There’s something almost unfair about seeing Spoon when they’re between albums. No new record to promote means no obligation to front-load the set with songs you don’t know yet. Instead, you get what happened at Nevermore Hall on June 24: a band reaching across more than two decades of material and pulling out bangers, deep cuts and other crowd faves. The result was one of the best Spoon sets I’ve seen.
The show opened with “Jonathan Fisk,” a snarling, caffeinated shot from Kill the Moonlight, and the crowd locked in immediately. From there, Britt Daniel and company moved through songs from at least seven different albums — and the sequencing never felt like a greatest hits victory lap. “My Mathematical Mind” and “I Turn My Camera On” sat comfortably alongside “Inside Out” and “Wild,” the set flowing more like a band playing for themselves than working through an obligation. The deep cuts were the real reward: “Who Makes Your Money,” “Me and the Bean,” and “Trouble Comes Running” aren’t songs you expect to hear, and each one delighted different parts of the fanbase.
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The mid-set solo stretch was also a highlight. Britt, alone with an acoustic guitar for “Me and the Bean,” then joined by keyboardist Alex Fischel for a cover of David Bowie’s “I Can’t Give Everything Away.”
The hits were there when they needed to be. “The Underdog” opened the encore with that unmistakable buildup, and “Rent I Pay” and “The Hardest Cut” gave the room the anthemic moments they were waiting for earlier in the set. But the show felt bigger than its individual songs. Spoon has always been a band that rewards attention — precise rhythms, the way a guitar or piano phrase gets held just a beat longer than you expect — and this was a set that asked the audience to pay attention, then paid them back generously.
The Beths opened the night and, full disclosure, I knew the name but not much else going in. That changed quickly. The Auckland four-piece play melodic, hook-heavy indie rock with jangly guitars and four-part vocal harmonies that hit you right in the face. This is exactly the kind of band I tend to fall for — smart, guitar-driven songs that are catchier than they have any right to be. Consider me a convert.
Spoon Setlist:
Jonathon Fisk
The Hardest Cut
I Turn My Camera On
My Mathematical Mind
The Way We Get By
Lose Control
Who Makes Your Money
Rent I Pay
Me and the Bean (Britt solo acoustic)
I Can’t Give Everything Away (David Bowie cover) (Britt w/ Alex)
I Summon You
Inside Out
Wild
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
Take a Walk
Encore:
The Underdog
Trouble Comes Running
Here are some photos of Spoon and The Beths performing live at Nevermore Hall on June 24, 2026. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Kyle Gustafson.
The Beths
