Inaugural When We Were Young Festival unveils its nostalgic lineup

Music festival season is slowly approaching and it seems like every other day we’re getting lineup announcement or new music festival revelations. Now, we’ve gotten word that California will be getting a brand new music festival set to take this spring. On Tuesday (Feb. 7), the inaugural When We Were Young Music Festival was announced.

In addition to the inception announcement, the festival also unveiled its lineup which seems to be offering something that most 20-somethings want; nostalgia. The inaugural lineup features some of the biggest names in the emo game including the likes of AFI, the Descendents, Taking Back Sunday, Alkaline Trio, The Get Up Kids, Pinback, and Saves the Day. Headlining the weekend-long event will be the king of emo, Morrissey.

Cage the Elephant, Silversun Pickups, Streetlight Manifesto, FIDLAR, Foxygen, Joyce Manor, Set Your Goals, and a slew more are set to head to California in early April. When We Were Young is set to take place during the weekend of April 8-9 at the Observatory Grounds in Orange County, California. Tickets for the event are set to go on sale beginning this Friday, Feb. 10. For more information about the music festival or tickets, head on over to the festival’s website here while the full lineup of artists can be seen below.

Riot Fest Announce 2015 Toronto Line-Up

It’s starting to feel a lot like music Christmas thanks to Riot Fest unveiling the first wave of artists for their Toronto dates, set to take place on Sept. 19 and Sept. 20 at Downsview Park..

Wu-Tang Clan, Frank Turner, Alexisonfire, and Thrice are just some of the big names heading to Canada for the weekend-long festival.

But don’t get too upset that some artists have been left off the initial release; apparently five names are going to be kept a secret until June 16.

For now, check out the mighty jammed line-up below and if you live in Canada or want to make the trek to Toronto for the show, we suggest buying your tickets after you check out the list.

Pixies Announce North American Tour Dates

The Pixies might have lost Kim Deal a few months ago, but that hasn’t stopped them from going forward with their plans of new music and a new tour. Over the last few months, the band have been in the music news especially when Deal announced that she was leaving the band, but also when they announced that they were releasing a new EP, EP-1, the same day that it was scheduled to be released.

Today, the band have gone ahead and announced that they will be heading out on a tour in support of the new album and that they will make their trek around North American in the process. The tour which begins in early 2014, will begin in Toronto and go all the way until March 3 where it will end in Austin. The supporting acts for the two month tour will include Best Coast, Cults and Fidlar.

The full tour dates can be seen below.

THE PIXIES TOUR DATES

01/15  Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
01/16  Montreal, QC – Metropolis
01/18  Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
01/19  Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
01/21  Newark, NJ – New Jersey Performing Arts Center
01/22  New Haven, CT – Shubert Theatre
01/24  Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
01/25  Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
01/26  Washington, DC – Strathmore
01/29  Richmond, VA – National Theatre
01/31  Durham, NC – Durham PAC
02/01  Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
02/03  Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
02/04  Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
02/06  St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
02/07  Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
02/08  Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
02/09  Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
02/11  Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
02/13  Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
02/14  Aspen, CO – Belly Up Tavern
02/15  Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Salt Air
02/17  Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
02/18  Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
02/19  Portland, OR – Schnitzer Auditorium
02/21  Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
02/22  San Jose, CA – The Joint
02/24  Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
02/25  Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium
02/27  Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
02/28  Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
03/01  Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall

The Pixies’ last performance was at Chicago’s Riot Fest last September.