The Bends (If You Insist Tour)

The Bends play the Neighborhood Theatre on Saturday, November 21, as part of their If You Insist tour. They're a Baton Rouge-bred, Nashville-based quartet—Hayden Field on vocals and guitar, Ian Marmande on guitar, Jacob Rhodes on drums, and Chase Perkins on bass—whose alternative rock has pulled in millions of streams and caught the attention of artists like Zach Bryan. Bryan shared their original "Makeup" on Instagram and called it "the song of the year," a push that sent it past 6.2 million Spotify streams and cleared the way for "Fair Weather" and the 2025 EP Leeward Drive.

Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin produced and co-wrote "Virginia" and introduced the band to Warner Records. They're now working with a raw, real sound that's powering a series of 2026 singles and a forthcoming debut for the label. This stop in Charlotte is part of the If You Insist tour, and they'll be joined by opener Foxtide.

The show is at the Neighborhood Theatre, in Charlotte's NoDa historic arts district. The building opened in 1945 as the Astor Theatre during the post-war movie boom and was converted into a live venue in 1997; it has a small room for up-and-coming acts and a main room for touring bands. The Bends will be in the side room. Doors open at 7 PM, and the show starts at 8 PM.