Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy roll into downtown Orlando this week, bringing a friendship nearly a decade in the making to the stage of a century-old theater. The two acts, led by Lindsey Jordan and Sophie Allison respectively, will perform their co-headlining show at The Beacham at 6:30 p.m. Friday, with tickets priced at $74.
The stop is part of what's being called the S&M Tour, a 19-date co-headlining run that launched September 30 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and wraps up October 24 in Wilmington, North Carolina, according to VICE. As Orlando Weekly reports, Jordan and Allison are longtime friends, and Jordan recently said she's “finally going on tour with my best buddy.” Both artists built their followings with raw, confessional guitar music, and the show at The Beacham finds them touring behind fresh material: Snail Mail in support of its latest album, *Ricochet*, and Soccer Mommy riding the recent release of her single “Rings of Saturn.”
A Historic Downtown Stage for the Co-Headliners
The Beacham sits at 46 N. Orange Ave. in the heart of downtown Orlando, inside a building originally constructed in 1921 as a vaudeville theater and cinema. The venue was designated a local historic landmark in 1987, according to Wikipedia, and underwent sound and interior renovations in early 2011 to restore its status as a live performance hall. The space holds a total capacity of 1,250, with a general-admission standing main floor plus second-level mezzanine and balcony seating, per Cvent.
Friday's Orlando show is followed by a Florida date October 18 at The Orpheum in Tampa, according to the Snail Mail Official Tour Site. The tour’s support acts include Brennan Wedl and Scarlet Rae on selected dates.
New Albums Mark a Decade of Growth
Snail Mail's *Ricochet*, released March 27 through Matador Records, was recorded at Fidelitorium Recordings in North Carolina and produced by Aron Kobayashi Ritch, according to Wikipedia. The album marks Jordan's first release since undergoing surgery to remove vocal polyps and completing speech therapy following 2021's *Valentine* — a recovery that led to a modified vocal technique and what WXPN describes as a more outward-looking songwriting style.
Soccer Mommy, meanwhile, has been building on 2024's *Evergreen*, a candid, acoustic-leaning record released via Loma Vista Recordings following a profound personal loss, according to Fat Possum Records. Allison released the standalone single “Rings of Saturn” in September, her first new material since that album, shortly before heading out on the road with Jordan.
Orlando's Growing Indie-Rock Pipeline
The Beacham connects directly through an interior passageway to its 400-capacity sister venue, The Social, at 54 N. Orange Ave.; The Beacham holds 1,250, as Hoodline previously reported. Friday's show adds to a busy recent stretch for the venue, which also hosted a co-headlining set from Russian Circles and Pelican and welcomed Rebecca Black for her Exhibitionist-era tour stop earlier this month. Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy's indie rock, built on songs about heartbreak, growing up and self-discovery, fits squarely into that downtown Orange Avenue corridor's expanding roster of touring acts, according to Orlando Weekly.
