When We Were Young is just around the corner, but the question that has been on so many fans’ minds since the lineup announcement in October 2024 is: Will Never Shout Never be reuniting to perform at the festival? Included on the original admat, speculation about NSN mouthpiece Christofer Drew’s return was quickly met with reminders of his consistent stance on retirement. Weeks before the 2024 WWWY lineup was unveiled, Drew told fans on X, “I’m looking forward to painting and modeling full time in the future quitting music was the best decision for my happiness. Thank you all for… Read more »
We’re in trouble…because Never Shout Never’s Christofer Drew has officially hung up the mic of his music career. On Saturday, November 25, Drew took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the news of his retirement from music through a series of tweets. He initially tweeted, “Big changes in my life rn,” without any additional details. Read more: idobi Radio Presents: Best Albums Of 2023 Vol. 1 On the same day, he expanded on these “big changes,” sharing, “I’m retiring from the music industry to pursue a professional painting career. Advent of Violet Soul is not getting an official release. Here… Read more »
idobi photographer Megan Leetz covered the Nevershoutnever show at House of Blues in Chicago last weekend.
Snow is on the ground, bands are revealing green and red merch, and peppermint mocha is on coffee shop menus across the nation…it’s Christmas time, baby! While your holiday playlists may feature MxPx‘s Punk Rawk Christmas, blink-182‘s many festive hits, Fall Out Boy‘s “Yule Shoot Your Eye Out,” and My Chemical Romance‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” you may have forgotten about these emo holiday bangers, and need to add them to your round-up immediately. The Ready Set Sure, The Ready Set appeared on Punk Goes Christmas with “I Don’t Want To Spend Another Christmas Without You,” but… Read more »
Over the weekend, Sleeping With Sirens shared the unfortunate news that they’ll no longer be performing at When We Were Young Fest in Las Vegas on October 18 and 19. Frontman Kellin Quinn announced he would be stepping away to support his wife, Katelynne, as she undergoes surgery, wanting to be home during her recovery. He wrote, “My place is at home until we can solve this and she is recovered. I love you all very much and thank you for understanding.” The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative… Read more »
On February 25, Billboard dropped their latest Behind The Setlist podcast episode with the iconic Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects. In it, he confirmed that 2025 is the year of new music creation for the band and also shared how their 2022 When We Were Young Festival set helped them rediscover their fanbase. He said of the set, “On stage, we had so much fun with each other. The crowd actually gave a shit.” Then, with good energy all around, they went to work on creating their 2023 Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour. Wheeler noted, “It ended up being the… Read more »
It has been a grueling four months waiting for When We Were Young to announce the festival’s usual day 2. But the wait is finally over! When We Were Young 2025 will officially return for a second date on Sunday, October 19, 2025. In a brief social media post sharing the announcement, the festival writes, “the best day of your life. Twice.” The fourth iteration of the festival will be headlined by the return of Panic! At The Disco performing A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out in its entirety for its 20th anniversary and blink-182 performing songs from Enema Of… Read more »
letlive. has dropped a cryptic post on Instagram and it’s clear that a big announcement is on its way. The caption reads, “10:00PT 02:12:2025.” So, set your alarms for Wednesday, February 12, ASAP. Many fans in the comments believe the band, which broke up in 2017, is getting ready to announce their official farewell tour. Back in April, letlive. posted that they had remixed and remastered their album The Blackest Beautiful and added the note, “We shouldn’t have left you without one final dope beat to step to. Two Thousand And Twenty-Five.” Plus, they shared, “And to our friends that… Read more »
Tickets for When We Were Young Festival 2025 went on sale on November 1 and the response was overwhelming. Unsurprisingly, the Las Vegas event sold out in hours. Starring headliners blink-182 and Panic! At The Disco (who is reuniting to play A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out), When We Were Young Fest first announced the show would be on Saturday, October 18. Now, with such a high demand, the festival has added a second day, Sunday, October 19, as well. TK TICKET INFO EMBED Panic! At The Disco isn’t the only band making their return to the stage next year with The… Read more »
The 2024 edition of When We Were Young Festival just wrapped up a few weeks ago, but they are back with the announcement of possibly their best lineup to date. The fourth iteration of the festival will be headlined by the return of Panic! At The Disco performing A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out in its entirety for its 20th anniversary and Blink-182 performing songs from Enema of the State, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Self-Titled and more. Panic! At The Disco isn’t the only band making their return to the stage next year with The Cab, Never Shout… Read more »