The Light Begins To Fade At Gramercy Theatre with If Not For Me
On October 15th, 2026- If Not For Me teamed up with True North in support of Wind Walkers on their 'I Don't Belong Here' tour. The lineup made its way to New York City's Gramercy Theatre, leaving fans with a night full of chaos and heavy music.
Gramercy Theatre was packed to the brim with fans for the 'I Don’t Belong Here' tour who were not only anticipating Wind Walkers, the headliner of the tour, but were excited to see If Not For Me as direct support of the tour. If Not For Me is one of the fastest growing acts in the scene with 474k listeners currently on Spotify. The four piece modern metalcore group from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania currently consists of vocalist Patrick Glover, guitarist Hayden Calhoun, bassist Zac Allen and drummer Cody Frain. If Not For Me is currently signed to Thriller Records that boasts a lineup of incredible artists such as Catch Your Breath, The Home Team and Honey Revenge. If Not For Me made waves across the scene with their biggest hit “Feel Me Now” which has amassed over 20 million Spotify streams since its release in July 2023. Fresh off a triple headliner tour with Colorblind and Windwaker, If Not For Me is fresh off the release of their third studio album 'Where The Light Begins To Fade' which fans are eager to hear songs from that record live.
If Not For Me kicked off their set with “Retrograde”, the second single from their latest album ‘Where The Light Begins To Fade’ via Thriller Records. The lights went out and a blue glow filled the room as Glover sang the opening line of the song which many fans sang along too. Frain followed with blast beats that ignited the fans to blow the pit wide open. The anticipation for their set blew up as the fans crowd surfed during the chorus singing each lyric. The crowd kicked it into high gear when they played “Say It To My Face”. The song has a massive build up to a crushing breakdown orchestrated by Allen and Calhoun. It also featured one of the few walls of death Glover demanded throughout the set. But before the next one, there was a special moment that took place. If Not For Me performed “Lie Awake” which featured Trevor Borg of the show's headliners, Wind Walkers. Borg took the stage for his section of the song and made a phenomenal dual performance on vocals alongside Glover. Fans savored the moment and sang along to every word.
Now it was time for the aforementioned second wall of death. The multitude of dedicated If Not For Me fans knew one was coming during their song “Demons” from their breakout album 'Everything You Wanted' which was released in 2024 via Thriller Records. Glover demanding the room to pick a side and split down the middle as the breakdown grew has become a staple of their performance. Glover screamed the breakdown callout and the rest of the group tore the building down with the booming and crushing instrumentals. Frain launched snare bombs that shook the room as fans collided into the middle of the pit. If Not For Me finished off their set with their biggest track “Feel Me Now”. Fans knew every single word as they did everything in their power to make the end of the set memorable. Security had a handful catching multiple crowd surfers at once as other fans pushed and shoved each other in the pit. Glover and the band thanked the crowd for an unforgettable set as they said it was one of the best on the tour. Fans anxiously await more of the band as they currently have nothing slated going forward.
