‘TANZNEID’ World Tour Featuring Electric Callboy, Polaris, and Scene Queen — San Francisco, CA — 4.22.26
Some shows hit you emotionally. Some shows are just pure fun. Every once in a while, you get one that somehow does both, and that’s exactly what happened April 22 at The Masonic in San Francisco. Electric Callboy brought their ‘TANZNEID’ World Tour through town with Polaris and Scene Queen on the bill, which already felt stacked before the first note even hit. Electric Callboy has built their whole identity around blending metalcore, EDM, and not taking themselves too seriously. It was loud, chaotic, funny, heavy, and ridiculously entertaining from start to finish.
Scene Queen opened the night and wasted zero time getting the room moving. Within minutes people were headbanging, laughing, and fully locked in. She has this sharp, fearless energy where the music hits hard but still feels playful, and that combo made the set land even harder. From my perspective behind the camera, it was also refreshing seeing feminine energy open a lineup this heavy. It brought a different edge to the night right out of the gate and gave the bill more personality immediately.
Then Polaris came out and absolutely leveled the place. Their set was the one that made me run upstairs to the balcony because I needed to see the pit from above. From that angle, the floor looked alive. Bodies moving in every direction, constant motion, total chaos in the best way. I had been waiting a long time to finally catch Polaris live, and somehow they still exceeded expectations. They sounded huge. Tight, emotional, crushing, polished without losing any rawness. Some bands sound good live. Polaris sounds massive live.
Then came Electric Callboy, and they took the whole night into overdrive. The opening scrim dropped and the room instantly exploded. You could feel everyone knowing it was about to get ridiculous. They opened with “TANZNEID,” followed quickly by their cover of “Still Waiting,” and from there it was nonstop. Confetti cannons went off early. The lights were insane. Costumes kept changing. By the time “Hypa Hypa” hit, the floor was packed with grown men wearing retro workout gear and mullet wigs like the audience had become part of the show. Honestly, it was hilarious and kind of beautiful. That’s what makes Electric Callboy work so well. The theatrics never feel like they’re covering for weak songs. The songs are already strong, so all the chaos around them just adds to it.
One of the best moments of the night came later when they brought a piano directly into the middle of the crowd for the acoustic intro of “Everytime We Touch.” The whole room shifted. What had been nonstop chaos suddenly turned intimate. Everyone sang, phones lit up the room, and for a few minutes it felt weirdly emotional in the middle of all that madness. Standing there watching it from above was unreal. Visually, it was one of the strongest moments of the night. Emotionally too. It wasn’t a gimmick. It was the exact right move at the exact right time.
I had been looking forward to shooting this show for a long time because I’ve loved both Electric Callboy and Polaris for years, so expectations were already high. Somehow it still beat them. Great crowd, great energy, great performances, and one of those nights that reminds you live music is good for the soul.
Scene Queen
Polaris
Electric Callboy
