Pop-punk: Last News

Yungblud has announced the 2025 edition of BludFest, where he’ll perform a headline set following performances from the likes of Chase Atlantic and Denzel Curry. Find all the details below.The inaugural event took place at Milton Keynes Bowl this summer, with the Doncaster artist (real name Dominic Harrison) telling fans it would be “the biggest gathering of our culture”.Today (December 13), Yungblud has revealed details of ‘BludFest Year 2’ – which is due to be held on Saturday June 21.

Taking Back Sunday performed two shows over the weekend, and surprised fans by performing with Fred Mascherino for the first time in over a decade.The shows took place as part of their annual Holiday Spectacular, which was held at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey on Saturday night (December 7).For the first gig, which was held in the afternoon, the band stripped things back with an acoustic set comprising five songs. This was a surprise for fans too, as it included a rare rendition of the 2004 track ‘Existentialism On Prom Night’ by guitarist and singer John Nolan’s band Straylight Run.Both bands are set to play When We Were Young Festival next year, and the event was confirmed as Straylight Run’s first show to be announced since they reunited in 2021.While all of that went down at the afternoon show, it was the gig later in the evening that saw another surprise lined up, as Taking Back Sunday brought out former singer and guitarist Fred Mascherino for the first time in 17 years.The musician appeared as part of the band back in their ‘Where You Want To Be’ and ‘Louder Now’ era, and his appearance at the New Jersey gig came as a surprise to fans as it marked his first time on stage with the band since he left the line-up in 2007.It was lovely to have @thecolorfred join in for Liar and MakeDamnSure last night at @starlandNJ .

McFly’s Danny Jones has admitted that he originally wasn’t a fan of the band’s name.The musician, who sings and plays guitar in the group, shared the update while appearing as a contestant on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, and told fellow campmates that he had to be convinced to go along with the name.According to Jones, his bandmates – Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter – came up with the name and wanted it as a nod to the classic 1985 Robert Zemeckis film Back To The Future. This comes as the main character’s name is Marty McFly, and played by Michael J.

My Chemical Romance have shared a tribute to their former bandmate Bob Bryar, who was found dead in his home last week aged 44.Per TMZ, the drummer was discovered in his Tennessee home on November 26, after last being seen alive on November 4. The cause of death is not immediately known, but authorities have ruled out foul play, with his possessions, including musical equipment and weapons, untouched.Bryar was My Chemical Romance’s longest-tenured drummer, performing with the band from 2004 until his departure in 2010.

Charlie Simpson has been announced as joining the upcoming musical adaptation of Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds.With the adaptation of H.G. Wells’ iconic Sci-fi story set to hit the road as a series of shows next year, Simpson joins an already packed line-up.

My Chemical Romance, has died aged 44.He was found dead in his home in Tennessee on Tuesday (November 26) after last being seen alive on November 4, per TMZ.The cause of death is not immediately known, but authorities have ruled out foul play, with his possessions, including musical equipment and weapons, untouched.Bryar was My Chemical Romance’s longest-tenured drummer, performing with the band from 2004 until his departure in 2010.Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1979, he began playing drums at a young age in his school’s marching bands. Following his graduation from high school he studied sound engineering at the University of Florida.He initially began working as a sound engineer for The Used and Thrice.

Sum 41 are set to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, just weeks after they play their final ever show.The pop-punk band were formed in Ajax, Ontario in 1996, and earlier this year, they announced they would be breaking up after the release of their eighth studio album ‘Heaven :x: Hell‘, and its subsequent accompanying world tour.The album arrived in March, and the final dates of the tour see the band tour their home country throughout January, with a final date at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on January 30.Now, it has been revealed that at the 54th annual JUNO Awards in Vancouver on March 30, they will become the latest inductee into the Hall of Fame.“We’re excited to be back at the JUNOS and to receive this recognition,” the band have said. “We’ve come so far as a band since we first started and we look forward to celebrating in Vancouver with our fans and fellow Canadian artists.”Sum 41 will join the likes of Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Alanis Morissette, k.d.

Busted have said playing Download Festival this summer was “perfect” timing, adding that they “wouldn’t have done it 20 years ago”.The pop group played the rock-centric festival for the first time in June, and in a new interview with Rock Sound, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne have reflected on their debut set in Donington.“Download is now THE festival for me”, Simpson said. “It’s migrated into the home of rock music, you know? And I think that’s really cool, man. It’s become the UK’s bastion of, not just metal, but a whole cross section of rock music, which is brilliant for everyone involved.”“Before, there was maybe two per cent doubt and we had the conversation of ‘Is that the right thing to do for us?’ But that lasted maybe two minutes.

My Chemical Romance have sold out their entire 2025 North American tour – a total of 365,000 tickets – within hours of their release.Last week (November 12), Gerard Way and co announced their “Long Live The Black Parade” US tour in celebration of 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’. Tickets went live on November 15 and completely sold out within hours of them going on sale.“My Chemical Romance would like to thank their fans for selling out their 2025 stadium tour.

All Time Low have dropped a libel lawsuit against “false and damaging” accusations that alleged sexual misconduct towards minors.In late-2021, guitarist Jack Barakat was accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour and sexual abuse towards female fans of the pop punk band that allegedly took place when they were minors.The band swiftly issued a statement on social media addressing the accusations as “absolutely and unequivocally false”. Barakat later issued a statement of his own, saying he needed to “personally refute the claims being made against me and us, as they are 100% false”.Months later, in 2022, the band filed a libel lawsuit to “identify the culprits, prove that the defamatory statements are false, and seek justice”, their complaint read.

Alien Ant Farm’s Dryden Mitchell has said CKY have been sent home from their joint UK and European tour after the band’s Chad I Ginsburg punched him in the face.The two bands announced the tour back in April and a string of shows on the continent began last month, with the opening night of the UK leg set to take place in Margate’s Dreamland tonight (November 9).But in a post on Instagram earlier today, Mitchell has confirmed that CKY will play no further part in the tour after a physical altercation between the two frontmen.“Sadly, Chad from CKY hasn’t figured out how to cohabitate with others after all these years,” Mitchell began his message. “They will no longer be on the Alien Ant Farm Tour through the rest of the UK shows after Chad punched me in the face earlier today.”A post shared by ALIEN ANT FARM (@alienantfarmofficial)“I’ve watched him treat multiple crew members and opening band members like trash through the Europe shows and cause general drama around our camp.

Green Day‘s performance of ‘American Idiot’ on a 2004 episode of …Letterman has been re-uploaded to YouTube following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.Trump’s win will make him the first former President to go back to the White House in more than 130 years. He currently has 294 electoral votes, while Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has 223 (via BBC News).In an apparent response to this result, a live rendition of Billie Joe Armstrong and co’s political hit single ‘American Idiot’ has been reshared on the YouTube channel for the Late Show With David Letterman.Per a description, the trio appeared as the musical guests on the US chat show in September 2004.

My Chemical Romance‘s Frank Iero has shared his reasons for voting ahead of his shows with L.S. Dunes.The guitarist took to his official Instagram account yesterday (November 4) to share a statement on the importance of voting during this year’s presidential election which is taking place today (November 5).“These are very uncertain and scary times in our world. I have been travelling the country for a long time and lately, the one thing I have seen all too much of is people looking to piss off the other side by any means necessary,” began Iero’s statement.

Evanescence has said she is “proudly” voting for Kamala Harris in next week’s US presidential election.The singer shared her endorsement of the Democrat candidate in a post on her Instagram on Tuesday (October 29), outlining her priorities for the election.“I’m Amy Lee, and I will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris for president of the United States,” she said. “There’s so much at stake this year, from reproductive rights to responsible gun legislation we desperately need, to democracy itself.

When We Were Young festival merch has misspelt eight band names.This past weekend (October 19) saw thousands of emo and pop-punk fans head to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Nevada to watch the likes of My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World and more play their classic albums in full.Now, multiple fans and Reddit users have spotted major errors and misspellings within the band names displayed on various items within the festival’s official merch. One of the bands who were misspelt include The All-American Rejects, who had announced that they would no longer be playing When We Were Young as the festival’s management “won’t be able to accommodate” them.My favorite bands: New and Glory & Amor for Sleep! byu/Shadow328 inWhenWeWereYoungFestMerch typos byu/Tekknochangedmylife inWhenWeWereYoungFestComment byu/Tekknochangedmylife from discussion inWhenWeWereYoungFestHere is a list of the bands who were subject to having their names spelt incorrectly:The All-Amercian Rejects (The All-American Rejects) New And Glory (New Found Glory) We Are In The Crowd (We Are The In Crowd) Sleeping With Siriens (Sleeping With Sirens) Movevments (Movements) Amor For Sleep (Armor For Sleep) LS Dunes (L.S.

made its final journey across the US in 2018, before coming to two cities a year later for its 25th anniversary.It was confirmed last month that the festival was planning some sort of return for next year, but very few details had been released until now, with the festival sharing the announcement on its official Instagram account.Meanwhile, founder Kevin Lyman told Rolling Stone, “Since 1997, I said I was hoping that there was some kid in a garage that was going to come out and kick Kevin Lyman’s ass someday, and put on a better festival.”Because there’s not been anything to replace the Warped Tour in the meantime, Lyman’s bringing it back: “People start remembering once something’s gone that it was important, it was fun — and I’m hoping to recapture a lot of that again.”Two-day tickets will begin at $149.98, including fees, while the presale begins next Thursday (October 24) at 12pm ET/9am PT. You can find out more here.A post shared by Vans Warped Tour (@vanswarpedtour)Next year, the festival, which focuses primarily on genres including punk, pop-punk and alternative rock, will begin at the RFK Campus in Washington DC on June 14 and 15, before coming to the Shoreline Waterfront in Long Beach, California, on July 26 and 27 and then finally Camping World Stadium Campus in Orlando, Florida on November 15 and 16.Of the decision to keep it small to begin with, Lyman explaining that his “body won’t take riding around on a tour bus for 40 cities,” but that he’d be open to adding more dates going forward if 2025 goes well.As for next year’s lineup, that’s yet to be revealed.

Busted and McFly have added extra dates to their co-headline tour across the UK and Ireland – find out more below.The initial news of the tour arrived last week, when Busted stormed the stage at a McFly show and announced that they’d be hitting the road together in 2025.At the London gig – which saw Tom Fletcher and co. sell out The O2 arena as they celebrated 21 years of their formation – the two bands confirmed that next year’s co-headline tour dates will see them go head-to-head.

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has spoken out following his former manager denying accusations of sexual abuse, saying he is willing to go to court.The allegations arose last week, when the singer shared his first memoir, Walking Disaster, and also opened up to the LA Times about some of the more serious subject matter in the book.In the memoir, Whibley accused Grieg Nori – who is also the frontman for fellow pop-punk group Treble Charger – of grooming him, as well as sexually and verbally abusing him for years.In response, Nori spoke to The Globe And Mail, saying: “These are false allegations”. Nori also said that he had retained a defamation lawyer.He also spoke to the Toronto Star, and claimed that it was Whibley who initiated the relationship, as well as saying that accusations of “grooming” were false as they were both allegedly adults when the relationship began.“The accusation that I initiated the relationship is false.

The Offspring have announced a UK arena tour for 2025 – you can find all the details below.The US punk band are due to hit the road next November in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, ‘Supercharged’, which was released last Friday (October 11).It’ll mark The Offspring’s first headline trek in the UK since 2021, and follows their bill-topping slot at Slam Dunk Festival in 2023 and appearance at Download Festival this summer.The tour will kick off in Cardiff on November 10 ahead of further performances at London’s O2, Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, Manchester’s AO Arena, and Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. Simple Plan are set to support the group across the run.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (October 18) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker‘s 18-year-old daughter, Alabama, has shared that she doesn’t want to vote in the upcoming US Election.Alabama, who is now of legal voting age, revealed her stance on voting during a livestream on social media, telling followers she didn’t feel “educated” enough.“Not voting isn’t crazy in my opinion at all, because if I don’t feel like I have the exact education for what I’m voting for, how is it right to vote something I’m not completely educated on?” she told followers, per Billboard. “I could educate myself, but why would I do that if I genuinely don’t care? I’m just honest.”She continued: “I don’t care to vote if I don’t know exactly what’s going on.

Yungblud has spoken about the future of Bludfest, and explained that he hopes to make the festival into a “two-day” worldwide event.The first instalment of the Doncaster musician’s own festival took place at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on August 11, and also saw him perform the biggest show of his career to date.It came with a star-studded line-up too, with appearances from the likes of Lil Yachty, Soft Play, Nessa Barrett, The Damned, Lola Young, Jazmin Bean, Noahfinnce, Jesse Jo Stark, Landon Barker (the son of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker), Hannah Grae, Aziya and more.Now, following the 2024 edition of the live music event wrapping up – and overcoming some obstacles along the way – Yungblud has opened up about how he sees the festival growing over time.Speaking to Kerrang!, the artist, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, revealed that he doesn’t just have plans to continue the festival, but he also wants to make it into an international event, and run for double the length of time.“My plan is to take it to Paris and Prague and Australia,” he said. “I’d love for it to be a two-day event.”Explaining who else he’d like to enlist, he shared which big names he would want to lock in for Bludfest 2.0.