With Smidley

Having cultivated a devoted following both on her own and as a third of the GRAMMY award winning boygenius, Lucy Dacus has proven herself to be one of indie music’s most magnetic forces. Returning to MASS MoCA for the first time since her crowd-favorite performance at Courtney Barnett’s Here and There Festival in 2022, Dacus will bring her signature brand of heartfelt, guitar-driven rock to Courtyard C for the kind of intimate outdoor concert that only she can deliver.

About the artist: 

Lucy Dacus is a musician from Virginia, regarded as “one of the best songwriters of her generation” (Rolling Stone). She has released four full-length albums under her name: 2016’s No Burden, 2018’s Historian, 2021’s Home Video, and 2025’s Forever Is A Feeling. In 2023, Dacus spent a career-defining year with boygenius, her band with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. boygenius’ album, the record, garnered widespread acclaim and saw the trio take home three GRAMMY Awards.

Her most recent record, Forever Is A Feeling, was lauded by Variety as “the most romantic record you might hear” and reached #1 spots on both the Billboard Rock Album Chart and the Billboard Folk/Americana Album Chart. Dacus also cemented her reputation as a powerful live act following the release of Forever Is A Feeling, performing around the globe on her most expansive tour to date and selling out legendary venues like Radio City, Red Rocks and the O2 Academy Brixton in London.