Hyperpop, Mosh Pits and Boys Screaming “Pussy” – Turnstile at Terminal B Outer Harbor – 9/21/25

I believe Terminal B was the perfect spot in Buffalo for the “Never Enough Tour”. The Tour celebrates Turnstile’s 2025 release of their album Never Enough. Bands on the tour consist of Turnstile, Amyl and The Sniffers, Blood Orange, Jane Remover, Speed, and Mannequin Pussy. Buffalo’s set included Jane Remover, Speed, Mannequin Pussy, and Turnstile. Terminal B is located at the Outer Harbor right alongside Lake Erie. 

The opener for the show was hyperpop/digicore EDM artist Jane Remover. It’s always tough being an opener. More often than not, the opener isn’t playing in front of the whole crowd as people are still walking in, and openers don’t have enough time. This was not the case for this show with a pretty big crowd going hard, partying with lots of energy and feedback for Jane Remover. I’m unfamiliar with this genre, and Sunday night was my first discovery. Some quick initial familiarities I broke down that made it make sense to me were: “Subtronics and The Prodigy had a Gen Z emo baby”, and “I Set My Friends on Fire dubstep”. If that makes sense to you, I’m enamored. Jane Remover definitely did a good job setting a highly energetic pace for the night.

Next up came Speed.  Speed is a hardcore band hailing from Sydney, Australia. Now this is where the fun exploded. I’ve always known about Speed, but I just haven’t clicked and pressed play. That all changed after Sunday night. Speed came out, intoxicating everyone with their monstrous, no-funny-business, chaotic energy. Within seconds, everyone was jumping, screaming, and crowd surfing. Their hardcore style is slamming with chuggy power chords and heavy breakdowns. All necessary portions for a nutritious hardcore meal. In the pit towards the front, I became well aware that for a good number of kids here, this was their first hardcore show. Extremely beautiful. These guys are raw and genuine with their craft and with how they represent themselves, not just as a band but also as people. They had a little intermission speech about unity, coming together, and all being one. A funny thing they said was “we’re just normal ass people, we just have power chords and passion”. Straight up, no bs, real people wanting people to have a real good time with them.

Next up was Mannequin Pussy. Mannequin Pussy is an alternative indie punk rock band from Philadelphia. I’ve only heard a couple of their songs through college friends, so tonight was a pretty new encounter for me.  During the show, lead singer Marisa Dabice stated to the crowd that her voice was almost gone, and if things sound weird or off, that’s why. To my ears, she sounded great,  especially with how quickly their set changes from aggressive punky songs to more balanced, slowed, emotional songs with greater vocal range. Mannequin Pussy playing after Speed was a nice change of pace. It was very funny to me seeing and hearing all the girls singing the lyrics to their song “Romantic”, while simultaneously watching the guys bob their heads back and forth to the emotions of hardship, insecurity, and what we think love is sometimes. Marisa Dabice also stopped the show with a powerful unifying speech on societal issues such as the billionaire ruling class, toxic masculinity, and toxic feminism. She used the right words and really made the crowd think about these issues in a nonconfrontational and comfortable way, while also still making it a part of the show. After her speech, she had all the boys and girls in the crowd scream pussy to show us we were all here together. Not gonna lie, the girls definitely had the guys beat.

Lastly was Turnstile. Unfortunately, their set was delayed by almost an hour due to an incoming storm, forcing the crowd to evacuate. I missed their set as I believed they weren’t going to play. I still haven’t forgiven myself yet. To finish this review, I’ve found help from some cool fans who were there. This is what Ryan had to say, “Turnstiles’ performance consisted of a back-to-back high-energy performance and stage presence with a crowd that mirrored that energy with moshing and crowd surfing. Their setlist had old favorites and their new staples, such as ‘I CARE.’ Overall, the show and energy were great, even after being delayed due to lightning. I spent the whole show in the crowd on a scooter with a broken ankle and have no regrets.”

Jadyn, whom I met the other day, is a seasoned local hardcore head who’s been to some truly great shows, both big and small. Jayden’s first couple of words after some visible confusion, as I was also ordering a coffee from her, were, “This was the best and my most favorite show that I’ve been to.” Words like that mean a lot coming from someone in the scene.

I really felt that this show was special. I believe this show demonstrated a great blend of masculine and feminine energy that fans could tap into. Jadyn told me she was there to see Mannequin Pussy, yet there’s a reason why she was wearing a Speed shirt when I talked to her. There’s a reason why I came for Speed and ended up singing along to “Romantic” and screaming the word pussy too. Next time any of these bands come to Buffalo, I strongly suggest you be there.

Also, something really cool you rarely see at venues was seeing local food trucks inside.. A big thing I noticed after staring and salivating at the pizza truck was that this venue is seriously planned out and well set up. Everything is separated with purpose. The food trucks hug the edge off to the side of the stage. Merch tables are all the way in the back, across from the stage. It’s a big open setup with some little hills to sit on, even turf closer to the stage if that’s your style, or the big open concrete floor where the magic happens in front of the stage. I highly recommend everyone see a show here.