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Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) Joins Straylight Run Onstage at When We Were Young


Straylight Run made a triumphant return to the stage at When We Were Young Fest 2025, marking their first live performance in four years since 2021. The band—comprised of John Nolan and Shaun Cooper (also of Taking Back Sunday), alongside Michelle DaRosa and Will Noon—treated fans to a long-awaited reunion. The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative direction from The Paradox. A collaboration capturing the energy of their debut EP NSFW and the future of alternative music. $29.99 Shop now Ahead of the performance, a video shared by Taking… Read more »

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mgk Surprises Jonas Brothers Crowd With “cliché” Performance


On September 18, Jonas Brothers performed in Vancouver at Rogers Arena, and this time, they brought special guest mgk. The JoBros, who are currently on a run with Boys Like Girls and The All-American Rejects, have invited up prominent pop-punk guests during each stop, including The Click Five, Cartel, and more. This night, mgk surprised their thousands of fans with a performance of “cliché” and then stayed to help the trio with their hit “Sucker.” Additionally, Jonas Brothers helped make one couple’s big day, bigger and better than ever. The couple, who had tied the knot earlier that day, had… Read more »

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Cartel Surprises Jonas Brothers Crowd With “Say Anything (Else)”


Jonas Brothers tour dates just keep getting more and more alternative. The band, currently on their JONAS 20: Greetings From Your Hometown tour, is bringing out surprise guests at each tour stop. On August 17 in Hershey, PA, the trio introduced none other than Cartel to the stage to perform “Say Anything (Else).” Will Pugh and Joe Jonas took on the vocals together, and yes, we’re emo about it. TBH, this might be the best marketing for Chroma 2025, their re-recorded LP, which will arrive on September 12 via Field Day Records. This isn’t the first emo mainstay who has… Read more »

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mgk Pauses Concert After Crowd Nearly Breaks Floor


mgk officially launched his seventh studio album, lost americana, on August 8, and with it, many events and pop-up shows. Following his intimate performances in New York City and Toronto, mgk, aka Colson Baker, headed back to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, to celebrate his annual MGK Day. During the weekend’s festivities, the artist played a wild 25-song set on August 10, and it went well… almost too well. As a massive crowd in downtown Cleveland jumped in unison to 2012 hit “Wild Boy,” he stopped the music and said, “Nothing is better than them in my headphones going ‘I… Read more »

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What If My Chemical Romance Were Cast for a Biopic?


It’s only a matter of time before My Chemical Romance—the band that rewrote the DNA of emo for an entire generation clad in black suits and red ties—gets the Hollywood treatment. At least we freaking hope so! With the success of the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody and the Oscar-nominated A Complete Unknown, we can’t help but imagine what an MCR movie would look like: the eyeliner, the concept albums, the trauma, the triumph. Or perhaps, a post-apocalyptic afterlife centered around The Black Parade, with The Patient as the lead character and the band themselves driving the story forward through musical performances.… Read more »

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Nick Wheeler (The All-American Rejects) Discusses The Impact Of When We Were Young Fest


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 »

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The All-American Rejects Play Surprise Set At Jake Webber’s Halloween Party


The All-American Rejects got into the Halloween spirit this weekend at Jake Webber‘s Los Angeles house party as they played a surprise set. And many other cool guests were in attendance, including Johnnie Guilbert and Tara Yummy. Of course, the act traded out their typical rockstar get-up for some band-themed baseball player costumes. Here, the act played “Dirty Little Secret,” “Swing, Swing,” “Flagpole Sitta,” “I Wanna,” “Move Along,” and “Gives You Hell” according to TikTok user @concertkate. Check out snippets from their house party set below. Lead vocalist Tyson Ritter took to socials to share how much playing this unique… Read more »

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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Dedicates “Your Guardian Angel” To Couple At When We Were Young Festival


During their time at When We Were Young Fest 2024, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus dedicated “Your Guardian Angel” to a special couple in the crowd. According to a post from user Maikeru San on Facebook/Meta, they and their partner lost their son in 2023, and the song means something deeply special to them. The post reads, “Last year we missed this festival because we lost our firstborn child Elliott. When we buried him we played the song ‘Your Guardian Angel’ by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.” It continues, “We came this year in our son’s memory. We made a sign for… Read more »

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Cobra Starship Brings Out Tara Yummy For When We Were Young Fest


On October 19 and 20, Cobra Starship took to the When We Were Young Festival‘s Purple Stage to play myriad tracks from ¡Viva la Cobra! as well as fan-favorite singles. On the second day of the festival, October 20, the band had an array of fun cameos throughout their 10-song set. Along with bringing out We Are The In Crowd‘s Tay Jardine to sing on “Bring It (Snakes on a Plane),” Gabe Saporta also welcomed out Tara Yummy on “Good Girls Go Bad.” Check out Tara Yummy’s performance below. Additionally, on the first day of the festival, Cobra Starship tapped JULES… Read more »

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New Found Glory Plays “Part Of Your World” at When We Were Young Fest


New Found Glory took to the Ghost Stage at 7:25 PM at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young Fest to play through their 2002 record Sticks And Stones. However, they also played their reimagining of “Part Of Your World” from The Little Mermaid. The cover appeared on the recent Disney pop-punk compilation, A Whole New Sound. Check out New Found Glory—or New And Glory—performing “Part Of Your World” below. Listen to Disney covers from Meet Me @ The Altar, Mayday Parade, LØLØ, Yellowcard, Tokio Hotel, and many more right here. Check out the full tracklisting below. A Whole New Sound Tracklisting: New Found Glory will take to… Read more »

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