Inside Tennis’s Bittersweet Farewell Tour Finale
So, Tennis is hanging up their guitars, and their farewell tour wrapped up at Brooklyn Steel with a nostalgic bang. Chilly spring air mingled with synth-pop riffs on June 15, 2024, as frontwoman Alaina Moore and guitarist Patrick Riley delivered a show that felt equal parts celebration and goodbye note. The duo—who broke out in 2010 with sun-drenched indie anthems—wove through fan favorites like “Need Your Light” and “Marion,” proving their catalog still resonates in packed rooms and on Spotify’s curated playlists.
Let’s unpack what went down without overhyping it. The evening kicked off punctually at 8:30 p.m., per the venue’s Instagram tease, and Moore greeted the crowd with a wry smile. “This is one last trip around the sun for Tennis,” she quipped, riffing off their surf-pop origins. Their setlist dipped into deep cuts (“In the Morning I’ll Be Better,” “Bad Girls”) before nodding to their charting LPs—each song carrying a gentle melancholy, amplified by Riley’s warm guitar lines and Moore’s airy vocals.
Fans swayed under industrial beams as the band embraced minimal staging: just a backdrop of vintage synths and a neon sign spelling out “Tennis.” No pyrotechnics, no confetti—just unfiltered emotion. Billboard reported similar sparse setups on earlier tour stops in Chicago and Los Angeles, a deliberate choice to spotlight songwriting over spectacle. Rolling Stone noted that the stripped-down vibe echoed Moore and Riley’s decision to leave the road behind and focus on family life in Denver.
Midway through the show, they previewed an unreleased track—an intimate piano ballad that had fans whipping out phones to capture the moment. This tease of new material hinted they’re not closing the book on creativity, just shifting focus. Sources say Moore later told Rolling Stone she’s “excited for the next chapter, even if it doesn’t include tour buses.”
Encore highlights included a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” a nod to the duo’s ’70s influences, and an acoustic “South Carolina” that ended in a communal sing-along. Phones lit up like fireflies as the final chord rang out—less a farewell scream and more a warm exhale.
Whether you caught a ticket or streamed clips online, Tennis’s send-off felt personal, like they invited every listener to their living room one last time. If you’re saving this article for later, don’t blame me when you’re humming “How to Forgive” days from now. Anyway, that’s the gist of it—do with it what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and New York Post, Rolling Stone
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