Atlanta’s Buckhead Theatre has long been one of my favorite venues to catch a show. With its red velvet and deep, rich colors, it feels more like a vintage 1950s theatre than the newer venues of today. It evokes some of my most memorable concert experiences from years past. This past Monday, I was able to catch a performance by England’s own indie rock band, The Wombats, and add a new chapter to my growing catalog of memories at this epic concert hall.
Fans packed the room, ready to sing along to their favorite Wombats songs and relive the last 20 years through every note, drumbeat, and guitar chord. The Wombats hit the stage with a casual confidence, the kind that comes from a band that has left its mark on the music scene for nearly two decades. Opening the night with the driving rhythms of “Moving to New York,” there was an immediate shift into a higher gear. They wasted little time bringing the energy in the room to its peak and kept things moving with hits like “Pink Lemonade,” “Give Me a Try,” “Kill the Director,” and “Lemon to a Knife Fight.” An acoustic performance of “Lethal Combination” gave everyone a moment to slow down, listen, and let the music wash over the room.
As the band began to bring what had been an epic night of music to a close, they launched into “Turn.” Hearing the lyric “It won’t get better than this,” I had to pause and appreciate how music really does make everything better. It can lift you up when you’re down, give you energy when you’re exhausted, and sometimes be the missing piece of an otherwise ordinary day. I love what I do as a music journalist and photographer, and music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. The Wombats reminded me that being at a concert is exactly where I want to be. So maybe they were right, it won’t get better than this, and I have come to the realization that is just fine by me.
GALLERY: The Wombats at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia (February 2, 2026)
