Glaive’s God Save The Three Tour Makes Sold Out Entrance in Nashville
Ash Gutierrez, also known as Glaive, delivered a packed-out show to Brooklyn Bowl Nashville in Tennessee. Although Nashville is famously known for a music culture rooted in boots and denim, tonight was living evidence that the city’s underground electronic and hyperpop scene is fiercely alive and drawing massive crowds. Happening just days before Halloween, the line wrapped around the venue block with fans dressed for the occasion, swapping traditional Music City aesthetics for hyperpop maximalist fashion and costumes.
Setting the stage for the night was up-and-coming artist Tiffany Day. While some may have recently discovered her through her outbreak on the algorithms of TikTok and Spotify, Tiffany is far from an overnight success story. She has been releasing music for years, building her foundation from the ground up.
Tiffany’s performance effortlessly lifted the room, displaying electronic, high-energy sounds that contrasted with her raw and intimate lyrics. Starting the show with “START OVER” and “PRETTY4U,” the mixed crowd of Glaive and Tiffany fans erupted into dance and echoed the lyrics back. The energy persisted throughout the set and reached another level of passion when she performed her hit song “AMERICAN GIRL.” Strobing lights cut through the air as the crowd filled the room with support. Concert crowds carry a notorious reputation for treating opening acts like background noise-often standing frozen in place, scrolling on their devices, or acting “too cool to dance.” However, tonight’s crowd defied stereotypes and demonstrated the powerful sense of community that Nashville's electronic scene has to offer. Transitioning to the slower, more emotional track “EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED,” Tiffany highlighted the psychological toll of achieving long-held dreams. She ended her set with “DOIT4ME,” leaving the crowd warmed up and pumped for Glaive.
Come time for Glaive’s performance, the shift in energy was instantaneous as he took the stage. Though the tour was originally set to be a joint celebration of his collaborative album with Welsh artist Kurtains, last-minute visa issues prevented Kurtains from making the North American leg. Glaive started his set seated with an emotionally raw opener, “Spinning Around,” performing next to an empty chair draped with a Wales flag as a tribute to his friend. The cross-adorned stage lit the environment and showcased a striking set design, followed by a multitude of roars from the crowd song after song. Vibrant lights spanned across the room, showcasing the intentional visual planning Glaive had in store for this tour. At a certain point in the set, Glaive stated that for the last stop of the tour, he’d be playing a specific track meant for tonight and nowhere else. He then played “Old Freight Train Interlude,” giving an exclusive, intimate ode to Music City. Mosh pits broke out throughout his set and movement in the room flowed constantly. Glaive ended the night with a three-song encore, performing "Let's Link Up and Die," "The Troubles," and "The Band."
Between Tiffany Day and Glaive, the night proved that the boundaries of Nashville’s music scene are being stretched by a fiercely dedicated new crowd.
