brakence returns to Charlotte on March 21, moving up to The Fillmore

Three years after a 2023 show at The Underground, brakence brings 'marroW', his first album in four years, to the 2,000-capacity Fillmore Charlotte.

On Nov. 7, 2023, brakence played The Underground, the smaller room downstairs in the same complex as The Fillmore. Three years later to the day, he has been booked for the main room upstairs.

brakence plays The Fillmore Charlotte on Sunday, March 21, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets are through Ticketmaster. The date was announced Oct. 27. The Fillmore holds 2,000, so this is a real step up in room size between Charlotte visits.

The reason is a new record. On Oct. 23, brakence released *marroW* through Columbia. It's an 18-track album and his first full-length since his 2022 breakout, *hypochondriac*. The rollout was quick: he announced the album in September with less than a month's notice and the lead single "Ready or Not," and Archyde called the release a surprise. Four years between full-lengths is a long time for an artist whose audience lives online. Coming back with a full album and a tour named after it is a statement that he is not just dropping singles.

The tour is The Marrow Tour, which is how the Charlotte ticket listing bills it. According to Archyde, it starts March 4 at Soma in San Diego and runs to Aug. 21 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, with legs through the coasts, the South, the Midwest and Canada. Charlotte comes about two and a half weeks into that long road, early enough in the run that the new songs will still feel new to the band.

brakence's music is hard to pin to one shelf. The Fader describes him as a hyperpop and rock artist, and our listings file him under EDM and hip-hop. In a room like The Fillmore, it all ends up as the same thing: loud, fast and sung back at the stage. If you were at The Underground in 2023, expect the same crowd, more of them, and a lot more songs to choose from.

A few things to know. The show is on a Sunday and listed at 8 p.m., so plan for a late one heading into the work week. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster via the link above. If you have been sitting with *marroW* since it dropped in October, that's the right homework. If you haven't heard it yet, you have more than four months to get the 18 songs down.

Charlotte got the small-room version of brakence three years ago. In March it gets the bigger one, with a new album and one of the city's biggest club stages. The first time was for the people who found him early. This one is for everyone who has caught up since.

Sources: The Fader: brakence releases 'marroW,' his first album in four years (thefader.com); Archyde: Brakence announces North American tour for new album Marrow (archyde.com); Ticketmaster – brakence: The Marrow Tour, Charlotte, 03-21-2027 (ticketmaster.evyy.net); JamBase – brakence at The Fillmore Charlotte (jambase.com)