In a Reddit AMA a couple years ago, Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo confirmed what many online had speculated based on various lyrics and interview quotes: Yes, he is a furry. And if you'd prefer some visual evidence, Thursday night in Brooklyn, he performed part of the band's set at Brooklyn Steel while wearing a fursuit.
Toledo started the show wearing a giant bunny suit, which was apparently created by the Seattle-area fursuit designer Jill Costumes, in addition to the gas mask and construction vest associated with 2020's Making A Door Less Open. Someone in a squirrel suit crowdsurfed. It looks like at one point Toledo ditched the bunny outfit but kept the gas mask. Opening act Bartees Strange, who has been guesting on "Can't Cool Me Down" throughout the tour, was not wearing a fursuit but did join Toledo for some coordinated dancing. Looks like it was a fun show.
Below, you can find lots of fan-made photos and videos of the gig, along with the setlist via setlist.fm. Thanks to reader JT for the tip!
https://twitter.com/jillcostumes/status/1509932438792855554
https://twitter.com/ScurrowSquirrel/status/1509885740452397065
https://twitter.com/wlfdog04/status/1509735322149703682
https://twitter.com/Tee_brie/status/1509922966980677635
https://twitter.com/jeffrigby/status/1509908308337078284
https://twitter.com/CE5IUM/status/1509755162973384704
https://twitter.com/scatterbrainsss/status/1509832032368615426
https://twitter.com/scatterbrainsss/status/1509832170394767364
https://twitter.com/AllSizeSeven/status/1509778726581587973
https://twitter.com/surf_jerks/status/1509760081541443616
https://twitter.com/bruhcroc/status/1509903391908052999
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XhtLW5bxObw
I will not be wearing this again this tour lol, too hot under the stage lights. But I'm glad y'all like him and last night was a blast.
— car seat headrest (@carseatheadrest) April 1, 2022
SETLIST:
"Crows"
"Weightlifters"
"Fill In The Blank"
"Hymn - Remix"
"Hollywood"
"Bodys"
[jam]
"Snake Song"
"1937 State Park"
"Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"
"Misheard Lyrics"
"Destroyed By Hippie Powers"
"It's My Child (I'll Do What I Like)"
"Can't Cool Me Down" / "Vincent" (with Bartees Strange)
"Beach Life-In-Death"
"Sober To Death"
ENCORE:
"Deadlines (Hostile)"
