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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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Ice Nine Kills Debuts “The Laugh Track” at When We Were Young Weekend

Ahead of fans racing through the Las Vegas Festival Grounds at When We Were Young, Sideshows popped up through the city, giving fans a more intimate preview of what’s to come this weekend. Ice Nine Kills were one of those artists, putting on an 18-track set that included Leah Voysey of Terrifier 2 fame performing with the band during the encore. 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… Read more »

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Panic! At The Disco Just Soundchecked “London Beckoned…” For When We Were Young

Viva Las Vegas…err…vengeance? Panic! At The Disco has officially landed in Sin City and was caught soundchecking for this year’s headlining When We Were Young Festival slot. Their forthcoming sets on October 18 and 19 mark the band’s first live appearance since their farewell show on March 10, 2023, in Manchester, England—where frontman Brendon Urie closed the book on nearly two decades. Fans lined up outside of the festival grounds on the night of Thursday, October 16, and saw Brendon Urie back on the mic, rehearsing some Fever You Can’t Sweat Out faves, including “London Beckoned Songs About Money Written… Read more »

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When We Were Young Festival Adds Two New Artists To The Lineup & Announces Times

When We Were Young Festival is only one week away, and the festival has added two new acts to the lineup. Chiodos and Drain are set to step in for Sleeping With Sirens and Never Shout Never at this year’s fest.

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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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The Paradox “Do It Again” Ahead Of NSFW Release

It’s The Paradox‘s world, and we’re just living in it. The pop-punk quartet burst onto the scene with 2024’s “Imani,” and now, a year later, the artists are gearing up to deliver their debut EP, NSFW, on September 19. Ahead of the EP drop, the group shared “Do It Again” alongside an old-school Windows XP desktop-themed lyric video. One thing is for sure, The Paradox is sonically radiant—a breath of fresh air—with hits such as “Bender” featuring blink-182‘s Travis Barker and “Do Me Like That.” “I’m so sorry, I get drunk and party/I’m a mess but trust me, yeah/I’ll do it… Read more »

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Travis Barker Joins The Paradox For Surprise Vans Warped Tour Appearance

This past Vans Warped Tour weekend was jam-packed with thrilling bands, rad skateboarders (including the Tony Hawk), and surprise guests. In fact, The Paradox, who just released their new single “Bender” featuring Travis Barker, invited up the blink-182 drummer to their set. And yes—it was simply iconic. The quartet, who jokingly call themselves “Black-182,” had Barker onstage to help them cover blink-182’s “The Rock Show,” and we all fell in love. Then, the group played their latest high-octane, party-inducing track “Bender.” Frankly, it’s impossible not to dance to this group, especially when watching their rager of a music video. Check… Read more »

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The Paradox & Travis Barker Party It Up On New Song, “Bender”

After hyping up fans for the new drop, The Paradox have officially revealed their new song and music video for “Bender” and it is a party and a half. Excitingly, the quartet teamed up with blink-182‘s Travis Barker, who also appeared in the music video. Hilariously, Barker appears at the party and also at the end of the music video. As the band wakes up from their “bender,” Barker, with a cup of coffee in hand, asks, “Who are you guys, again?” Frankly, there are worse people to wake up to when hungover, right? Featuring bright, vibrant pop-punk sonics and… 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 »