The Wombats - Live in Orlando
It was the last day of the month and a Saturday night, what better way to spend it than at a concert? This past Saturday, Orlando was graced with a fantastic evening of live music from The Wombats at The Beacham. This marks only the third night of their 2026 North American tour, with previous nights in Tampa and Miami.
The night kicked off with openers Cigarettes @ Sunset, a 5-piece indie folk band from North Carolina. The band was full of energy and did a great job at getting the crowd warmed up and ready to dance. Their set was upbeat, twangy and rounded off with a western fiddle. Lead singer Garrett Dellinger ensured to engage with the crowd, getting the audience on their feet and jumping the entire set.
After a kicking set from the support, The Wombats took the stage right after 8pm. As the intro guitar chords from their track "I'm Moving to New York” filled the room, the crowd instantly was ready for the night. It was apparent that the fans of The Wombats took their jobs as fans very seriously. It seemed every person in the room knew all of the lyrics, as their loud voices bounced off the walls creating a symphony echoing the song. They shouted, they pointed, they jumped and even shouted “1, 2, 3 ,4,” before going even harder and causing the floor to thump to the beat. The third song of the set was my personal favorite “Cheetah Tongue,” a song from their 2018 record “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life.” Just looking at the barricade of #1 fans, I saw people whipping their hair around and aggressively pointing their fingers to the beat of the song. The energy only 10 minutes into the set was astonishing, It was confirmed that this was the place to be on that Saturday night.
The show continues on its constant path of high energy, with the floor bouncing under our feet every other song. The band slowed it down for an acoustic version of “Lethal Combination,” another track off their 2018 album. Just as things were calming down, The Wombats brought the energy back by, yes it’s true, an actual wombat on stage. Well not a real wombat, but a fuzzy wombat mascot on stage who very skillfully played the trombone. This would not be the last appearance of this wombat mascot either.
I deem a show is good at The Beacham if there’s high energy in the crowd, but I deem a show is great if they utilize the four disco balls attached to the roof. Luckily, those lights were utilized well during their track “Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves).” Yellow, orange and purple lights sprinkled across the room as everyone took their phones out to record the view. The dancing and stomping continued for the rest of the show, major emphasis on the stomping. The last song of the night was “Let’s Dance to Joy Division,” a fan favorite from their discography. By the end of the song the band lost their instruments and were singing the lyric “so happy” back and forth with the audience. I noted that these last few minutes genuinely felt like a party and I genuinely didn’t think the night could get any better. The night concluded with six wombats dancing on the stage, that is if you’re including the three members of The Wombats.