended the first part of their set with a cover of “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers, which got everybody psyched.
For the encore, they played “Shooting Star,” and everyone put out their flashlights out, making Gavin show gratitude mid-song by saying “aw, how sweet.” Before ending their set with “Silk Chiffon,” the band exclaimed that they wouldn’t want to be with anyone but [Houston]. MUNA is a collective powerhouse with a large collection of dancing tunes, something everyone should experience live.
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