Salt Lake Concerts Archives - Utah Concert Review

May 15, 2025May 16, 2025

Mayday Parade

Mayday Parade • Microwave • Grayscale • Like Roses • May 12, 2025 • The Union

Reviewed and Photographed by Sam Howard

Emo music is a genre that has been widely popular for decades. When you think of emo music, Mayday Parade is one of those bands that will always be in that conversation. Celebrating 20 years of being a band, Mayday Parade is keeping emo music alive and well. While keeping it refreshing and new all at the same time. The proof is in the fans, and how they showed up to the Union to see a band that’s been around for 2 decades play all their hits while still screaming the lyrics to the newer stuff as well.

May 15, 2025May 16, 2025

AWOLNATION

AWOLNATION • Bryce Fox • Makua Rothman

Reviewed and Photographed by Alisha Gregson

On May 3, 2025, AWOLNATION lit up The Depot in Salt Lake City with a sold-out show on their Phantom Five Tour, promoting their latest album of the same name. Known for their intense energy and genre-bending alt-rock sound, the band, fronted by Aaron Bruno, delivered a performance that felt larger than life despite the more intimate venue. Utah Concert Review never misses an AWOLNATION show, but this was my first time seeing them live. After years of hoping for the chance, the night didn’t disappoint.

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

An Evening with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit • May 5, 2025 • Sandy Amphitheater

Reviewed and Photographed by Kevin Rolfe

Summer is close. Do you know how I can tell? The snow is melting, the grass is greener, the temperature is consistently rising, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have made a tour stop in Utah. Sure, sure, I know that they have made the occasional stop in the fall or winter. But Jason Isbell and his crew in concert has become a summer tradition for their Utah fans. Sandy Amphitheater opened its season two nights of the An Evening With Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Tour. If Sandy Amp was hoping to make a splash by opening their summer concerts with such a popular artist, they were successful. But maybe not in the way they expected.

May 6, 2025May 7, 2025

The Used

The Used • Blindlove • May 3, 2025 • The Union • Night 1

Reviewed and Photographed by Max Taylor

Salt Lake City showed up big for The Used on May 3, 2025, at The Union. Night one of their three-night residency in Salt Lake City was completely sold out—walls sweating, balcony packed, every inch of standing space filled with fans shoulder to shoulder. This wasn’t just any concert. This was a celebration that felt like coming home. It was a full-circle moment for a band that cut its teeth in this very city, returning home to celebrate 25 chaotic, beautiful years.

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Sam Fender

Sam Fender • Young Jesus • April 23, 2025 • The Union

Reviewed and Photographed by Morgan Newbold

Last week, Salt Lake City welcomed Sam Fender for the very first time, to a long-awaited show at The Union! After touring since 2017 and playing the biggest festivals in the world, fans were ecstatic to finally see him make a stop in Utah on his ‘People Watching Tour’. I certainly was excited.

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

Djo

Djo • Post Animal • April 21, 2025 • The Complex

Reviewed and Photographed by Marlo Matamoros

Djo and Post Animal performed at The Complex for a sold-out show on the BACK ON YOU WORLD TOUR. The tour is set to hit major cities around the world such as Salt Lake City, Toronto, Brooklyn, Manchester, Stockholm, Paris, and Amsterdam. They performed here on a Tuesday night in the Rockwell at The Complex. Post Animal is a Chicago-based rock band that formed in 2014. Post Animal is releasing an album this coming July titled Iron. Djo is coming off his The Crux album which was released on April 4^th of this year. Djo (Joe Keery) was a guitarist/vocalist for Post Animal before leaving to do Stranger Things. During the formation of the band Joe Keery and the group were roommates in Chicago.

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Larkin Poe

Larkin Poe • Parker Milsap • April 12, 2025 • The Depot

Reviewed and Photographed by Alisha Gregson

On April 12, 2025, Larkin Poe brought their electrifying Bloom Tour to The Depot in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Nashville-based roots rock band, led by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, delivered a powerful performance filled with grit, soul, and sisterly chemistry that left a lasting impression on the crowd. The Depot, with its intimate setting and top-tier production, was the perfect venue for a show that was equal parts heartfelt and high-energy. I’ve photographed a lot of shows at The Depot. It’s one of my favorite spots. The security team and entire staff are always awesome, and it really does feel like every show there is special.

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand • Telescreens • March 31, 2025 • The Complex

Reviewed and Photographed by Morgan Newbold

Early last week, The Complex welcomed Scottish art-rock band Franz Ferdinand for an intimate sold-out show at The Grand on their The Human Fear tour. Hundreds of casual and hardcore fans came out this Monday evening to experience a set full of groovy and electric energy, with plenty of new and old songs to get everyone in the room jumping. The group put on a spectacular show by showcasing their musical expertise and joy of performing, and it was a treat to witness a very integral indie band do what they do best.

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

Remi Wolf

Remi Wolf • Dana and Alden • April 8, 2025 • The Union Events Center

Reviewed and Photographed by Austin Dayton

Salt Lake City doesn’t always get the wildest shows on the tour circuits, but when Remi Wolf hit The Union Event Center on Tuesday night, she blew the roof off, painted it neon, and set it ablaze. Touring on her new album Big Ideas, the California-based pop disruptor delivered a set that was as heartfelt as it was chaotic, leaving the crowd sweaty, smiling, souls healed, and wondering what just happened—in the best way possible.

April 7, 2025April 11, 2025

Daniel Seavey

Daniel Seavey • Sombr • kylekelly • April 3, 2025 • The Depot

Reviewed by Amelia Weyerstall

Daniel Seavey’s high energy had the crowd jumping so hard that it felt like the floor was going to fall out from under everyone. When The Second Wind tour stopped at the Depot, fans from all over the state flocked to come see the incredible show.