When Hot Mulligan hits the stage, expect to lose your voice and not regret it for a second. This band has spent a decade perfecting the art of the communal meltdown, transforming venues into sweaty sanctuaries where vulnerability meets velocity. Since forming in Michigan basements in 2014, they’ve become one of emo’s most vital bands, building a devoted following through raw honesty, surgical musicianship and hooks for days.

Frontman Tades Sanville howls about paranoia, grief, fractured relationships and the horror of simply existing in your own skin while guitarists Chris Freeman and Ryan Malicsi weave twinkly Midwestern riffs into pop-punk explosions. Drummer Brandon Blakeley locks everything into place with relentless precision. Songs like “Equip Sunglasses,” “Moving to Bed Bug Island” and “Gans Media Retro Games” have become anthems for a generation grappling with mental health, growing pains and everyday existential dread.

Hot Mulligan live shows are no passive event. It’s a catharsis where every person in the room takes part. Crowd surfers cruise over the audience. Circle pits open up and swallow entire sections. And the band feeds off this energy, turning each show into something that feels less like a concert and more like collective therapy set to crushingly catchy riffs.

Hot Mulligan writes songs about how terrifying it can be to be alive. Their live shows prove exactly why it’s worth it.