The floor of The Pinnacle shook. Fans catapulted themselves through the air, crawling onto the stage. Turnstile — in the midst of their breakout year — electrified the airwaves.
On Sept. 15, the hardcore punk band’s first show of their “Never Enough” tour brought an energy to the Nashville venue that it had yet to experience.
The Baltimore, Maryland, group delivered a night of genre-bending, thrashing tunes to a crowd that could barely contain themselves. Frontman Brendan Yates held the crowd in the palm of his hand as he screamed, jumped and supplied raw, high-power vocals.
Over the course of a tight 75 minute set in promotion of their June album, “Never Enough,” the band —comprised of Yates, bassist Franz Lyons, guitarists Pat McCrory and Meg Mills, and Daniel Fang on the drums — showed why they are the new face of punk music.
By the end of the night, so many fans had crowd-surfed from the pit to the stage, clambering onto the platform, that the band members were barely visible.
The Nashville show, which included a surprise appearance from Hayley Williams, was as much for the fans as it was the fans.
Here are some of the top moments.
Turnstile showcases genre-bending sound at Nashville concert
Fans react as Turnstile walks out on stage to perform at Pinnacle in Nashville , Tenn., Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
Turnstile’s 2025 marks a new turning point for the band, which formed in 2010.
On the heels of their fourth album release, the “Blackout” group appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and recently made history with their NPR Tiny Desk Concert, which featured the first-ever stage dive in the concert series.
The punk band has garnered a wide-stretching fanbase, combining elements of alt-rock, shoegaze, dream pop and funk with hardcore’s classic distorted guitar riffs and high-energy speak-singing.
Fans jump, sing and record as Turnstile performs at The Pinnacle in Nashville , Tenn., Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
At their Nashville show, thousands of tatted-up fans sported their Turnstile merch, but also wore garb promoting artists from Ethel Cain to Nine Inch Nails, Blink-182 and Green Day.
The show began with calm, hazy synths as the band members strutted on stage and their new record’s title track, “Never Enough,” unfolded.
Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.
Soon, crowd-surfing reigned and fans launched water bottles into the air as droplets rained down.
A giant screen behind the stage flashed Turnstile’s colorful rainbow logo while the band played tracks “T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection)” and “Endless” and fog coated the air.
“So many loved ones in the house tonight,” Yates said to the crowd. “This is the first night of our tour, we’re so happy to (be here) … Up top, you alright? Down here, we good?”
The band cycled through hits that ranged back to 2013, showcasing fiery guitar, dense bass and attention-demanding percussion.
Fans react as Turnstile walks out on stage to perform at Pinnacle in Nashville , Tenn., Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
Yates punched the air, running back and forth across the stage and propelling into leaps and whirls.
Throughout the show, Yates cemented his place as one of punk music’s current reigning frontmen.
Turnstile brings out Hayley Williams for ‘Seein’ Stars’
For their 2025 track “Seein’ Stars,” a surprise guest hit the stage.
During the song’s second verse, Hayley Williams of Paramore sauntered out, taking over on the vocals on the funky song.
The Nashville singer, who recently released her Music City-inspired album “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party,” sang, “You know I’ve come to find it hard / To know exactly where you are / You left me folded in the dark / And now I’m seein’ stars again.”
As a disco ball shone center-stage, Williams and Yates stood together, arms around one another as they belted the tune.
Turnstile’s insane Nashville encore: ‘Mystery,’ ‘Blackout,’ ‘Birds’
High-octane tracks “Holiday” and “Look Out For Me” ended the set ahead of a raucous encore.
The final track of the night, “Birds,” built into a fast-paced, mosh-inducing anthem. Audience members climbed over one another, many crowd-surfing simulataneously.
Fans react as Turnstile walks out on stage to perform at Pinnacle in Nashville , Tenn., Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
For the majority of the show, security had been catching many of the crowd-surfers like human-shaped footballs by the time they reached the barricade. Only a few had made their way onto the stage before diving back into the crowd.
But now, all bets were off.
Dozens of crowd members scaled the side of the stage, chanting, “Finally I can see it / These birds not meant to fly alone.”
And as the song concluded, over a hundred audience members danced on stage, fully enveloping the band, who seemingly welcomed the chaos. The rest of the crowd looked on with dropped jaws and amusement.
“To all our friends in the room, we love you,” Yates said. “To all our new friends, so good to meet you.”
If the Nashville show is any indication, there are many new friends to come in Turnstile’s future. This is just their beginning.
Turnstile’s Nashville ‘Never Enough’ Set List
T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection)
Come Back for More / Fazed Out
To learn more about Turnstile, visit turnstilehardcore.com.
Audrey Gibbs is a music journalist with The Tennessean. You can reach her at [email protected].
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