INNINGS

The Killers close out Innings Festival 2025 for their ‘fellow desert rats’

When we heard the familiar “clap, clap, clap clap clap” of John Fogerty’s classic baseball-themed tune “Centerfield” , which followed the walkout music of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” we thought: what a perfect interlude for a band to kick-start the final set at the 2025 Innings Festival. However, The Killers quickly surpassed our expectations by performing a full-scale cover of the 1985...

Fall Out Boy create Opening Day ‘Mmrs’ at Innings Festival 2025

Illinois pop-punk rockers Fall Out Boy put a pause on working on their new album to headline the first day of the Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, February 21, 2025. “What the fuck is going on Arizona? We are Fall Out Boy,” bassist Pete Wentz told the jam-packed audience. “I feel like it couldn’t be more perfect to be hanging out in the desert....

The Black Keys bring the groove to Innings Festival 2025

Like many artists on the 2025 Innings Festival bill, The Black Keys kicked off their year at the Tempe, Arizona, music festival. And if their...

Beck delivers genre-bending, era-hopping performance at Innings Festival 2025

In a genre-bending, era-hopping performance, Beck brought his lo-fi style to the Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday, February 22, 2025. “We just came...

Incubus pitches a ‘perfect’ game at Innings Festival 2025

Only a few bands SWOMP has covered over the years reach a different realm, that transcends the physical reality of a live concert, transforming...

Boyz II Men deliver soulful performance at Innings Festival 2025

Whenever SWOMP has the opportunity to cover a music festival with multiple stages, ongoing musical performances and few breaks in the action, there’s always...

‘Team Rejects’ intramural softball team rocks out at Innings Festival 2025

The ‘Team Rejects’ intramural softball team certainly got the memo about the baseball theme at Innings Festival 2025 in Tempe, Arizona. Sporting matching baseball uniforms,...

Jack’s Mannequin brings reunion tour to Innings Festival 2025

The Jack’s Mannequin reunion tour stopped in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday, February 22, 2025 for the annual Innings Festival. “This is our first big show...

Slightly Stoopid bring Cali vibes to Innings Festival 2025

While waiting for a bus at West Broadway Road and South Roosevelt Street in Tempe, Arizona, we received “a sign from above” before beginning...

Gary Clark Jr. knocks it outta the park at Innings Festival 2025

Sporting a baby blue Chicago Cubs jersey, Gary Clark Jr. brought his bluesy guitar talents to the Home Plate stage at the Innings Festival...

The Kills deliver Quentin Tarantino soundtrack vibes at Innings Festival 2025

If Quentin Tarantino needs a band for his next film's soundtrack, The Kills could admirably handle the task. Led by singer Alison Mosshart and guitarist...

Neon Trees shine bright at Innings Festival 2025

Utah pop rockers Neon Trees performed on the Right Field stage on Day #1 at the Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, February...

Good Boy Daisy chats with SWOMP following their Innings Festival 2025 performance

Alternative rockers Good Boy Daisy penciled in second on the lineup card on day two at Innings Festival 2025. Led by identical twin sisters Hallie...

Grace Bowers showcases incredible guitar chops at Innings Festival 2025

18-year-old guitar phenom Grace Bowers brought her insanely talented chops, along with the Hodge Podge band, to Innings Festival 2025 on Saturday, February 22. After...