Purity Ring live is more than just a concert — it’s an immersive experience, one where the sound, visuals, and feelings envelop you. The auditorium at Revolution Hall became something else on May 24, 2026, a refuge from the outside world. A place to feel the music with all senses.

Multi-instrumentalist Corin Roddick hit a drum pad with buttons that lit up and triggered hologram fans around him, projecting visuals in coordination with the music. In addition to creating visual elements and holograms of Roddick and vocalist Megan James, the hologram fans also helped circulate and purify the air, protecting the audience from airborne illnesses. To further protect the crowd, fans were encouraged to mask during the show, and volunteers distributed KN95 masks at the door to the venue.

MMJ, vocalist James of Purity Ring’s solo project, opened the concert. Her solo work veers much more toward indie folk singer-songwriter than electronic, with her airy, soft voice overlaid over acoustic guitar. A fan at the front of the barricade complimented her dress, an extravagant silver gown that reflected the concert lights in angelic fashion. Despite Revolution Hall’s 1000-person capacity, the performance felt intimate, with James conversing with the crowd and telling stories throughout her set. Though her solo project is new, with only a few released singles thus far, fans got to hear three more unreleased songs in addition to the three released ones and a cover.

After a short break, James was back on stage, this time with her Purity Ring companion Roddick. Dressed in a ruffly black jumpsuit, she stood on an elevated platform behind Roddick and the hologram fans and began to sing “many lives” from Purity Ring’s most recent self-titled album. Rings of light from the hologram fans circled Roddick and the air around them. From “many lives,” Purity Ring used a clip of the next track from the album, “part ii,” to transition into “Obedear” from their debut album Shrines. Golden specks like stars filled the screen behind them, and Roddick’s drum triggered waves of golden sparkly lights. After “Obedear,” the entire room changed from golden to pink for “pink lightning” from their 2020 album WOMB.

Even without the music, the visuals would be stunning on their own, but with the images and lights perfectly timed to Roddick’s beats and James’ vocals, the music engulfed you. It was as if we had been transported to another dimension. What’s more, Purity Ring did all of this while remaining COVID-conscious and putting in the effort to protect their fans as well as their crew. Being masked never once detracted from their performance, and James’ vocals sounded clear, something I had thought the mask might affect. As a disabled attendee, it made me feel safer and gave me a sense of relief that I wasn’t risking my health as much as at other shows by attending the performance.

After acoustic renditions of “imanocean” from their self-titled album and “stardew” from WOMB, Purity Ring closed their 20-song set with one of the band’s first hits, “Fineshrine,” the second single from their debut album, which transitioned into “place of my own,” the tour’s namesake, from their latest album, Purity Ring. The crowd erupted into applause, and Purity Ring finished their set with “begin again” from their sophomore album Another Eternity. James pointed the microphone at the audience, and the crowd chanted with her, “begin again, begin again, begin again…” Pink and purple visuals spun and flashed on stage, and the screen behind Purity Ring gave the effect of traveling at light speed through outer space. As Roddick’s beats cut out and James sang her final “begin again,” the stars on the screen behind slowed down, forming a circle on the screen and symbolizing a new beginning.

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