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Is Never Shout Never Performing at When We Were Young?

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 »

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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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Mayday Parade Shares “Under My Sweater” From Upcoming ‘Sad’ LP

Ahead of their international tour dates, Mayday Parade has revealed the official music video for their new song, “Under My Sweater.” Alongside the release, the legendary pop-punk group shared that Sad, the second installment of their three-part record, is set for arrival on October 3. Pre-order the LP here. Frontman Derek Sanders says, “It’s difficult to sing about a sweater without invoking Weezer, but that’s part of what I love about this song. ‘Under My Sweater’ wears its inspirations on its sleeve and feels both a part of old school nostalgic emo as well as something modern and a step… Read more »

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Avril Lavigne & Simple Plan Reflect On Being “Young & Dumb” On Collab

Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan are a pop-punk match made in heaven, and they just dropped their new collab, “Young & Dumb.” Here, the iconic artists recount their early starts in the biz as young Canadians with big dreams. “This is such a full-circle moment. Not only did Simple Plan tour with me last year on the Greatest Hits Tour, but we also toured together in 2003 on my very first arena tour,” Lavigne says. She adds, “We were so young—just a bunch of kids from small towns in Canada who had just released our debut albums. We connected instantly… Read more »

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Travis Barker Is Relaunching His Reverb Storefront Next Week

Travis Barker of blink-182 is gearing up to sell some of his drum kits and band memorabilia on Reverb. This isn’t the first time the pop-punk drummer has sold pieces on the instrument reseller marketplace. He began listing instruments and tech four years ago. Of course, everything from full kits and electric drum sets to amps and even a steel drum sold quickly. In fact, some kits sold for $25,000+. Soon, pop-punk fans and musicians alike can browse his store, which will feature drum kits from the Neighborhoods era, the One More Time Tour, and beyond. The store is set… 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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When We Were Young Fest Announces Second Day

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 »

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letlive. Officially Unveils Farewell International Tour Dates

After teasing a big announcement on February 10, letlive. has officially confirmed that they’re embarking on an international farewell tour this year. Lead vocalist Jason Aalon Butler says, “I think this is all happening out of necessity. The boys and I have expressed our need to play letlive. music again based on where we are in our lives individually and how the collective spiritual theme between us has aligned. Also, if you’ll allow me to be presumptuous—I believe the world could use the ll.ove. Besides, soul punx never dies.” Additionally, guitarist Jean Nascimento shares, “We came from a time of… Read more »

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ls letlive. Teasing A Forthcoming Farewell Tour Announcement?

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 »

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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 »