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    Plini - An Unnameable Desire North American Tour

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    Sunday, October 18, 2026

    6:00 PM

    Irving Plaza

    17 Irving Pl, New York, NY 10003

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Plini brings his guitar‑forward instrumentals to Irving Plaza as part of the An Unnameable Desire North American Tour. Joined by Night Verses — whose recorded work leans into progressive metal, djent and post‑rock — and emerging act Portraits, the bill foregrounds composition, intricate rhythms and precision rather than overt spectacle.

    About An Unnameable Desire North American Tour

    “An Unnameable Desire” brings its North American tour to Irving Plaza for a single New York City stop framed as a live rock/pop bill. Guitarist Plini anchors the night, with Night Verses and Portraits rounding out a lineup that moves between technical precision and song-forward structure. There is no widely documented NYC premiere history attached to this tour, but the venue situates it in a long downtown lineage of amplified, club-scale performance. One clear throughline is the way instrumental virtuosity is treated as narrative rather than display.

    About the Artists

    Plini

    Plini

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    Plini is an Australian guitarist and songwriter whose work sits at the intersection of progressive rock, djent, and math-rock rhythm. He first released music under the name Halcyon before adopting his first name as his project identity, building a catalogue shaped by composition as much as technique.

    Night Verses

    Night Verses

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    Night Verses is an individual rock/pop artist whose recorded work leans into progressive metal, djent, and post-rock, with touches of post-hardcore and math rock. With an emerging Spotify profile (36/100) and roughly 100K followers, the project sits in the space between scene visibility and wider recognition.

    Portraits

    Portraits

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    Portraits is an emerging rock and pop artist whose recorded work sits close to djent, math rock, and progressive metal, reflecting a background shaped by intricate rhythm and guitar-forward writing. With a growing listenership on Spotify, they have appeared in touring contexts alongside artists such as Plini and Night Verses, including dates tied to *Plini – An Unnameable Desire North American Tour*.