Mitski's 2024 Beacon Theatre Performance in Photos

This past Wednesday, Mitski put on triumphant show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Last autumn, the singer, songwriter and performer released her critically acclaimed album, The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We. In our 8.9/10 review from critic Eric Bennett, we wrote that “Mitski’s seventh album feels, all at once, like a much-needed course correction away from ‘80s-style synths growing staler with each use and like her lowest stakes release yet.”

“The towering expectation and deafening hype that surrounded Laurel Hell seemed to have died down, leaving her free to exhale,” Bennett continued. “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We finds Mitski breaking new ground, building transcendent songs with the accompaniment of acoustic guitars, pedal steel, a string section and an entire 17-person choir. These resplendent pieces fit together to form fascinating, delicately arranged songs. One of the most striking things about the record is how it succeeds while sacrificing the reliance on melody that undergirds some of Mitski’s best songwriting thus far. There is nothing as electric as “Nobody,” nothing as distorted as “Your Best American Girl.” And yet, this is her finest collection of songs. There’s a beauty to her pastoral vignettes that resonates without the need for traditional pop hooks. It’s not music that’s suited to arenas, and maybe that’s the point. Mitski can do anything she wants to now, and we’re better off under her reign.”

You can see pictures from Mitski’s February 21st Beacon Theatre performance, the first of her seven consecutive sold-out shows in New York City, by Emilio Herce below. Mitski’s North American tour is set to continue throughout the spring, making stops in Nashville, Mexico City and Los Angeles.