when we were young

Taking Back Sunday to play Tell All Your Friends at When We Were Young 2024

The Las Vegas festival’s 2024 lineup already featured over 50 artists playing albums in full.

Behind the scenes of When We Were Young’s sophomore year

We rubbed elbows with pop-punk royalty and caught up with our favorite bands.

When We Were Young announces 2024 lineup with My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, lots more

Next year’s edition of the Las Vegas festival features dozens of full album plays.

When We Were Young’s second year spotlights alternative music’s stars

AP hit the desert with Green Day, blink-182, Good Charlotte, and many more.

Pete Wentz says Fall Out Boy is "definitely down" to play When We Were Young Festival

Fall Out Boy may not be on the lineup for this year’s When We Were Young music festival, but according to Pete Wentz, they are “definitely down” to play. Read what he told NYLON in a cover story interview.

When We Were Young Festival 2023 adds an additional date

Emo and pop-punk music festival When We Were Young has announced an additional date for its 2023 festival. Here’s what to know.

Sweet Pill is writing a love letter to Philly's DIY scene with their energetic melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore band Sweet Pill talk their debut Where the Heart Is, touring with La Dispute, their experience at When We Were Young, and bringing the Philly scene to the world.

Royal & The Serpent on her new Happiness Is An Inside Job EP and an empowering bond with Demi Lovato

Royal & The Serpent is continuing to navigate her way out of darkness. On her new ‘Happiness is an Inside Job’ EP, Royal is reaching new heights and positivity.

Alternative Press presents a When We Were Young photo special + the ultimate holiday shopping guide

From fashion to music, AP is giving you the ultimate holiday gift guide in our Winter 2022 issue. Plus, see exclusive photos from When We Were Young Festival.

Sick New World, the nü-metal version of When We Were Young, unveils stacked lineup

Sick New World, a new nü-metal festival, has unleashed a killer lineup. The bill includes Korn, Evanescence, Deftones, System of a Down, Incubus and more.

blink-182 drop triumphant new single “Edging,” their first song with Tom DeLonge in 10 years

blink-182 broke the internet when they reunited with Tom DeLonge. The pop-punk kings shared their new single “Edging” and have a new album on the way.

Catch blink-182, When We Were Young Festival and more on tour

This is Tour Guide, a weekly recap of the concert news fans don’t want to miss. From blink-182 to When We Were Young, check out who’s coming to a city near you.

When We Were Young Festival reveals killer 2023 lineup with Something Corporate, blink-182, more

When We Were Young Festival has announced its 2023 lineup. Something Corporate, blink-182, Good Charlotte, Green Day and so many more will take the stage next October.

Calling all emos: Paramore will make their glorious live return this fall

Paramore are going on tour for the first time since 2018. The 12-date trek begins this fall.

Motionless In White, Knocked Loose's Bryan Garris join forces on "Slaughterhouse"—listen

Motionless In White have released “Slaughterhouse,” featuring Knocked Loose‘s Bryan Garris. The track is from the band’s forthcoming album, Scoring The End of the World, out June 10. “Slaughterhouse” is the third single from the project, following “Masterpiece” and “Cyberhex.” Read more: Motionless In White share “Masterpiece” ahead of ‘Scoring The End Of The World’—watch “Slaughterhouse” […]

Are the 2000s back? How Avril Lavigne, Chris Carrabba are uniting Gen Z and millennials

While it feels like the meteoric renewal of pop punk happened all at once, the subgenre had slowly been edging its way back into mainstream appeal since the days of mid-2010s emo rap. Rather than a general revamp of punk music, the years since Lil Peep’s passing instead saw the resurgence of a specific era […]