Magdalena Bay makes an all-too-memorable splash at Coca-Cola Roxy, reinventing indie pop as we know it.
Oxis walked onstage Monday night at the Coca-Cola Roxy just hours before the release of her new single “Piranha,” and the crowd was no doubt looking forward to hearing it live. Fans shouted for the track throughout her set; a clear sign they weren’t just tolerating the opener. They knew her and loved her. They were waiting for something specific.
Her performance unfolded inside a wash of bright neon light, saturated yet clean. The kind of palette that announces pop intent before a note even hits. What could’ve been a warm-up act felt more like an activation. When she closed, the applause was sharp and genuine. Not polite. Earned.
The room never dropped energy. Fog rolled across the venue floor during changeover, underlit in diffused blue while Björk played over the speakers. Friends were spotting each other across the crowd, waving through the haze. Only a handful wore full costumes, but those who did were maxima. One guy dressed entirely as a flower. Blue emerged as an unofficial uniform across the audience. Whether intentional or coincidental, it reads cohesive.
Magdalena Bay’s staging revealed itself gradually rather than with a single cue. A digital-sky backdrop, clouds that looked more simulated than natural, framed the stage. Two sculptural platforms with live-reactive LED screens flickered like early render-engine graphics, shifting with rhythm rather than narrative. The room fell into purple and electric pink. It felt like stepping into a computer dream circa 2002, but glossy, not nostalgic, not ironic.
The pop duo would open their set with “She Looked Like Me!" and it was a perfect encapsulation of the rest of the show. As the track reached its peak, a light show not far from a rave scene ensued. From the barricade to deep into the crowd, fans interlocked arms and did not miss a single lyric.
The act would slow the crowd down with two much calmer tracks, “Killing Time," and the spoken word “True Blue Interlude," however, the energy would grow exponentially as the hit single from the Imaginal Disk album, “Image," was next. The feeling in the depths of the crowd shifted, an unspoken agreement that no one would stand around any longer. The track’s long buildup led to an explosion of electronic drums, and for a moment, everyone was suspended in the air.
“Vampire In The Corner” would mark the first of several costume changes for lead Mica Tenenbaum, as she would trade her satin blue dress for a black skirt and top, and adorn herself with a large sunflower headpiece. As the band transitioned into “Cry For Me," Tenenbaum would once again return from the shadows in new attire. A bright red dress covered in what looked to be cutouts of planets, while an iridescent cape waved behind her.
As the night went on, the crowd at the Coca-Cola Roxy never wavered. Track after track, intense light shows after intense light shows, chants and vocalizations persisted into the echoing hall. The band would close with “The Ballad of Matt and Mica," combining several elements and melodies of previous songs into a jam-style pop ballad. “Thank you, Atlanta!” shouted Tenenbaum, but her night was not yet over. As the venue went dark, a volcanic eruption of “one more song!” began before the band ever left the stage. Tenenbaum would return to an encore of beaming red lights, as the band would play the track that arguably got them to this stage, “Killshot”.
However, it would be the band’s new single, “Second Sleep,” that would perfect the night. Dreamlike strings created a cathartic swelling in the crowd, and just as the night began for Magdalena Bay, no one in the crowd would miss a single beat.
Swirling lights and sounds, ethereal visuals, unique set design, and an electric crowd made it clear that Magdalena Bay’s reinvention of the indie pop sound is something that is here to stay, and their dedication to their live performances will be something to watch for the next several years to come.
Upcoming tour dates inlude:
- December 6, 2025 // Mad Soul Festival, Orlando, FL
- December 31, 2025 // The Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
- February 2, 2026 // O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- February 3, 2026 // DEPOT, Cardiff, UK
- February 5, 2026 // Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
- February 7, 2026 // O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- February 8, 2026 // O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK
- February 10, 2026 // O2 Academy Brixton, London, England
- February 11, 2026 // Rock City, Nottingham, UK
- February 13, 2026 // De Roma, Antwerp, Belgium
- February 14, 2026 // TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
- February 15, 2026 // Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- February 17, 2026 // Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
- February 19, 2026 // Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
- February 20, 2026 // Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
- February 22, 2026 // Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
- February 24, 2026 // Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
- February 25, 2026 // Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway
- February 26, 2026 // Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden
- March 27, 2026 // Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID
