Any band can come through Philadelphia and regale a crowd with cheesesteak stage patter, and maybe even pretend that they’ve eaten a soft pretzel or two.
Haim is closely associated with Los Angeles, the city whose name is also a song title on their 2020 release, their third and best album, which they are supporting and playing almost in its entirety on the One More Haim tour, which brought the band to the Fairmount Park venue.is a paean to the San Fernando Valley where the Haims grew up, and in which Alana Haim stars .
Throughout the high-energy, 90-minute set the women were backed by three male musicians, who provided accompaniment on guitar, drums, keyboards with the sisters each singing lead on one verse, and Danielle’s showcase “Man From The Magazine,” which mocked obtuse male music journalists that ask inappropriate questions.
Este played the grabby bass line and Danielle took the lead vocal, but their mother also had her turn in the spotlight, showing where her daughters get their onstage confidence. The song ended with the sisters on their knees, bowing down to the woman who gave birth to them.