By Shaun Bulayo
Correspondent
Jane Remover has continued to break through the underground as they headlined their North American tour, Live Exhibit, at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia on Sept. 25, 2026.
The tour follows the releases of their third studio album “Revengeseekerz” and surprise extended play “Heart” in 2025. Now, as Jane continues to wrap up the last stretch of the Live Exhibit’s North American leg, they seem more confident than ever.
However, their presence didn’t come out of nowhere, and their roots to the College are closer than one would expect. Producing music since high school, Jane began uploading tracks to their Soundcloud under various monikers such as leroy and c0ncernn. Under these musical pseudonyms, they would experiment with electronic sounds, hyperpop and digicore, eventually pioneering the microgenre, “Dariacore,” with subsequent albums brandishing the genre’s name.
With their experimentation, they would eventually release their official debut EP “Teen Week” under a newly established alias, dltzk, amassing a small, but dedicated following.
Jane would soon finish high school and begin attending the College during the fall 2021 semester, majoring in engineering. Enduring a brutal first semester as they attempted to balance their classes alongside music, they would finalize and release their debut full-length studio album, “Frailty.”
What soon followed was a flurry of attention as more prominent figures began to cover their full debut with Jane, even being interviewed by The Needle Drop while they still resided in their freshman dorm.
Other musical outlets would soon follow with the Fader later going on to claim the album to be “The most elegant and panoramic album to have emerged from the digicore and hyperpop scenes.”
Through this proven success, Jane finally convinced their parents to allow them to drop out of college and focus solely on their music. Officially changing their name to Jane Remover, they began to start a new chapter in their life.
Now, as they go on tour years later, fans await outside venues such as the humble Franklin Music Hall in anticipation to see one of the current lead influences from the underground.
Gathering inside, the crowd eagerly waits as American producer and DJ Dazegxd opens the show through a miraculous set that curated a wide selection of hyperpop and club classics.
Opener Dazegxd performing his DJ set, psyching up the crowd. (Photo by Shaun Bulayo / Correspondent)
Being a pioneer in digicore himself, he understood what the crowd expected through pulls from current icons such as Ninajirachi and mixing tracks with popstars like Avril Lavigne. Dazegxd fully captured the energy and chaotic mashups that Jane previously exhibited in “Dariacore.”
As the crowd’s energy heightened, a sudden fog began to flood the stage as Dazegxd began to wrap up his set. Mixing his last track directly into Jane’s opening song, “TWICEREMOVED,” vocals began to cut through before they ran out onto stage causing the crowd to burst into excitement.
Flashing a white leather jacket donned with lyrics from their newly released 2026 single, “Beauty Sleep,” phones flew out of pockets to capture the moment.
Jane Remover singing “TWICEREMOVED” as the crowd records. (Photo by Shaun Bulayo / Correspondent)
Jane’s setlist consisted of 22 songs primarily focused on their releases from “Revengeseekerz” and “Heart” allowing them to define their current sound cohesively.
The entirety of “Revengeseekerz” was performed with some select choices from “Heart,” but beyond the ecstatic blends of chaos from Jane Remover, they also included tracks off their more reserved side-project, venturing, and a few callbacks for dedicated fans.
Unlike their previous performances, Philadelphia held more significance for Jane as it was the night before their 23rd birthday. With their twin sister in the crowd, the audience banded together to wish the two a happy birthday.
To much of the audience’s excitement, they would also go on to perform an unreleased track titled “push” exclusive to the Live Exhibit tour.
Jane Remover showcasing their unreleased track, “push,” alongside support from Dazegxd. (Photo by Shaun Bulayo / Correspondent)
While Jane’s musical production has been truly unmatched, the lighting design managed to complement each track beautifully, demonstrating a broad range between extravagance and modesty. Coupled with stage effects, mystery continued to captivate the air on stage as silhouettes were constantly casted through the haze. This was especially significant for emotional shifts between songs from Jane Remover and venturing.
Jane would also incorporate the crowd throughout their performance through acapella, chants and call and response, never leaving the audience a dull moment.
Although the entire performance was captivating, the crowd would lose itself at times, devolving into a battle of attrition for fans between waves of crowd crushing, moshpits and stampedes. Unfortunately, for smaller venues like Franklin Music Hall accompanied with the nature of loud fast-paced music, it’s become a common occurrence, deterring many fans from enjoying their favorite artists live.
However, Jane would do their best to stay on top of things before they would spiral out of control, stopping the show when necessary and only continuing when the crowd was okay.
As the show neared the end, Jane would include some homages to the past, singing “homeswitcher,” one of their first significant hits. They then followed up with their recent single from venturing, “In the dark,” a passionate and melodic track capturing the melancholy of the crowd as the night came to a close.
Jane Remover performs their most intimate track of the night, “In the dark,” from their side project venturing. (Photo by Shaun Bulayo / Correspondent)
With this reflection, Jane would conclude the night with “Revengeseekerz’s” biggest hit, “Dancing with your eyes closed,” promising more excitement for the future yet to come.
Jane’s performance was an absolute spectacle to behold, especially considering all the hard work they’ve committed to make their dreams a reality. Hopefully, their story may inspire students to continue to make time for their passions no matter what major they are.
