{"id":2398478,"date":"2026-05-01T23:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2398478"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:10:29","slug":"cake-at-the-saenger-theater-new-orleans-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cake-at-the-saenger-theater-new-orleans-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Cake at the Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<!-- ARTICAL CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p>Cake brought their signature deadpan swagger to the Saenger Theater in New Orleans, LA on April 28 and 29 following a performance at the Saenger in Mobile, AL. <\/p>\n<p>After their intro music rolled, the band eased into their first set with \u201cFrank Sinatra.\u201d Highlights from the set included their cover of \u201cPerhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps\u201c (Osvaldo Farres) before closing with \u201cSick of You.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After a brief intermission, Cake returned not just to play\u2014but to plant something. Continuing a tradition that\u2019s become uniquely their own, the band invited a fan onstage for a tree giveaway, encouraging them to plant it and share its progress on Cake&#8217;s website\u2014blending environmental awareness with the group\u2019s offbeat charm.<\/p>\n<p>Set two kicked off with \u201cOpera Singer\u201d and leaned into fan favorites like \u201cLove You Madly\u201d and \u201cNever There.\u201d A crowd-pleasing cover of Gloria Gaynor\u2019s \u201cI Will Survive\u201d brought the main set to a close before an encore that was equal parts eclectic and iconic: Black Sabbath\u2019s \u201cWar Pigs,\u201d the ever-strutting \u201cShort Skirt\/Long Jacket,\u201d and, fittingly, their biggest hit, \u201cThe Distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current lineup features co-founders John McCrea (vocals\/guitar) and Vince DiFiore (trumpet\/keys), alongside drummer Todd Roper, guitarist Xan McCurdy, and bassist Daniel McCallum\u2014a lineup that continues to deliver the band\u2019s unmistakable blend of alternative rock, funk, and dry humor with effortless precision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_K5A7684Cake-Saenger-N.O.-4.28.26-Alex-Kluft-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158115\" style=\"width:585px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4_A4A1174Cake-Saenger-N.O.-4.28.26-Alex-Kluft-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158116\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3318798929739373;width:586px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4_A4A1000Cake-Saenger-N.O.-4.28.26-Alex-Kluft-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158117\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3318798929739373;width:586px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_A4A0876Cake-Saenger-N.O.-4.28.26-Alex-Kluft-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158118\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3318798929739373;width:586px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_A4A1188Cake-Saenger-N.O.-4.28.26-Alex-Kluft-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158119\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3318798929739373;width:587px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_A4A1315Cake-Saenger-N.O.-4.28.26-Alex-Kluft-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158120\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3318798929739373;width:589px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Photos by Alex Kluft<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n                  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n                  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3&appId=1385724821660962\";\n                  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicconnection.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cake brought their signature deadpan swagger to the Saenger Theater in New Orleans, LA on April 28 and 29 following a performance at the Saenger in Mobile, AL. 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