Metric in Philadelphia

Metric is a Canadian indie-rock band formed in Toronto in 1998, fronted by singer and keyboardist Emily Haines alongside guitarist James Shaw, bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key. Electronic textures and new-wave rhythms run through albums including Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, Live It Out and Fantasies; the band’s best-known songs include “Combat Baby,” “Help I’m Alive,” “Gimme Sympathy” and “Black Sheep.” A 2006 performance at Montreal’s Métropolis became the concert film Live at Metropolis. After Fantasies, Metric toured internationally and opened North American arena dates for Muse in 2010, while the Synthetica album cycle brought further theatre and festival shows. The band co-headlined the Lights on the Horizon tour with Death Cab for Cutie in 2016 and returned to theatres on the Doomscroller Tour in 2022.