With streaming solidly confirming itself as the premier means of distributing and consuming music after taking up 83% of listening stats in 2020, the pace at which music is evolving has reached record highs. The ’10s and ’20s have had so much innovative new music that it’s hard to even recognise its impact on society. But… while this acceleration of new sounds is by no means a bad thing, sometimes it’s good to sit back and reminisce. That is just what When We Were Young, a new pop-punk focused festival in Las Vegas made to rival warped tour, is all about. With headline slots from My Chemical Romance and Paramore, the emo renaissance is upon us.

When We Were Young Fest

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— When We Were Young (@WWWYFest) January 18, 2022

Set to hit the sands of Las Vegas’ Nevada desert on October 22^nd, the festival boasts an impressive level of pop-punk throwbacks I wasn’t even aware were still together. Boys Like Girls, Sleeping with Sirens, Pierce the Veil and 3OH!3 stick out as artists just waiting for their time back in the sun. While Bring Me the Horizon fit into the line-up like they were born for it, all while maintaining a level of relevance that not many other artists on the roster have. The group have moulded their sound over the years to keep up with the ever-changing musical climate without just collapsing into obscurity, their most recent output “DiE4u” sums up just how malleable the group can be if needed. This appearance, alongside their Reading and Leeds Festival headlining slots, confirms the staying power of the band.

Not long after the announcement that Wolf Alice will be postponing their UK and EU tour, the group have also announced their involvement in WWWY Festival. With the festival taking place in October, I feel like most touring artists are going into the festival season with a whole lot of hope. My Chemical Romance, for instance, has only played one show since their split in 2012; and their reunion tour dates in the UK have already been rearranged 3 times. These shows are currently set to go ahead this May with an appearance at the Eden Project on May 16^th, 3 nights at Milton Keynes’ Stadium MK on the 19^th, 21^st and 22^nd, and a few other days around the UK in the following weeks. See here for more details.

2007 is back! So if you want to convince your parents that it really wasn’t a phase you can find ticket information here.