At 5:45 p.m., Toronto’s highly anticipated female rock sensation The Beaches took Jean-Drapeau Park by storm, momentarily transforming the Montagne stage into a celebration of unapologetic femininity.
In front of thousands of fans, the band’s leader, Jordan Miller, appeared radiant alongside her sister and two bandmates to perform a dozen songs from their captivating repertoire.
Starting off gently with “Cigarette,” they continued with “Takes One To Know One,” setting the tone for a journey that was sometimes dream pop and sometimes more punk rock.
The band’s frontwoman, Jordan Miller, was in fine form. She commanded the stage with energy, occasionally letting go of her bass, particularly during a heartfelt performance of “Touch Myself,” and “Me & Me” then raised the energy level, with many fans chanting the lyrics to the choruses and dancing to the beat.
It was a great warm-up for “Last Girls At The Party,” one of the band’s best-known songs, which set the gravel, or rather sand, floor alight—this is The Beaches, after all! A highly anticipated moment of each of the band’s performances, the song “Jocelyn” is always an opportunity to invite a fan to come up and share the stage, which I was able to catch a glimpse of.
They ended their electrifying performance in the metropolis by saving the best for last and delivering a thrilling rendition of their most popular song, “Blame Brett.”
The girls were wonderful on their instruments, and Jordan was dynamite with a voice that was even freer and heartfelt live: a rousing performance that we wished could have lasted longer! A favourite.
Photo : Tim Snow
