Beauty School Dropout

Beauty School Dropout play A&R Music Bar on Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 PM. They're a three-piece alt-rock band from Los Angeles, and this is one of their Columbus stops on The Circus F/W 2026 US Tour.

If you're not familiar with them, they've got some heavy names in their corner: Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy are both backing them. That lineage gives you a good idea of the neighborhood they're playing in, but they're doing their own thing with it. They describe their sound as a blend of raw energy, powerful hooks, and gritty, melodic rock, and they've been open about where they're aiming: they want to bring rock back to its rebellious roots.

That's a big claim to make, but it's the one they're leaning into. The raw energy part is the live side of the equation, and the hooks are what keep it from just being noise. When they talk about the gritty, melodic side, they're talking about rock that doesn't polish away the rough edges. It's the kind of sound that works best in a room like A&R, where you can actually hear the guitars working.

The Columbus date is part of The Circus F/W 2026 US Tour, so they're coming in as part of a larger run across the country. The show is at A&R Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave, and it starts at 7:30 PM on Saturday, October 24.