Mitch Rowland debuts new album at the iconic Troubadour

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Oct 10

Los Angeles, California - October 6, 2023

There is no better way to kick off this fall season of tours, than a sold-out album release day show at the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood. On October 6th, we were invited to watch and listen to Mitch Rowland perform the entirety of his new album “Come June” in the most intimate setting possible in a venue with a capacity of only 500. After coming off from a multi-year-long world tour playing in Harry Styles’s band, returning back to Los Angeles to play in such an intimate setting must’ve felt both calming and surreal.

With the folky-rock sound that pours out from the album, this show could not have been played at a better venue or during a better time of the year. The album live in a small venue created such a raw experience after having only listened to the album for a couple of hours between its release and the start of the show.

Standing in the room lit up by the blue neon “Troubadour” sign center stage, and listening to the chatter of conversations around you turn to a roar of cheers as Mitch and his bandmates take the stage. The mood was set for an evening with “Come June” with minimal backlighting creating a bright halo around the edges of Mitch and the rest of his band.

If you are at all familiar with the band Mitch Rowland played in prior to his solo career, you might’ve recognized the brilliant drummer, Sarah Jones. Mitch and Sarah met while playing in Harry Styles’s band and have since gotten married and had a child. Not only was it a treat to have them perform together as a band, but later in the set Mitch cheered the crowd in mentioning that evening was their anniversary.

Taking in the warm atmosphere of the evening, between the quick chats and discussions behind the making of the album, and Rowland’s reminiscent stories of coming to the troubadour as a guest in past years, to performing in Styles’s band, to now performing his first album felt like the entire evening was a conversation between an artist and his guests.

I think Mitch put it best when he said “I’m trying to keep it cool, but this is just fucking crazy.”

What’s a Troubadour show without a bit of disco ball magic to cast down shimmering lights over the crowd? “Come June,” the first single off the album, and Rowland’s first solo single is met with a crowd of 500 swaying and singing back the words while a disco ball lights up the room.

And with the chant of an encore at the end of the night Mitch and the band return to play out one last song before leaving the audience with a tease of “I’ll see you real soon!”

Taking one last look around the crowd from old fans to new fans who just found their new fall-time album to play on repeat for the rest of the season. Between the rhythmic jazz-like drums in “Bluebells” and the bluesy guitar riff in “Come June” you will walk out of this performance in an almost meditative state.