Young the Giant - Victory Garden Tour with Cold War Kids
About This Event
Young the Giant, the Irvine-formed rock-pop band led by vocalist Sameer Gadhia, brings its ensemble-focused live approach to The Rooftop at Pier 17 on the Victory Garden Tour with Cold War Kids. The bill also lists San Diego indie pop-rock trio almost monday, whose clean melodic lines and steady grooves have placed them alongside touring peers including Young the Giant and Cold War Kids.
About Victory Garden Tour
Victory Garden Tour comes to The Rooftop at Pier 17 as a live rock/pop bill anchored by Young the Giant, with Cold War Kids and almost monday also on the lineup. The setting matters: an open-air stage on the East River, where Manhattan’s skyline becomes part of the frame and sound carries differently than it does indoors. There’s no specific NYC premiere history attached to the tour, but it sits in a long city tradition of waterfront summer concerts. The strongest material favors clean hooks and steady rhythm over spectacle.
About the Artists
Young the Giant
Young the Giant is an American rock and pop band that began in Irvine, California in the mid-2000s, first working under the name the Jakes before signing to a major label and releasing their debut record in 2010.
almost monday
almost monday is a San Diego–based indie pop/rock act formed in 2015 by Dawson Daugherty, Luke Fabry, and Cole Clisby. After early EP releases in 2020 and 2021, they expanded that template into the full-length *Dive* (2024).