Poppy in Sacramento

About Poppy

Poppy started as a YouTube oddity in 2014, posting weird thirty-second clips that somehow felt creepy and hypnotic. Her early music mixed bubblegum pop with unsettling production and imagery that made people uncomfortable on purpose. She's collaborated with producers like Grimes and Morgan Simpson, shifting between glossy pop-punk on records like Flux and heavier, more experimental sounds on Desire: I Want to Turn Into You. Her thing is refusing to stay in one lane. One moment she's doing infectious pop hooks, the next she's in a rabbit hole of industrial noise and conceptual weirdness. Live, she commands a room with an almost cult-like intensity, and her fanbase treats her output like a puzzle to decode. She's essentially proof that you don't need a clear genre to build something genuinely weird and genuinely hers.

Poppy's shows are tight and deliberately eerie. She moves with mechanical precision, the crowd hangs on every moment, and there's an unsettling focus to the whole thing that makes it feel less like entertainment and more like witnessing something you shouldn't.

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Poppy + Sacramento

Poppy brought her particular brand of unsettling pop to Discovery Park in October 2024, running through a tight eight-song set that felt more like a statement than a full concert. She opened with "BLOODMONEY," establishing the evening's claustrophobic energy, then moved through "V.A.N" and "Sit/Stay" before hitting the album-focused stretch with "I Disagree" and "Bite Your Teeth." The real moment came midway through, when "Anything Like Me" cut through the Sacramento night—a song that strips away the production and forces you to listen. She closed out with "Concrete," which felt appropriately heavy for a crowd that showed up expecting something more conventional and got exactly what they deserved instead.

Poppy in Sacramento News

• CDFW News | December 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar California Department of Fish and Wildlife (.gov) · Nov 26, 2025
• Wicked Day at Poppy + Pot, 9am CBS News · Nov 15, 2025
• Poppy Coffee Opens on the Miracle Mile CBS News · Oct 16, 2025
• Cypress Hill, Poppy's Birthday Party round out Day 12 of California State Fair | July 22, 2025 ABC10 · Jul 11, 2025
• Last-minute Mother’s Day shopping? Check out these Sacramento hidden gems capradio.org · May 7, 2025

Live Music in Sacramento

Sacramento's alternative scene has warmed considerably to experimental pop acts in recent years. The city's venues have started programming artists who blur genre lines—acts that don't fit neatly into rock or pop categories. Poppy's brand of angular, electronically-informed pop finds an audience here among listeners already comfortable with artists who make discomfort part of their aesthetic. Discovery Park shows the kind of mid-sized venue that's become crucial for artists building something genuinely weird.

Sacramento road trip to see Poppy?

Stay in Midtown Sacramento, where the neighborhood actually feels alive—walk to restaurants, bars, and galleries without planning logistics. Dinner at The Kitchen restaurant offers precise, ingredient-focused cooking that pairs well with the area's wine bar culture. Spend an afternoon at the Crocker Art Museum, one of the country's oldest art institutions, or wander the American River Bike Trail if you need to clear your head before the show. The neighborhood's tree-lined streets and vintage architecture beat anywhere else in town.