Bringing their own unique blend of glam emo to the When We Were Young Fest stage, Thirty Seconds To Mars surprised fans with not one special guest performer but two! The group performed their single “Stuck” with electronic dance music maestro Steve Aoki. Still, they also treated the crowd to a breathtaking rendition of “The Kill” alongside rising alternative rock artist KennyHoopla. Their performance of “Stuck” with Aoki was an electrifying display of genre fusion. The stage came alive with Aoki’s pulsating beats, while band leader Jared Leto‘s charismatic stage presence and powerful vocals kept the energy levels high at… Read more »
As the curtain begins to fall on the remarkable weekend that is When We Were Young Fest 2023, 5 Seconds Of Summer graced the stage with an electrifying performance. Kicking off their second show of the weekend with the iconic 2014 breakout hit, “She Looks So Perfect,” fans could sense they were about to witness 5SOS in their prime. Read more: Green Day Debut “The American Dream Is Killing Me” In Full Navigating their setlist, which included crowd-pleasers such as “She’s Kinda Hot” and “If Walls Could Talk,” the four-piece band welcomed a special guest, Joel Madden, to the stage… Read more »
Magnolia Park‘s second performance at When We Were Young Fest 2023 became an unforgettable highlight when they welcomed pop-punkers Arrows In Action to the stage for a sensational cover of Fall Out Boy‘s 2005 classic “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.” The moment was nothing short of a sonic journey, taking the audience on a nostalgia-fueled ride back to the mid-aughts when the original song became an anthem for the emo/scene generation. Any elder emos in the house? As the two bands merged their talents on the Ghost Stage, the energy in the crowd reached a fever pitch. With impeccable harmonies and… Read more »
Simple Plan brought their latest “Iconic” collaboration with Jax to the 2023 When We Were Young Fest stage. From the band’s 2022 LP Harder Than It Looks, “Iconic” was given a flashy revamp on October 13 with help from the “Victoria’s Secret” singer and TikTok star. Check out the onstage collaboration below. Simple Plan also played their hits “I’m Just A Kid,” “Perfect,” and, of course, “What’s New Scooby-Doo?“ When the song initially came out, Jax was floored and thrilled to be part of the remaking of the iconic track. “I was so so so excited when Simple Plan asked… Read more »
The thrilling When We Were Young Fest onstage cameos just keep getting better and better. On the October 21 festival date, Rise Against performed “Swing Life Away” from 2004’s Siren Song Of The Counter-Culture with some help from Yellowcard‘s William Ryan Key. Earlier in the day, Yellowcard performed their own set, and Ryan Key was joined by Pierce The Veil’s Vic Fuentes for “Three Minutes More” and Cassadee Pope for “Only One.” Like we said, there are great collabs happening like clockwork at the 2023 WWWY Fest. Check out Rise Against and Ryan Key sharing the stage below. Yellowcard When We… Read more »
Avril Lavigne may not have been listed as being on the When We Were Young lineup, but the Goodbye Lullaby singer surprised fans on the October 21 date of the festival. During All Time Low’s set on the Pink stage, Lavigne popped out to sing her mega-hit “Sk8er Boi” from 2002’s Let Go. Additionally, she offered her vocals for her new collab with the band entitled “Fake As Hell.” Check out “Sk8er Boi” from the When We Were Young Pink stage below. Some October 22 When We Were Young fest ticketholders are hopeful for another “surprise” performance from the singer.… Read more »
When We Were Young Fest is in full-throttle mode, and it has been nothing short of spectacular, exceeding all expectations from the very beginning. In a jaw-dropping moment that took fans by complete surprise, Teddy Swims, who recently launched his debut full-length album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), took the stage with All Time Low for a stunning collaborative performance of their single, “New Religion.” This unexpected fusion of talent comes after Swims collaborated with the pop-punkers as a guest vocalist on the track that appeared on ATL’s latest album, Tell Me I’m Alive. This surprise performance also… Read more »
If you’re not scream-singing all of the lyrics to The Veronicas’ new single “Perfect” this weekend at When We Were Young Fest, then you clearly missed the memo. Marking their first new music as a duo since 2021’s double-album release, “Perfect” emerges as a quintessential alt-pop/emo anthem that instantly reminds you of why you fell in love with the Aussie twins when they released their 2017 hit single, “Untouched.” With John Feldmann from Big Noise at the helm and fueled by the explosive drumming prowess of blink-182’s Travis Barker, “Perfect” lives up to its name in every sense of the… Read more »
While Jaden Hossler was only added to the When We Were Young Fest bill this past week when set times for the festival were announced, he knew exactly how to bring the energy to his performance! After releasing his pop-banger “Chrome Hearted” earlier this month and dropping by for an exclusive idobi Radio interview earlier today, Hossler took to the Ghost Stage for a 20-minute set that featured the new single as his closer. In case you weren’t able to catch Jaden Hossler’s set, don’t worry because idobi Radio has got you covered!! Check out the video clips of his… Read more »
Fans of pop-punk masterminds Knuckle Puck might just be experiencing one of their favorite autumns to date. Not only is the band about to embark on a thrilling tour in November following their sets at When We Were Young Fest, but today, Knuckle Puck released their fourth full album Losing What We Love out via Pure Noise Records, as well as the official music video for the track “You & I.” The quintet says, “‘You & I’ is a song about being acutely aware of how much somebody sucks as a person and looking forward to cutting ties with them.”… Read more »
