brakence brings the Marrow Tour to KEMBA Live!

After a 2023 night at Newport Music Hall, brakence returns to Columbus on Tuesday, April 6, playing a 5,200-capacity room behind the new album Marrow.

The last time brakence played Columbus was Oct. 24, 2023, at Newport Music Hall on High Street. The return trip is a bigger one: KEMBA Live! on Tuesday, April 6, 2027, a 5,200-capacity venue and a clear step up in scale.

Doors and show are both listed at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale through AXS. The date was announced Oct. 27.

The reason for the trip is a new record. According to Archyde, brakence has announced the North American Marrow Tour following the release of the latest album, *Marrow*. The tour kicks off March 4 in San Diego at Soma and concludes Aug. 21 in Los Angeles at The Wiltern, with routing that covers coastal hubs, the American South and the Midwest before heading into Canada.

That puts Columbus about a month into a run that lasts more than five months. By early April, the *Marrow* material should be well worn in on stage, but the tour will still be early enough to feel fresh.

From Newport Music Hall to KEMBA Live! is a real jump.

The move from Newport to KEMBA Live! is the part Columbus fans will notice. brakence works across lines that don't sit neatly in one lane; JamBase files the music under both EDM and hip-hop and rap, and a crowd that comes from both sides of that tends to bring a lot of energy into a room. KEMBA Live! gives that crowd far more space than the 2023 show did.

A Tuesday night date is worth thinking about, too. Weeknight shows in Columbus pull heavily from the campus crowd and from people who decided this one was worth a school night or a work night. With doors and show both at 7 p.m., the night starts on the early side, which makes it easier to plan around a Wednesday morning.

What's changed since 2023 is mostly the catalog. Fans who saw the Newport show heard an earlier chapter; April will be built around *Marrow*. If you haven't spent time with the album yet, the five months between now and the show is plenty.

What to know before you go: KEMBA Live! is a much bigger venue than Newport, so check the AXS page for ticket types and any entry rules before the night. With doors and show both at 7, getting there early is the move if you want a good spot on the floor.

Columbus has waited three and a half years for this one, and the room has grown to match. The JamBase listing is here. Tuesday, April 6 — clear the calendar.

Sources: JamBase: brakence at KEMBA Live! (jambase.com); Archyde: Brakence Announces North American Tour for New Album Marrow (archyde.com); AXS: brakence tickets (axs.com)