OK Go’s performance at The Agora in Cleveland connects past and future, showcasing their blend of joy, innovation, and emotional depth.
OK Go returned to The Agora Theatre with a performance that blended the band’s sharp early hits with the textured experimentation from their new album, And the Adjacent Possible. The result was a set that balanced energy, emotional resonance, and inventiveness across 20 tracks that spanned their two-decade career.
The band opened with “This Too Shall Pass,” and the crowd responded instantly. The song’s layered, jubilant sound—still one of their most beloved—set the tone for a night of connection and craft. From there, they powered through early favorites like “Get Over It” and “I Won’t Let You Down,” keeping transitions tight and momentum high.
Newer tracks such as “Take Me With You” and “A Good, Good Day At Last” showcased the band’s evolving style—less focused on spectacle, more grounded in emotional depth and sonic complexity. The former shimmered with lush harmonies, while the latter packed a live-wire pulse that energized the room.
A standout moment came during “Shooting the Moon,” set up in the audience and performed entirely with handbells. With no visual effects or backing tracks, the band demonstrated a deep sense of precision and unity. It was a captivating interlude that drew a reverent stillness from the audience.
Frontman Damian Kulash stayed in the crowd for “This Is How It Ends,” turning the performance into an intimate, communal experience. It was the kind of unscripted moment OK Go has always excelled at—equal parts vulnerability and surprise.
Throughout the evening, the band released clouds of confetti into the venue and took questions from the audience ranging from “If you could go back in time, what concert would you see?” and “Can you whistle better than me?”. Once it was determined that although Damian was a fine whistler, he was not as good as Matt, the audience member who posed the question. Matt was then invited to stick around for “Do What You Want”, and encouraged to whistle whenever he saw fit. What could have been awkward became one of the evening’s most memorable moments. Matt handled the spotlight with charm, and the band leaned into the spontaneity with ease and encouragement.
The main set closed strong with high-octane versions of “Upside Down & Inside Out” and “Here It Goes Again,” the latter reimagined with fresh intensity but still unmistakably iconic.
For the encore, the band slowed the pace with the reflective “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill” and the bittersweet “Bye Bye Baby,” before closing the night with a soaring performance of “The One Moment.” It was a fitting finale—one that captured the band’s ongoing journey of turning chaos into beauty, and ideas into feeling.
With this, the fifth stop on their latest tour, OK Go continues to prove that they’re not just about clever concepts or viral visuals. They connected the dots from their last album, 11 years ago, to this one in front of a crowd comprised of Gen X–Gen Alphas. They’re a live band with heart, precision, and the rare ability to surprise.
