Cleveland.com’s account of Modest Mouse’s September 30 performance at Jacobs Pavilion offers a concrete snapshot of the tour: the band mixed new songs with older material, including “Float On.” The outlet also reported that the band changes its setlist between tour stops, according to Cleveland.com.
That makes the Cleveland show an example of the tour’s range, not a reliable forecast of its next set. Modest Mouse is scheduled to play Boston’s Roadrunner on Wednesday, October 7, a date included in Consequence’s fall tour listing.
The album behind the tour
The tour follows “An Eraser and a Maze,” Modest Mouse’s first album since 2021’s “The Golden Casket,” according to NME. NME reports that it is also the band’s first album since founding drummer Jeremiah Green died from cancer in December 2022.
NME characterizes the new record as leaning more toward abrasive guitar than “The Golden Casket.” Its report lists Ben Massarella on percussion, Russell Higbee on bass and guitar, and Simon O’Connor on guitar in the current touring lineup. Those details provide context for the Cleveland set, but they do not establish which songs Boston will hear.
Allston-Brighton in Boston’s arts planning
For broader Boston arts context, the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture commissioned research and engagement on Allston-Brighton’s cultural assets, publicly accessible art and placekeeping needs, and identifies avoiding a net loss of creative-sector workspace and cultural facilities as a development priority, according to the City of Boston.
