The Dip formed in 2013 at the University of Washington in Seattle. Their retro soul style is similar to that of The California Honeydrops. See our recent review of them here. Both bands have excellent energy on stage and great horn sections. 

Early on, the group plays “Slow Sipper” from their 2019 album, The Dip Delivers. This one has a great groove and is so much fun to sing along to. “She’s a slow sipper / She’s taking it slow / That’s why I love her and I / Can’t get her off of my mind.” 

A bit later, they play “Atlas”. “Don’t put the world on your shoulders / ‘Cause you know it ain’t your load to bear”. The whole band really shines on this one. 

Midway into set, they play Bobby Caldwell’s “What You Won’t Do For Love” from 1978. They do a great job with this song, and it sounds so sexy and smooth. 

Soon afterwards, they all gather around one microphone for a few acoustic songs. One of these is “Real Contender” from their 2022 album, Sticking With It. The audience happily sings along “I wanna be a real contender / Whether you see it or not / I know it’s in there / Somewhere this thing that we got / For once in my life I am sure of something”.  It’s such a beautiful love song. 

They end their set with “Sure Don’t Miss You”, which is their most popular song on Spotify with over 72 million streams. “Hey, someday I might miss you / But I sure don’t miss you right now / I was blue as a man could be when you left me / But I sure don’t miss you right now”. This is such a happy track about getting over a breakup. 

Cost of a ticket: $33

PlaylistHQ Economic Rating: Exceptional Value

Rating Scale: Exceptional Value > Worth It > Discounted > Go for Free > Don’t Bother

Quinn Delaney