Aries
Aries’ stop at the Regency Ballroom on March 26 snapped into motion immediately—no slow buildup, no easing in.
Opening with “IN THE FLESH,” he hit the stage at full energy, pulling the crowd in from the first moments. Within minutes, everything was already in motion—jumping, sprinting, leaning into the barricade—as the room rose to meet him.
The performance comes off the back of Glass Jaw, Aries’ third studio album released in late 2025, a project that leans further into his blend of alternative, hip-hop, and pop while pushing into more personal territory.
After first building an audience through YouTube production breakdowns and breakout releases like WELCOME HOME (2019) and BELIEVE IN ME, WHO BELIEVES IN YOU (2021), Aries has grown into a fully realized live act—something this tour makes especially clear.
By the time it reached San Francisco, following stops across North America including Chicago, Seattle, and Vancouver the set felt sharpened into something built almost entirely around momentum.
That showed immediately in the early run—“IN THE FLESH,” “BAD NEWS,” and “SLEEPWALKER”—which landed heavier and more physical than their studio versions. From there, the set didn’t let up—fast transitions, constant movement, and a stage presence that always felt a step ahead of the room.
Between songs, Aries kept things loose. There was constant banter—shouting out fans, calling out someone in the crowd for their smile, reacting to signs (including one that just read “much dank”), and laughing at fans holding up photos of their pets. It gave the night an unfiltered, in-the-moment feel, like the show was evolving in real time rather than following a script.
That connection was most obvious at the barricade. Aries repeatedly worked the front row—leaning out over fans, grabbing hands, and letting sections carry vocals. From the floor, the energy felt relentless; from above, it was clear the entire room was locked in.
Midway through, the tone started to shift without losing momentum. “GLASS JAW” and “WILDFIRE” opened things up, with wider lighting and more space in the sound. For “WILDFIRE,” Aries picked up an acoustic guitar, stripping things back while still holding the room’s attention. The set continued to breathe from there—eventually settling into one of its quietest points as he moved to the piano for “HOME,” turning it into something more intimate and direct than its studio version.
Around that stretch, he paused briefly to acknowledge everything going on outside the room, saying it felt good to disconnect and just be present, even for a moment. It didn’t break the flow—it reinforced it, giving the shift in tone a bit more weight.
As the set pushed toward the end, you could hear it in his voice—he mentioned he’d been losing it—but if anything, it added to the performance. The delivery got rougher, the crowd got louder, and the whole room filled in the gaps.
That carried straight into a cover of “How to Save a Life,” where the crowd took over large parts of the song—one of the few moments where the energy shifted from chaotic to fully collective, everyone locked into the same thing at once.
The encore felt like a full release. “RACECAR” hit hard, but it was “WICHITA BLUES” that turned into something else entirely—run back again and again as the crowd refused to let it end. By the fourth pass, it had taken on a life of its own, the entire room locked in as Aries leaned into it instead of trying to move on.
He closed it out the only way that made sense—crowd surfing over the front rows as the song peaked one last time, a slightly chaotic finish that felt earned. Nothing about it felt forced—it was the natural endpoint of everything the set had been building toward.
At just over an hour and change, the show moved quickly but never felt rushed. If anything, it felt tightly dialed in—every moment built to keep the energy high while still leaving space for something real to break through. By the end, it was loose, a little chaotic, and completely in the moment—pretty much exactly what you’d want from an Aries show.
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