Neon Trees: The Alt-Pop Throwback

By on March 6, 2025

At 2:50 PM, the Right Field Stage lit up with Neon Trees, the Utah quartet who’ve been pumping out infectious alt-pop since the early 2000s. Led by the flamboyant Tyler Glenn, they’re famous for “Everybody Talks,” a 2012 earworm that still blares from car radios. Their glittery hooks and new wave vibes have kept them festival fixtures.

File Photo: Neon Trees perform at the Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ on February 21, 2025. (Photo Credit and Copyright; Larry Philpot/SoundstagePhotography.com)


Tyler pranced out in a sequined jacket, kicking off with “Songs I Can’t Listen To” before the crowd erupted for “Everybody Talks.” The hour-long set was a sugar rush, with “Animal” and a cover of “Pink Pony Club” (a nod to Chappell Roan) keeping the energy sky-high. Neon Trees were a burst of neon nostalgia, turning the desert into a dance floor as the sun dipped lower.

File Photo: Neon Trees perform at the Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ on February 21, 2025. (Photo Credit and Copyright; Larry Philpot/SoundstagePhotography.com)
File Photo: Neon Trees perform at the Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ on February 21, 2025. (Photo Credit and Copyright; Larry Philpot/SoundstagePhotography.com)
File Photo: Neon Trees perform at the Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ on February 21, 2025. (Photo Credit and Copyright; Larry Philpot/SoundstagePhotography.com)


Some of the Setlist:

  1. “Songs I Can’t Listen To”
  2. “Everybody Talks”
  3. “Animal”
  4. “Pink Pony Club” (cover)
  5. “Sleeping With a Friend”