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Mitski has a soft spot for Mexico City. In 2022, her last two live performances of the year were there, one being a stop on her Laurel Hell tour and the other being a festival set at Corona Capital. On Friday, the singer will release her seventh studio album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, but because her love for Mexico City runs so deep, those who got tickets to the intimate show she held there on Monday have already heard it.
“You all have been so lovely and supportive, and I wanted to show my deep gratitude to you by coming here first, before anywhere else,” Mitski told the audience at the Teatro de la Ciudad. It marked the first of four North American shows she will perform in support of the record. The others are scheduled for the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, Town Hall in New York City on Sept. 26, and Trinity Church in Toronto on Sept. 29.
The setlist for Mexico City featured The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We in its entirety. While fans were likely familiar with the three previously released album tracks “Star,” “Heaven,” and “Bug Like an Angel,” the rest of the record was completely fresh to them.
After she premiered deep cuts like “Buffalo Replaced,” “I Don’t Like My Mind,” “I Love Me After You,” and “The Deal,” among others, Mitski closed out the setlist with familiar classics. “Francis Forever, ” “I Bet on Losing Dogs,” “Love Me More,” and “A Pearl” preceded her encore selection, “A Burning Hill.”
