The Indie rock band Grizzly Bear is back after a six-year hiatus. The band is known for their 2009 smash hit “Two Weeks” and their legendary musical contribution on Twilight’s “New Moon” soundtrack with “Slow Life (with Beach House’s Victoria Legrand).”

Grizzly Bear consists of four members: Vocalist and guitarist, Ed Droste, guitarist and vocalist, Daniel Rossen, drummer and Chicago native, Christopher Bear, and bassist and multi-instrumentalist, Chris Taylor.

The four decided to surprise their very eager fans with an out-of-the-blue announcement of a homecoming tour, with the band touring in each member’s old stomping grounds.

The six-year hiatus sparked quite the uproar among fans because the locations were very limited. The tour only included three states, New York, Illinois, and California. Tickets being in high demand, it was only natural to provide more dates — adding three to Brooklyn– the city where the band originated, as well as another night in Chicago.

As if the spontaneous tour wasn’t enough of a treat for their long-waiting fans, on October 7, a joint post on Instagram between lead singer Ed Droste and Grizzly Bear provided vital information. Their long-time collaborator, the legendary lead singer of dreampop band, Beach House, Victoria Legrand would be joining Grizzly Bear on stage to sing a few songs for a good chunk of the shows.

This announcement was a huge deal — one concertgoer commented: “To be completely honest, I suspected she would be at a few shows, but I didn’t expect her to be in as many shows as she was, let alone our show.

“Having a Grizzly Bear reunion without Victoria Legrand would be possible, but interesting.”

The Chicago concert was in the Salt Shed, a spacious building with great acoustics and sound, even all the way in front. The atmosphere was very subdued with many respectful individuals in the crowd — a rarity nowadays with concert etiquette on a decline. However, there were some people eager to get up front even with no knowledge of Grizzly Bear and the significance of the concert itself. Grizzly Bear’s opener was Lifeguard, a Chicago based post-punk band.

I couldn’t understand a word they were singing but it was a vibe nonetheless even with the random screaming into the microphone. After the opening band, the energy was at an all-time high with anticipation of the main attraction, Grizzly Bear.

The band ended up playing many hits from their various albums “Veckatimest” (2009), “Shields” (2012), “Painted Ruins” (2017), and a few from “Yellow House” (2006).

Legrand joined the four for a few of the songs. She came out for their iconic song “Slow Life” featured on the “Twilight New Moon” soundtrack, arguably the best one out of the five soundtracks.

It was truly a “pinch me” moment for me as a huge fan of the Beach House singer and the Twilight franchise. The concert itself was a nostalgia bomb — Grizzly Bear’s music transports us back in time to simpler days — most of their material was released before 2015.