The Mountain Goats
Mercury Ballroom
Louisville, KY
September 22nd, 2025
On September 22nd, California indie folk band The Mountain Goats brought their current tour to Mercury Ballroom to a packed house! With no opening band this evening, the band performed a 24 song set list that spanned the range of the band’s 30+ year career, They began the set this evening with “New Britain”, “Corsican Mastiff Stride”, and “In The Hidden Places”. Singer/guitarist John Darnielle chatted with the crowd throughout the set and was very engaging with the fans, who were dancing and singing their hearts out to each song. Although most of the set was performed as a full band, midway through the set, Darnielle performed 4 songs solo- “Duke Ellington”, “Blood Royal”, “Chanson du bon chose”, and “You’ve Got To Have a Mouse in Your Life”- before the band came back out. There was such a fun energy in the venue this evening, with the band having a great time on stage with each other and the crowd, and the crowd having fun singing along and enjoying the performance!
