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10 Artists That Could Headline When We Were Young in 2026

When We Were Young Fest has quickly become the Super Bowl of emo and pop-punk music, celebrating every generation of eyeliner-smeared nostalgia under the Las Vegas sun. With a stacked 2025 lineup featuring blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, and Avril Lavigne set to hit the stage this weekend, all eyes are already on next year. If the festival follows tradition, it’ll return on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, 2026—and the big question is: who could possibly top that next year? Here are 10 artists who could easily take the headlining slot in 2026. Download the free idobi App… Read more »

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Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers Dies, Aged 48

Today, the rock world is mourning the loss of Sam Rivers, founding bassist of Limp Bizkit, who passed away at just 48 years old. Born on September 2, 1977, Rivers cofounded the band alongside drummer John Otto and lead vocalist Fred Durst in 1994. Rivers featured on all of Limp Bizkit’s six full-length albums, including their 1999 breakout album Significant Other and 2000’s Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water, which celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this week on October 16. Rivers’ death was confirmed through a lengthy band statement, paying tribute to their friend and bandmate. The band… Read more »

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The Pretty Wild & Magnolia Park Collab On High-Octane “Afterlife”

Sister duo Jyl and Jules Wylde, aka The Pretty Wild, just teamed up with Magnolia Park for a high-octane new collab, “Afterlife.” Jules notes, “‘AFTERLIFE’ circles the idea of star-crossed souls bound by something ancient and unbreakable. Conceptually, it’s plucked from the kind of love you find in mythology and old tragedies, where you have this obsessive devotion and destruction. It isn’t perfect, but it’s dark, beautiful, and eternal.” Jyl adds, “‘AFTERLIFE’ explores the idea that love dynamics are rooted in codependent magnetism and resonance patterns. It asks, what happens when obsession doesn’t end with death, but carries ur soul… Read more »

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Pinkshift Shares Vital “Authority Problem” On New Track

Following the release of their new album Earthkeeper, Pinkshift has unleashed their new single “Authority Problem,” and it comes with a vital message for all who are oppressed and feeling hopeless in this current political landscape. The band says, “Fuck ICE, fuck the left and the right, fuck the false decorum of rules and laws and executive orders just created to make people feel small and helpless. Only I know who I am, and if you disrespect me, then I don’t care…you’ll feel my wrath.” Listen below and secure your LP here. You can catch Pinkshift on their headlining North… Read more »

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Is The Pretty Reckless Releasing Christmas Music?

It seems like The Pretty Reckless is ready to skip right past Halloween and Thanksgiving and get ready for Christmas. After teasing a new project for the past three days on social media, the band has revealed that Taylor Momsen‘s Pretty Reckless Christmas is arriving at midnight. This is seemingly long overdue as Momsen starred as Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 film How The Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey. I mean, “Where Are You Christmas?” is a certified holiday banger. Whether it’s a single or multi-track release remains to be seen. After all, the lead-up teaser videos feature… Read more »

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6 Artists Covering “I Miss You” by blink-182

blink-182’s iconic “I Miss You” has been covered endlessly—by everyone from 5 Seconds of Summer to mgk (long before his Travis Barker connection turned him into one of pop-punk’s biggest names). Since reuniting in 2023, the trio have headlined When We Were Young and will return in 2025—this time alongside a reunited Panic! At The Disco. Where are you? Hopefully, at When We Were Young 202,5 screaming with blink-182. Enter to win FREE tickets to the sold-out Saturday show from idobi Radio. Just download the always-free idobi app to enter—and score bonus entries by posting your best Tom DeLonge “where… Read more »

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Hail The Sun Shares Raw “Insensitive Tempo” Ahead Of New LP

Hail The Sun is back with a new track, “Insensitive Tempo,” while on their expansive fall tour with Between The Buried And Me. The track is set to appear on their forthcoming LP cut. turn. fade. back., due out Friday, October 24. Lead vocalist Donovan Melero shares, “Bertrand Cantat killed his girlfriend in the early-’00s, citing violence as a ‘crime of passion.’ He served an embarrassingly low sentence, and many questions still surround the case. Domestic violence is often packaged as a ‘crime of passion’ and somehow this designates less responsibility to the perpetrator. It’s absurd.” Melero says, “‘Insensitive Tempo’ was inspired by… Read more »

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Bands Reuniting at When We Were Young 2025

If When We Were Young Fest has taught us anything, it’s that nostalgia still rules the alternative music scene. Each year, the Las Vegas-based festival manages to one-up itself with its lineup, and 2025 is no exception. With the reunion of Panic! At The Disco at the heart of this year’s lineup, the festival will see several other bands reunite. Panic! At The Disco Few bands defined the 2000s emo boom quite like Panic! At The Disco. From their breakout 2005 debut, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, to Brendon Urie’s time on Broadway, Panic! became one of the most… Read more »

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Silverstein Delivers Bold & Energetic Album, Pink Moon

Following the release of dynamic tracks including “Negative Space,” “Drain The Blood” featuring Rory Rodriguez of Dayseeker, and “Autopilot” featuring Hey Monday‘s Cassadee Pope, Silverstein has officially delivered their new album, Pink Moon, via UNFD. The album is also preceded by 2025 LP Antibloom. Drummer Paul Koehler says, “We ventured into Joshua Tree over a year ago, and since then have been releasing bits of the music. Finally, the entire body of work is out in the world for our fans to enjoy! This was such a fun project to share, breaking the music into 2 albums and giving space for everyone to discover… Read more »

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Boys Like Girls Release New Live Record, The Homecoming

Boys Like Girls has officially released THE HOMECOMING via Fearless Records—their live record from a hometown performance at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park on October 26, 2023. Alongside the album’s release, they also shared live music videos of hits such as “The Great Escape,” “Five Minutes To Midnight,” and more from their set. Check out the concert clips here. Frontman Martin Johnson shares a long note about the experience: “Fenway Park. The shrine. The Cathedral of Boston. Where curses broke, where beers were spilled, where you can feel the city’s heartbeat under green tin and red clay. You don’t just visit Fenway… Read more »