Mercury Rev

Mercury Rev lands at Moon Valencia on October 8, 2026 with a set that bridges their noisier roots and their psychedelic, orchestral pop phase. Since the late ’80s in Buffalo, the core formed by Jonathan Donahue and Grasshopper has been honing a recognisable language: high, reedy vocals, string and brass arrangements, guitars that breathe and a production with a cinematic feel. Live, the band often reconfigures its repertoire, so expect a program that links Yerself Is Steam and Boces with the melodic turn of See You on the Other Side, and the intimate pulse of Deserter’s Songs and All Is Dream, without overlooking The Secret Migration, Snowflake Midnight, The Light in You or their take on Bobbie Gentry.

Their close rapport with David Fridmann shaped a way of building atmospheres between dream pop, folk and flashes of electronics. On stage, these songs gain space and dynamics: arrangements that swell and subside, measured silences and a mild tension that invites close listening. An opportunity to reconnect with Mercury Rev in Valencia and to discover how their song catalogue keeps mutating through subtle nuances on each tour.