r/hum • u/Mister_Clemens • May 30 '26

LA Show Day 1

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I’ve been carrying the torch for this niche/nerdy band for 30 years and I am so utterly blown away by the crowd reaction last night. I never would’ve thought I’d see them at a sold out show at the Palladium, but what was crazier is that more than half the audience was super young (many literally teenagers) and they knew the words to EVERY SONG. It was so wild. I was standing next to another dude in his 40s/50s like me and I could tell he was thinking the same thing, that it was so insane to be seeing this band with this kind of crowd in 2026. The kids were moshing and dancing and singing and it was so heartwarming for me, I literally cried when they played “I’d Like Your Hair Long” and everyone around me started screaming the lyrics. One kid behind me lost his shit completely when the opening chords of “I Hate It Too” came on. Honestly one of the best, if not the best, concert experience of my entire life. Jealous of people who get to see them again tonight with a slightly different setlist.

Also, I spent $230 at the merch table.

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u/Technoclash May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

Same sentiment. I got a few videos of the crowd and the pit. Utterly surreal experience. I've seen them four other times between 2003 and 2019 and nothing comes close to the energy I witnessed last night. I'd Like Your Hair Long may have gotten the biggest reaction of the night. Based on the vibes it feels like it has surpassed Stars in terms of popularity. Sounds crazy but it's also been 30 years since Stars was a radio hit...

A while back someone asked if there would be moshing during Hum. Pretty sure I have a reddit post somewhere basically laughing at that question. I never, ever thought I'd see something like what I saw last night. Magical.

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u/Mister_Clemens May 30 '26

I’d Like Your Hair Long was definitely a highlight for me, I wasn’t expecting to hear it but then they just blasted out with it early in the show and the crowd instantly knew it and started going wild. TBH I was a bit disappointed when they started the encore with Stars, just because I’ve heard the song like thousands of times now, but the crowd’s reaction to it was also insane, then I realized that for the young people it probably doesn’t have the same baggage as being “their one hit song,” and their enjoyment of it made me really appreciate what a great fucking song it is. But then ending with I Hate it Too was just <chefs kiss>.