The Used have just announced a 2025 tour across the US, UK and Australia. Celebrating 25 years together as a band, each night of this special tour will see them performing one of their first three LP’s in full – their self-titled debut album, their sophomore release In Love And Death, or their third album, Lies For The Liars.
The Utah rockers will start touring in April 2025 through nine North American cities, scheduling three back-to-back dates in each city to dedicate a night to each of their first three albums.
In the UK, they have three dates in three different venues, playing their self-titled at The Dome in London on May 22nd, In Love And Death at Slam Dunk South Festival on May 24th in Hatfield, and Lies For The Liars at Slam Dunk North on May 25th in Leeds.
In a press release, vocalist Bert McCracken announced he’s “Overwhelmed!” at the chance to honour the bands early catalogue and hit the road. “These first three records are what put The Used on the map. I can’t wait to experience the joy in playing all three records from front to back. I know it will be an amazing time. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Sending love to you all and I hope to see you there!”.
Bassist Jeph Howard says the group feels “Extremely lucky and humbled to have been a part of something way bigger than ourselves for the past 25 years. To everyone that has been there from the beginning or is just starting out your adventure with us thank you. Here’s to the next 25!”
During an era where there’s been a resurgence in popularity for 2000’s alt-rock/emo, reunions of bands like My Chemical Romance, critically acclaimed music from Paramore, and festivals like When We Were Young hosting sets from legends like Weezer, Panic! At The Disco and Taking Back Sunday, McCracken is happy to see a comeback for the genre, telling Kerrang “We’ve been an emo band for the last 23 years. We never stopped. We never broke up. We never went anywhere. I could be bitter about that, but music is music, man. Ultimately, seeing people return after so long makes us grateful that we never left.”
The Used formed in the summer of 2000, naming their band after their friends told them they felt “used” as their relationships strained, while the band became more focused on their music. They released their debut in 2002, to a good reception for their melodic post-hardcore anthems like “The Taste Of Ink”. They followed this up in 2004 with the emo/alt-rock sounds of In Love And Death, featuring hits like “All That I’ve Got”. They experimented with an eclectic range of sounds for their 2007 album, Lies For The Liars.
Speaking on the release of their ninth album Toxic Positivity in 2023, and the subsequent tour after COVID, Bert said “Having it taken away from us gave us this whole new appreciation for what we do. We all take this a lot more seriously now. We rehearse for real. We play a warm-up before every set each night. We’ve never been tighter.”
An artist and Ticketmaster pre-sale will be available tomorrow (December 11) at 10am local time. A Spotify pre-sale will happen on Thursday, December 12 at 10am again, and general ticket sales will commence on Friday, December 13th. Check the bands website for the full list of dates and links to tickets.
What you’ve all been waiting for
Announcing our 25 Year Anniversary Tour. 3 nights each city. 1 album per night in full.
Artist pre-sale Wed, 12/11, at 10 AM local
General on sale Fri, 12/13, at 10AM localhttps://t.co/2EmKk47XFG for access.
We’re just getting started pic.twitter.com/63fxsD0rdj
— The Used (@WeAreTheUsed) December 9, 2024
