If your Tuesday nights have been running a little uneventful, here is your corrective: Value Select Kills the Moon comes to Rec Room in Buffalo on August 18, and it is less a concert than a full-on theatrical event you did not see coming.
Value Select is the stage name of Maxwell Scott Renner, a musician, comedian, and YouTuber with 197k+ subscribers who describes himself — without irony — as The King of Mirth Pop. The music backs it up: millions of streams across his catalog, with “Tell Me Your Name Again” crossing 1.96 million and “Hit Me With Your Car” topping Reddit Videos and clearing 1.21 million streams. His songs have landed on Spotify’s official Fresh Finds playlist and earned airplay on BBC Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James. His latest album, International Tour, is out in 2026.
The live show is something else entirely. “Value Select Kills the Moon” is billed as a true story turned theatrical experience — Max performs with a full band and an acting troupe, building his songs into a narrative about a jealous moon trying to derail his career. Reviews from earlier runs describe Broadway-speed costume changes, mythological detours, and by-the-end-of-the-night crowd energy that has Max hugging fans across the whole room. British Funk Sensation Jazz Emu, a fixture on this tour, opens every date.
Rec Room is a Buffalo music venue built for exactly this kind of show — the kind of room where the line between performer and audience disappears fast. This is a 16+ event, brought to Buffalo by After Dark Presents. Doors open at 7:00 PM, showtime is 8:00 PM.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are on sale now. The official tour site flags they are selling fast — worth grabbing before this one fills up.
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