On March 7th, Dallas’ dark pop princess Maggie Lindemann took her confessional lyricism to the stage at Annabel’s – one of the city’s newer venues in the Exhibition Place area nestled beside Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The two-tiered space provided a lounge-y and moody atmosphere with lighting that looked very Euphoria-esque and felt perfect to house Maggie’s dramatic yet energetic sound as well as her fans that echoed the same alternative and club energies – it didn’t seem like a thing was out of place for the show.
Armed with a 3-piece of drums, bass, and lead guitar, Maggie came out on stage like a star with the crowd hyped after an energetic intro from the band. Her white outfit complete with a corset, frilly skirt, and matching boots made it easy for her to be the focal point on the stage as she goes right into fang, a solid opener from her latest release from 2025 i feel everything that this tour is aptly named after. Appropriately so as well, with the 16 song album taking up more than half of this curated set for the Toronto audience. The showcase continued into spine, joyride, and then fate which was a fun section that was bold and seemed to focus on the fun and melodically hooky songs on the full-length. Then with i don’t belong here and lost cause, Maggie steered the set ever so slightly towards more emotion and vulnerability without stopping the room cold as the songs still carried her recognisable punchy sound. The progression through these songs felt intentional, gradually shifting from darker electronic textures and blending into the more personal, introspective side of her writing.
Midway through the set is where the biggest fan reactions surfaced. self sabotage and Crash and Burn landed as clear standouts, with their angsty hooks cutting through the space and drawing some of the loudest singalongs of the night. These tracks from 2021’s Paranoia and 2022’s Suckerpunch are a real treat for those that have followed Maggie from the very beginning and so this came as no surprise. By threading newer songs like evil and heart drop through more of these fan favorites — 2021’s Scissorhands, 2020’s Knife Under My Pillow — the night never felt like a straight promotion nor a nostalgia trip as well. These early-era hits really offered more texture and grit while the freshest material felt like it sharpened the narrative arc of the evening. All in all, this run provided a glimpse into her earlier songwriting phase, pulling the audience back through different chapters of her career without screwing with the pacing.
The closing stretch leaned even further into the emotional payoff of the setlist. hostage, still one of Maggie’s most signature tracks thanks to its viral success years prior, served as another one of the night’s biggest crowd moments, with every fan in the room singing along. From there, it was back to her latest tracks like one of the ones and i feel everything that wrapped the main set in a more vulnerable tone, further emphasizing how far her sound has evolved since those early breakout singles. Even looking at the breakdowns in i feel everything, you could see how much the crowd got into it and really sums up the style and the emotional power Maggie brings through her songs that Annabel’s has been trying to contain all night.
When she returned for the encore with one last time, the song felt like a quiet but strong final statement after an otherwise energized set and brought the show to a close on a reflective note. This track was the only other song performed from Maggie’s Headsplit back in 2024. Before the show, interestingly enough, she had to admit to some VIP contest winners how she didn’t know this EP was so loved but listening to the fans, one last time made its tour debut in Toronto. To sum up the show though, it’s easy to admit how the setlist moved fluidly between eras while still highlighting her latest work. More than that, it showed how Maggie Lindemann has gradually reshaped her music from glossy pop beginnings into something darker, heavier, and far more personal on stage. Songs that still hit live hooking both old and new fans to her cathartic catalog of alt-pop tones.
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