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North Carolina-based indie rock band Wednesday performed to a packed house at Union Transfer in Philly on Monday, November 10th. They’re currently touring in support of their latest LP Bleeds (released in September). The last time I saw Wednesday frontperson Karly Hartzman was back in 2019 when her former band Diva Sweetly rolled through my town to play a DIY show to a crowd of roughly 5 people. Now selling out venues across their North American tour and about to hit the EU/UK, Hartzman has clearly leveled up. On Bleeds, Wednesday alternate between fuzzed out riffs and country twang (sometimes melding the two) while Hartzman delivers her vocals with raw emotion and a characteristic Patsy Cline-esque yodel. Performing on stage, they’re even more explosive.
Wednesday decorated the stage with a bunch of creepy dolls and kicked off their set upbeat with “Reality TV Argument Bleeds”, “Got Shocked”, and “Fate Is…”. The set took an extra twang-y turn with “Phish Pepsi” and they were joined on vocals by Philly local Dan Wriggins from the band Friendship (with whom they wrapped up the first leg of their tour). After slowing it down a notch with “November”, Hartzman urged the mostly low-key Philly crowd to loosen up and get rowdy for the second half of their set when they launched with Rat Saw God track “Bath County”. After a rousing fan-choice performance of “Bitter Everyday”, they performed the beautiful “Elderberry Wine” which had the crowd singing along. They ended the night with a rambunctious one-two punch of “Bull Believer” and “Wasp”.
Wednesday will be continuing on their North American tour through November, before hitting the EU/UK in early 2026. See all of their upcoming tour dates here. Watch the music video for Bleeds track “Bitter Everyday” below and keep scrolling to see more photos from the show (including opener Daffo).
