Indigo Girls paid a visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday (May 8th) to play their new song, “What We Wanna Be,” from the soundtrack to the musical film Glitter & Doom.
The duo delivered a moving performance of their first new song in four years while standing against a simple backdrop of purple lighting. Watch a replay below.
“What We Wanna Be” was written for the Glitter & Doom end credits and was inspired by Indigo Girls member Amy Ray’s “own experience of peeling off the layers of things I have built over the years to shield me from pain or even my own truth,” as she explained in a previous statement. “It is a conversation between Glitter and Doom and their endeavor to find healing through the love they have kindled together. And as importantly, the grace that allows them to live fully as their own selves.”
Glitter & Doom centers around a romance between aspiring circus performer Glitter (Alex Diaz) and struggling musician Doom (Alan Cammish). Both Ray and fellow Indigo Girl Emily Saliers appear in the movie, which features reimaginings of 25 of their songs. It also stars Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Drag Race alum Peppermint, Ming-Na Wen, Kate Pierson of the B-52s, and Missi Pyle.
In addition to playing “What We Wanna Be,” Indigo Girls sat down with Meyers to discuss their documentary, It’s Only Life After All, now available for rental or purchase on digital platforms. Check out the interview below.
Indigo Girls are set to co-headline a summer tour with Melissa Etheridge, followed by a fall run with Amos Lee. See the dates below, and get tickets here.
Indigo Girls 2024 Tour Dates:
05/11 – Tysons, VA @ Capitol One Center
08/11 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival ^
08/13 – St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park ^
08/14 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park ^
08/16 – Chautauqua, NY @ The Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater ^
08/17 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion ^
08/18 – Sidney, ME @ Snow Pond Center for the Arts – The Bowl in the Pines ^
08/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre ^
08/21 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts ^
08/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center ^
08/24 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap ^
08/25 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap ^
08/27 – Selbyville, DE @ Freeman Arts Pavilion ^
08/30 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood #
09/13 – Vail, CO @ Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
09/14 – Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheatre *
09/15 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre *
09/19 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park *
09/20 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tuscon Theatre
09/21 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
09/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
09/24 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery *
09/25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
09/27 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield *
09/28 – Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery *
09/29 – Spokane, WA @ The Fox Theater
^ = w/ Melissa Etheridge
# = w/ Judy Collins and Rufus Wainwright
* = w/ Amos Lee