10 classic pop punk tours

10 pop-punk shows we wish we could have gone to

There’s nothing like the rush you get when you buy tickets to your favorite band or the excitement you feel lining up for a show. When our favorite bands happen to be touring together, naturally we have to go.

However, there are just some tours that slipped out of our fingers or happened before we had the ability to go to shows by ourselves. Here are a few pop-punk tours we wish we could have gone to.

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blink-182 with Green Day (2002)

One could arguably call these two bands the founding fathers of modern pop punk. Seeing blink-182 play a show with Green Day was the dream come true for many fans. Well, the ones who were old enough to go at the time, anyway. The Pop Disaster tour was considered such an event, the bands even came together for AP cover #167.3 that same year.

Good Charlotte and New Found Glory (2003)

These two bands headlined the 2003 Honda Civic Tour, with bands such as Less Than Jake and the Disasters supporting them. Not only did these bands hit the road together, but Good Charlotte and New Found Glory got to team up to customize a Honda Civic especially for the tour.

Green Day with My Chemical Romance (2005)

Everyone wishes they could have gone to the American Idiot tour. The timely rock opera became iconic, and it’s considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time. But did you know that My Chemical Romance opened for them on this tour? Watch MCR talk about their experience touring with Green Day while on Warped Tour in the video above.

Good Charlotte and Simple Plan with Relient K (2005)

Throwing it way back, the 2005 Noise To The World Tour had Simple Plan and Good Charlotte join forces with Relient K opening for them. Anyone who knows their pop-punk roots knows how much of an influence these two major bands had on the scene, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Good Charlotte were arguably at the height of their fame with The Chronicles Of Life And Death having just been released.

Alkaline Trio with Against Me! (2006)

No doubt that these two bands went hard when they toured together in 2006. At the time, Alkaline Trio had just released Crimson, and Against Me! Were still coming off Searching For A Former Clarity. There might have been people who went to this tour without realizing what a gift it was.

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All Time Low with Mayday Parade and the Maine (2008)

After releasing So Wrong, It’s Right, All Time Low embarked on a tour with Mayday Parade and the Maine. While All Time Low were gaining traction with “Dear Maria, Count Me In,” Mayday Parade and the Maine would go on to become Vans Warped Tour staples with their own classic songs such as “Jamie All Over” and “Girls Do What They Want.” Today, these three bands are basically a must for anyone needing an Intro To Pop Punk 101 lesson.

No Doubt with Paramore (2009)

We might have grown up with Paramore from All We Know Is Falling to After Laughter, but a different generation of punk and alternative kids grew up with No Doubt as the female-fronted power pop-rock band of their era. It seems natural that these two bands would unite on No Doubt’s 2009 Summer Tour. Even though Paramore were only on the tour for a brief time, the union lead by badass females onstage was iconic.

A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon with We Came As Romans and Pierce The Veil (2011)

While maybe a bit on the hardcore side, these four bands uniting for one tour was still enough to break our hearts and possibly our bank accounts. Titled The Gamechangers tour, instead of having baby bands open for them, Bring Me The Horizon and A Day To Remember (who have deemed themselves the “heaviest pop-punk band ever”) went all out and invited We Came As Romans and Pierce The Veil, who by 2011 had massive followings in their own right.

Yellowcard with the Wonder Years (2012)

Yellowcard (RIP) were considered a great melodic pop-punk band. With the violin, they stood out from other bands in the genre and made a real name for themselves. Another band who mixed softer sounds into their personal brand of pop-punk were the Wonder Years. With their standout brand of pop punk, seeing these two bands together should be considered an iconic event. And no, we’re still not over Yellowcard.

Fall Out Boy with Panic! At The Disco and twenty one pilots (2013)

Before Panic! At The Disco and twenty one pilots were selling out venues left and right, they toured with Fall Out Boy on their comeback Save Rock And Roll tour. TOP had just released Vessel, and Panic! were out in support of Too Weird To Live, Too Young To Die. Just five years later, all three of these bands dominate the charts. No doubt that this was the show pop-punk fans didn’t even know they needed until it was too late.  

Did you go to any of these tours? Let us know in the comments.