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Fall 2023 North American Tour
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The Fall 2023 North American Tour was the sixth concert tour by The Midnight.[1] Announced in April 2023, the tour began on September 16, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, and concluded on October 21, 2023, in Monterrey, Mexico. All shows were in the United States except for the final two which were in Mexico.
The Fall 2023 North American Tour featured a diverse array of songs from across all of The Midnight's releases. The tour saw Tim McEwan return to the front of the stage playing synths and pads, having previously performed with a full drum kit since the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Tour. During the tour, the band played for the first time at the music festivals Music Midtown in Atlanta and Live Out in Monterrey. Additionally, they opened for ODESZA on their The Last Goodbye Tour on October 19, 2023, The Midnight's first time being a supporting act and their first performance in Mexico since 2019.
25 shows were performed over the span of six weeks, the longest individual run of shows for The Midnight since they began touring in 2018. The band's lineup, unchanged since the spring leg of the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Tour, consisted of Tim McEwan on percussion and synths, Tyler Lyle on guitar and vocals, Lelia Broussard on guitar and bass, Royce Whittaker on guitar, and Justin Klunk on saxophone.
The Midnight discography
The Midnight discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 19 |
Live albums | 1 |
Remix albums | 2 |
Remix singles | 11 |
Remixes | 10 |
Reissues | 1 |
Since forming in 2012, The Midnight have released three EPs, five studio albums, one live album, two remix albums, 18 singles, 10 remix singles, and 10 remixes of songs by other artists. Composed of producer Tim McEwan and singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, The Midnight debuted in July 2014 with the extended play (EP) Days of Thunder. While the EP did not feature any singles, it gained traction on Reddit and several small music sites throughout 2014 and 2015.[2][3] In August 2016, The Midnight's first album Endless Summer was released, preceded by the release of the singles Sunset and Vampires. Endless Summer firmly established the band as a top artist within the synthwave scene, with songs like Sunset, Vampires, and Los Angeles quickly becoming staples of the genre.[4][5][6]
One year after Endless Summer, The Midnight released their first remix album The Midnight Remixed in August 2017, a collaboration with electronic music label Silk Music. The album was notable as being their first release associated with a label and was also their first release to appear on a Billboard chart, peaking at 22 on the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. In October 2017, Nocturnal was released as the band's second album, supported by the single Crystalline. Embracing a darker sound and receiving positive reviews from critics,[7][8][9][10][11] the album appeared on three Billboard charts: Dance/Electronic, Heatseekers, and Vinyl.
The Midnight released their third album Kids in September 2018. The first entry in a trilogy series of albums, it was described by the band as being "dedicated to the disaffected youth"[12] and featured a lighter, more upbeat sound that channeled an idealized 1980s childhood. Preceded by the singles Lost Boy, America 2, and Arcade Dreams, Kids received more mixed reviews from critics compared to Nocturnal[13][14][15][16][17] but was a success commercially, topping the Billboard Dance/Electronic Sales chart and peaking at number two on the Heatseekers chart. The Midnight's second remix album The Midnight Remixed 02 was released by Silk Music in September 2019 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart.
The Kids trilogy continued in the summer of 2020 with the release of Monsters in July, their debut with the label Counter Records, an imprint of Ninja Tune. Spawning the singles America Online, Deep Blue, Dance With Somebody, and Prom Night, Monsters extended on the thematic elements initially introduced in Kids while venturing into new genres like lo-fi and vaporwave. Commended by critics for expanding The Midnight's horizons,[18][19][20][21][22] the album was their first release to appear on the Billboard 200 chart where it peaked at 134. In October 2020, the Halloween-themed Horror Show was released as the band's second EP. Initially exclusive to Amazon Music, Horror Show was aided in production by electronic musician Essenger and featured a cover of the Patti Smith Group hit song Because The Night. The EP would later receive a full release to all platforms in March 2021.
Summer 2021 saw The Midnight celebrating the fifth anniversary of Endless Summer by reissuing the album with two new bonus tracks, Comet and Bend. This was followed in July by the release of The Rearview Mirror, an EP containing five orchestral arrangements of songs from the album in collaboration with the Magik*Magik Orchestra. The Kids trilogy concluded in September 2022 with the release of Heroes, the band's fifth album. Supported by the singles Change Your Heart or Die, Heartbeat, Avalanche, Brooklyn. Friday. Love., and Heart Worth Breaking, Heroes continued The Midnight's efforts to bend and experiment with different genres. Featuring more rock and Americana influences, critics favorably compared the album to works by Mutt Lange and Giorgio Moroder.[23][24][25] Heroes appeared on a total of seven Billboard charts, the most notable of which was the Billboard 200 where it peaked at 134. In April 2023, The Midnight's first live album Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live was released exclusively to independent record stores as part of Record Store Day 2023, later receiving a full release to all platforms in September 2023.
Outside of their main releases, Tim McEwan has remixed songs for other artists under The Midnight name, beginning in 2015 with a remix of the Tyler Lyle song Lost & Found. Other artists he has remixed include Drake, Scavenger Hunt, Jon Bellion, A R I Z O N A, and The Night Game. The Midnight were a featured artist on the Timecop1983 song Static in May 2018, and in November 2019 they contributed the song Sometimes She Smiles for the compilation album Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years. After streaming the song's creation on Twitch, Cold Pizza was released as a YouTube only song in February 2021 to commemorate National Pizza Day. In February 2024, they were a featured artist on the Essenger song Silence.
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Sunset | May 13, 2016 | Endless Summer |
Vampires | June 10, 2016 | |
Crystalline | September 22, 2017 | Nocturnal |
Lost Boy | July 13, 2018 | Kids |
America 2 | August 3, 2018 | |
Arcade Dreams | September 7, 2018 | |
America Online | May 13, 2019 | Monsters |
Deep Blue | May 6, 2020 | |
Dance With Somebody | June 10, 2020 | |
Prom Night | June 24, 2020 | |
Neon Medusa | March 3, 2021 | Horror Show |
Nothing Beats Like A Heart (with The Escape Plan) | August 24, 2021 | Non-album single |
Change Your Heart or Die | April 14, 2022 | Heroes |
Heartbeat | June 8, 2022 | |
Avalanche | July 6, 2022 | |
Brooklyn. Friday. Love. | August 3, 2022 | |
Heart Worth Breaking | August 24, 2022 | |
Land Locked Heart | February 23, 2023 | Road 96: Mile 0 (Video Game Soundtrack) |
Chariot | September 6, 2024 | - |
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WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) | March 28, 2016 | The Midnight Remixed |
Days of Thunder (incl. PROFF pres. Soultorque Remix) | August 1, 2016 | |
Sunset (incl. Michael Cassette Remix) | August 7, 2017 | |
Synthetic (Mango, We Are All Astronauts, Lost Empire Remixes) | December 18, 2017 | |
Shadows (Uppermost Remix) | August 23, 2019 | The Midnight Remixed 02 |
Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix) | September 13, 2019 | |
Kids (PROFF Dub Remix) | September 20, 2019 | |
The Comeback Kid (Isolation Relief Mix) | March 27, 2020 | Non-album single |
Vampires (from The Rearview Mirror) | July 9, 2021 | The Rearview Mirror |
Deep Blue (Droid Bishop Remix) | September 17, 2021 | Non-album single |
Heroes (Live) | August 15, 2023 | Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live |
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Lost & Found (The Midnight Remix) | November 28, 2015 | Tyler Lyle |
0 To 100 (The Midnight Remix)[d] | July 8, 2016 | Drake |
Never Enough (The Midnight Remix) | November 8, 2016 | Scavenger Hunt |
Oceans Away (The Midnight Remix) | February 24, 2017 | A R I Z O N A |
Kyra (The Midnight Remix) | March 15, 2017 | Clubhouse |
80's Films (The Midnight Remix)[d] | June 25, 2017 | Jon Bellion |
The Outfield (The Midnight Remix) | April 27, 2018 | The Night Game |
Clean Eyes (The Midnight Remix) | February 8, 2019 | SYML |
Missing Out (The Midnight Remix) | September 11, 2020 | The Ivy |
Don't Give Up (The Midnight Remix) | September 25, 2020 | Latroit |
Lost And Found (The Midnight Remix) | October 4, 2024 | Chromeo |
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Static | May 4, 2018 | Collaboration between Timecop1983 and The Midnight. Appears on Timecop1983's album Night Drive. |
Sometimes She Smiles | November 1, 2019 | Appears on the compilation album Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years. Has not appeared on any official The Midnight release. |
Cold Pizza | February 9, 2021 | Released exclusively on YouTube to commemorate National Pizza Day. Has not appeared on any official The Midnight release. |
Silence | February 28, 2024 | Collaboration between Essenger and The Midnight. Was originally planned to be on Essenger's 2020 album After Dark but did not make the final tracklist. Included on the 2024 vinyl deluxe edition of After Dark and later released as a single. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 All charts are from US Billboard<ref>"The Midnight". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ A digital download of Horror Show and its instrumentals was available on release day by pre-ordering a physical copy of the EP.
- ↑ Endless Summer is the only instrumental release to have different album art from the original release, which can be seen here.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Unofficial remix
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- 18th October, 2024
- Tour - The Chrome Nights North American Tour concludes in Denver.
- 4th October, 2024
- Music - The Midnight's remix of Lost And Found by Chromeo is released. The remix is included on the deluxe edition of Chromeo's album Adult Contemporary.
- 1st October, 2024
- Merch - The Midnight: Shadows graphic novel is released.
- 6th September, 2024
- Music - Chariot is released as a single.
- 5th September, 2024
- Tour - The Chrome Nights North American Tour begins in Vancouver.
- 15th July, 2024
- Music - Days of Thunder was released 10 years ago on this day. Happy 10th anniversary to The Midnight!
- 18th June, 2024
- Tour - A London show has been added to the Summer 2024 EU/UK Tour. The show will be at Electric Ballroom on July 22.
- 17th June, 2024
- Tour - Three new shows have been added to the Chrome Nights North American Tour. The tour will visit Sacramento (September 9), Santa Cruz (September 12), and Portland, ME (October 5).
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- ...that planning for The Midnight's graphic novel Shadows began in 2020, four years before its release?
- ...that Lost & Found was originally released on the Tyler Lyle album The Native Genius of Desert Plants?
- ...that The Midnight's first live concert was at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco in July 2017?
- ...that Daytona had a working title of Daytona Beach?
- ...that The Midnight's first live show outside of California was in Chicago?
- ...that Tim McEwan once played drums in the Eurovison Song Contest?
- ...that WeMoveForward was the first song written by the band?
- ...that an early version of Jason used the backing track from what would become The Equaliser (Not Alone)?
- ...that the voice in the intro of River of Darkness is from a guy named Eric?
- ...that The Midnight played 77 shows in 2019, which is the most in one year since they began touring?
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Midnight - Excited to announce our Fall 2023 North American... | Facebook". Facebook. April 11, 2023. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2023. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis". Reddit. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ "The Midnight's Endless Summer is 2016's Greatest '80s Soundtrack (Review) - Opus". Opus. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "In The Spotlight: The Midnight - "Endless Summer" - New Fury Media". New Fury Media. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Zistler, Andrew (August 29, 2016). "The Midnight - Endless Summer - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Sievers, Alex (October 16, 2017). "Album Review: The Midnight - 'Nocturnal' | KillYourStereo | Australian and International Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Rock and Indie Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Comps". KillYouStereo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Wilcoxson, Steven (September 17, 2018). "THE MIDNIGHT – Nocturnal - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Zistler, Andrew (October 23, 2017). "The Midnight - Nocturnal - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (October 31, 2017). "Recommends: The Midnight, Mr. Eff, Nightcrawler, The G". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Virée nocturne avec Nocturnal, le nouvel EP de The Midnight – Synthspiria". Synthspiria. October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ↑ "The Midnight - Our next album is dedicated to the disaffected... | Facebook". Facebook. March 24, 2018. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Album Review: The Midnight - Kids - Iron Skullet". Iron Skullet. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (September 21, 2018). "The Midnight - Kids • Review • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Sievers, Alex (September 24, 2018). "Album Review: The Midnight - 'Kids' | KillYourStereo | Australian and International Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Rock and Indie Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Comps". Kill Your Stereo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Treakle, James (July 15, 2019). "[Album Review] Not a Sentimental Age – Kids (2018) by The Midnight — Indie Frontiers". Indie Frontiers. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Zistler, Andrew (September 23, 2018). "The Midnight - Kids - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! | Live The 80's Dream!". NewRetroWave. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Crumlish, Callum (July 10, 2020). "The Midnight 'Monsters' album review: L.A. duo deliver most stylish and creative music yet | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk". Express. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (July 10, 2020). "The Midnight - Monsters - REVIEW • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Yopko, Nick (July 14, 2020). "The Midnight Attain Retrowave Greatness on Nostalgic Third Album "Monsters" - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists". EDM.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Morawitz, Owen (July 9, 2020). "The Midnight's Nostalgic 'Monsters' Is Tailor-Made for Boomboxes Held Overhead | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Jewers, Sarah (July 15, 2020). "The Midnight - Monsters Album Review | FUZZY". FUZZY. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ↑ Vehling, Aaron (September 8, 2022). "The Midnight - Heroes - ALBUM REVIEW • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ Crumlish, Callum (September 8, 2022). "The Midnight: Heroes review - Saving music with their best album yet". Express.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ Collar, Matt. "The Midnight - Heroes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Discography The Midnight". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.