Electric Callboy – The Armory – Minneapolis, MN – May 2nd 2026

Live Nation and The Armory present Electric Callboy with special guests Scene Queen and Polaris

Review and photos by Legion Ratfell

The last time I saw Electric Callboy was at The Fillmore in 2023, so seeing them at the Armory for their TANZNEID World Tour was a definite change in scale, but one they absolutely deserve. Half metal show, half EDM show, the venue was a party the whole night through.

Electric Callboy’s mix of metal and pop is iconic, so I thought they actually did a good job of picking openers. The first was more pop and the second was more metal, to be combined at the end with Electric Callboy. First up was Scene Queen, who I’d seen a couple of clips of on TikTok. Self-proclaimed as “bimbo-core,” she opened up the night with cheeky pop/metalcore songs about twerking, MILFs, and a Barbie/Ken song where Ken gets shot? Her lyrics were quite literal and quippy. The crowd seemed open to it and she was clearly having a fun time up there. The moshes and dancing started early. It was a cute, girlypop take on metal, sparkly microphone and all.

Next up was Polaris, a metalcore band from Australia, took the stage. I wasn’t familiar with them beforehand, but they came out swinging immediately—fast, aggressive, and fully dialed in from the first note. The impact was instant; I could feel the floor shake the moment they launched into their set.

Polaris delivered a solid mix of metalcore intensity, with two alternating vocalists shifting between guttural screams and soaring clean vocals. The contrast worked well, giving the set both weight and melody without losing momentum. Their riffs were tight and precise, and they had a strong command of the crowd, with callouts that were met enthusiastically throughout the room.

The energy in the venue noticeably escalated during their set—crowd surfing started in earnest, and the pit never really let up. It also ended up being my first time actively dodging crowd surfers in a photo pit, which added an unexpected layer of chaos (in a good way) to the experience.

Overall, Polaris felt like the turning point in the night where things shifted from anticipation to full-scale intensity, and they handled that role really effectively.

Then the real party began. Starting hard with the titular song “TANZNEID” off of the upcoming album of the same name coming out later this year, Electric Callboy entered wearing silly poofy jackets and the place was a riot, but the most fun and danceable one. For music that I can only describe as going really hard, it brings me such a specific joy. The incredibly heavy metal, frontmen Kevin and Nico’s screams matched with their Eurobeat pop vocals,  and the upbeat EDM of it all is a magical combination that proves that genre doesn’t exist, and people love to dance AND mosh. They gave so much to the audience, through energy, crazy EDM-level visuals, and several costume changes to match the songs and their iconic looks from the music videos. They are an entire package, and they absolutely deserve the bigger stage at The Armory. With heavy hitters like “HYPA HYPA,” “Pump It,” and “We Got the Moves,” it was nearly a non-stop party.

There was a beautiful moment of sincerity in the middle of the set, where Nico and Kevin made their way to the middle of the crowd to do a couple of lovely acoustic versions of, funnily enough, their song “Fuckboi,” and their cover of “Everytime We Touch.” It was a heartfelt, intimate moment where they encouraged people to sit down, put their phones away, and just sing along. It was honestly so beautiful. And then it was right back to the party.

The thing I love the most about Electric Callboy is their positivity. The music goes incredibly hard, but there is an inherent silliness in a lot of their songs, but they’re done so incredibly well and the writing and execution is so good that it just works. They don’t take themselves too seriously while being incredibly talented, and it makes this magic happen. It translates to the crowd as well. People dress up silly, help each other out, the mosh pit is more of a dance party, and there is just such a sense of community and togetherness while everyone just dances and moshes to some silly songs for a moment. They bring something truly unique to the table. I said this in 2023, and I’ll say it again. If Electric Callboy comes through, you’re doing yourself a disservice by not going.