{"id":53923,"date":"2026-04-17T18:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=53923"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:01:26","slug":"photos-good-kid-roadrunner-4-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2026\/04\/17\/photos-good-kid-roadrunner-4-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Kid @ Roadrunner 4\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photography by Sam Weber<\/p>\n

Review by Michelle Leung<\/span><\/p>\n

A giddy buzz filled the night air as fans lined up around the block to get into Roadrunner on Thursday. The venue was packed to the brim, with people flooding the floor and practically hanging off the balcony in anticipation of the two indie rock bands. The lights dimmed at exactly 8 p.m., and INOHA, the opening band from San Antonio, Texas, ran eagerly onto stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

They started with the thumping, bass-driven track \u201cNaomi\u201d before introducing the members of the band: Keanu Bicol (lead singer and rhythm guitar,) Christian Young (bass, vocals), Ricky Juarez (drums), and Gavin Gonzalez (lead guitar, vocals.) From there they progressed cheerily through \u201cGESHUOU,\u201d \u201cChecking Out,\u201d \u201cDownpour,\u201d and \u201cHeartbreak, Heartbreak,\u201d continually encouraging the audience to mosh, create a pit, and crowd surf. INOHA\u2019s smiles shined as they hyped up the crowd, who jumped and screamed along to \u201cI Should\u2019ve Known,\u201d \u201cImitate,\u201d and \u201cA Next Time.\u201d Ending off with two high-energy hits, \u201cSaturday Nights\u201d and \u201cSeventh Heaven,\u201d INOHA jammed out onstage and showed Boston that they know how to have a good time.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the setup of Good Kid\u2019s elaborate, lore-driven set, a TV was wheeled onto center stage reading \u201cRetention Cam,\u201d featuring several mini-screens with pre-recorded gameplay of the band\u2019s augmented reality game Ghost King\u2019s Revenge, Subway Surfers, a car simulator, a \u201cFamily Guy\u201d rerun, and a video of a never-ending black-and-white swirling spiral. The raucous audience entertained themselves, oohing every time the car was about to hit an obstacle or stray from its track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A hush fell over the crowd and the TV was removed while a recording of streamer and voice actor LilyPichu began to play as a nod to the lore-heavy world of Good Kid. \u201cVisible emotional reactions, such as laughing, crying, expressions of shock or joy, can be distracting to other attendees. We ask that you experience this event internally,\u201d Lily said in a monotone, robotic voice, and the crowd booed jokingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then Good Kid hopped onto stage, Jon Kereliuk heading straight for the drumset while Michael Kozakov rocked out on bass, Jacob Tsafatinos and David Wood strummed their electric guitars, and Nick Frosst commanded the lead vocals for \u201cWall,\u201d the lead single of \u201cCan We Hang Out Sometime?\u201d This debut album was released on April 3, and they launched right into their U.S. and U.K. \u201cCan We Hang Out?\u201d tour the following week.<\/span><\/p>\n

The white and purple stage lights flashed incessantly, adding to the enthusiastic crowd\u2019s cheers while Good Kid transitioned into the next song \u201cBubbly\u201d straight away. \u201cOh my God, there\u2019s a lot of you out there,\u201d Tsafatinos laughed, following up with how the show was the biggest they\u2019ve ever played, so they were going to go hard. Tsafatinos introduced each of the members, then Kozakov sang \u201cTell me why,\u201d and the crowd immediately responded \u201cAin\u2019t nothing but a heartache,” continuing on in a call-and-response until the audience finished \u201cI want it that way.\u201d Kozakov said, \u201cThat song was called \u2018I Want It That Way\u2019 but it should\u2019ve been called \u2018Tell Me Why,\u2019 this next one\u2019s called \u2018Tell Me You Know.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The crowd sang along as green and blue lights flashed across the stage. Good Kid instructed that during the next song \u201cWitches,\u201d fans should make a \u201cwall of death,\u201d separating into two sections and coming back together. The section on the left screamed \u201cWe talked, we talked about it all night!\u201d while the section on the right responded \u201cWe thought, we thought we\u2019d make it alive!\u201d The band perpetually radiated energy, jumping and acting out their lyrics passionately.<\/span><\/p>\n

The performance continued on into \u201cNo Time to Explain\u201d before Tsafatinos explained that the crew pranked him every night by exchanging his setlist with a random object \u2014 tonight, a cup of coins. Frosst brought out a miniature claw machine with the setlist trapped inside, and it took two tries before Tsafatinos was triumphant. The band played \u201cNomu\u201d next, strobe lights dazzling the audience. Tsafatinos and Frosst instigated a fake battle over who supported the Boston Celtics, playfully enacting a fight onstage, then sang \u201cSlingshot,\u201d \u201cEastside,\u201d \u201cTornado,\u201d and \u201cRift.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tsafatinos and Frosst recruited a fan, Adam, to come onstage and play Guitar Hero to one of two songs: \u201cAlchemist\u201d or \u201cOsmosis.\u201d Adam picked the former and the band launched into it, telling the crowd that the highest score any fan had gotten was an 89%, from the Cleveland show. \u201cThat\u2019s the score to beat!\u201d said Tsafatinos with a smile. By the conclusion of the song, Adam had achieved 59%, and was given the guitar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Good Kid brought the atmosphere down with a grittier, emotional song titled \u201cGround,\u201d one that has been a staple at their shows for years. They continued into \u201cDown with the King\u201d before Wood introduced the next song, the unreleased track \u201cStaying Warm.\u201d He wrote the acoustic piece for his father, whose health had taken a downward turn. Good Kid finished off the slower section with Kozakov\u2019s song \u201cGhost Keeper,\u201d the drums and electric guitar returning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then it was right back into the bangers with \u201cAloe Lite,\u201d \u201cCicada,\u201d their viral hit cover of Laufey\u2019s \u201cFrom The Start,\u201d and \u201cCoffee.\u201d The crowd cheered and sang along: \u201cPunching all the lights out \/ Life got me so stressed out \/ Nobody wants to talk to me \/ I wanna talk to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next came \u201cSummer,\u201d whose chorus the crowd vamped on: \u201cThis can\u2019t be the end\u201d numerous times into Frosst\u2019s held out microphone. During this, he motioned for the audience to sing quieter and quieter until he leaped up and everyone sang at full volume.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To determine whether there would be an encore, Tsafatinos and Frosst tossed a huge twenty-sided die used for Dungeons and Dragons, promising there would be more songs if the \u201ccharisma check\u201d number was above 10. Although the die landed on one, they used an inspiration point for a reroll, which landed on nine. \u201cSince you guys have been so great, you get +5 points!\u201d said Tsafatinos, after which they played the acoustic love song \u201cMadeleine,\u201d \u201cGinger Lemonade,\u201d and capped off the night with \u201cMimi\u2019s Delivery Service.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, Good Kid emanated authenticity and energy the entire night, fully embodying the idea of letting go and having fun with the crowd. As they continue to build out their intricate animated world and experiment with other mediums of storytelling, it\u2019s clear their tight-knit fanbase will follow them \u201cwherever they go.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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