The morning after the Dijon concert, I came down with a case of the worst post-concert-depression I’ve experienced since the last time I saw Dijon perform live. I almost called out of work.

For context, that was at the Re:SET Festival back at Forest Hills Stadium in summer of 2023. The lineup on the day I ensured I had a ticket for was Dijon, Clairo, and Boygenius. Mk.gee played the guitar before anyone even knew who Mk.gee was. It was the show that Justin and Hailey Bieber went to; the one when the videos of the two of them vibing side-stage to Dijon went slightly viral on many a music social media algorithm.

In support of my gripe with music festival scheduling and time-slotting, Dijon’s set was just about a half hour, but until last night, that half hour was one of the best half hours

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