Watch Taking Back Sunday perform with ex-guitarist and singer Fred Mascherino for the first time in 17 years

nme.com:

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 .