Fronted by Nico Geyer and Luke White, Nitefire’s lore blossomed when they moved into Marilyn Manson’s infamous former house in the Hollywood Hills during the pandemic, honing their sound in the storied home’s strange atmosphere. With friends living next door, they had a perfect set up for embracing a truly DIY mentality: “It’s a lot easier to get people to go to a party.” Their blowouts between the two houses spilled into the streets and were more often than not shut down. With that, they had their proof of concept.

With wonderful energy to lure them in and sticky, fun-loving rock music to keep ’em around, the band’s won opening slots for Wallice, enumclaw, and milk., hitting iconic venues like The Troubadour and Bowery Ballroom. In addition to SXSW and Southside Spillover festival, the band rounded out 2023 with their own US headline tour.