Starbenders: The Beast Goes On U.S. Tour 2027
About This Event
Atlanta rock/pop band Starbenders brings The Beast Goes On U.S. Tour to Mercury Lounge, offering a set that leans on concise songwriting and tight structure rather than spectacle. Formed in 2013 by singer‑guitarist Kimi Shelter and bassist Aaron Lecesne and later joined by guitarist Kriss Tokaji, the group underwent a 2024 personnel change when drummer Qi Wei replaced Emily Moon, a shift that has not altered their core songwriting focus.
About The Beast Goes On U.S. Tour 2027
“The Beast Goes On U.S. Tour 2027” arrives at Mercury Lounge as a live Rock/Pop date, with Starbenders featured on the bill. The show is framed less as spectacle than as a touring document, built for a room where volume and proximity do the storytelling. There’s no clear NYC premiere history attached, but its placement in this Lower East Side venue situates it in a long local lineage of bands testing material in front of close, unsentimental audiences. The tight scale can make the set feel more like reportage than mythmaking.
About the Artist
Starbenders
Starbenders is an Atlanta-area rock/pop act formed in 2013 by singer-guitarist Kimi Shelter and bassist Aaron Lecesne, later joined by guitarist Kriss Tokaji and drummer Emily Moon. Early releases arrived under producer Nico Constantine through Institution Records, followed by further singles and albums via Sumerian Records.