You Me at Six to bring their ‘Back Again’ tour to North America in 2019

You Me at Six are finally making their long-awaited return to North America in 2019. On Tuesday (Oct. 30), the English rock band announced plans to bring their current tour to the United States and Canada during the months of February and March. Titled the “Back Again” tour (after track number three on their recently released record), the excursion will find the five-piece performing at venues in cities across the continent including New York City, Toronto, Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and Houston.

Taking to Twitter, the band formally announced the upcoming North American jaunt.

“USA! We’re very excited to announce our 2019 US tour! Can’t wait to be back,” the band posted on the social media platform. Along with the message, the quintet also uploaded a minute-long video unveiling every stop for the upcoming trek. Watch the video here.

The “Back Again” tour will begin on Feb. 21 at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston and conclude a little under a month later on March 16 at the Masquerade – Hell in Atlanta. Pre-sale tickets for the forthcoming trek will begin this Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. local time. General ticket sales will begin this Friday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. local time on You Me at Six’s website here.

The upcoming tour will be in support of the band’s recently released record, VI. VI, their sixth studio album, was released earlier this month through AWAL Recordings’ new Underdog Records imprint. VI is the follow-up to the band’s 2017 release, Night People.

YOU ME AT SIX: BACK AGAIN TOUR 2019:

Feb. 21 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Feb. 22 – New York City, NY – Gramercy Theater
Feb. 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Feb. 24 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
Feb. 26 – Toronto, ONT – The Opera House
Feb. 27 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Bar
Feb. 28 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
March 2 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
March 4 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
March 6 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
March 7 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Hall
March 9 – San Diego,  CA – Music Box
March 10 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
March 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
March 13 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
March 14 – Dallas, TX – Granada  Theater
March 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Hell

You Me at Six announce new album, drop two new songs

You Me at Six are back at it again. On Wednesday (June 6), the British band announced the impending release of their sixth studio album, VI. The upcoming album is due out Oct. 8 through AWAL Recordings’ new Underdog Records imprint. Pre-orders for the new album are currently available on the band’s website where they are offering several bumdles to choose from.

In conjunction with the new album announcement, the band also debuted not one, but two new songs from the forthcoming ten-track record. The new songs are titled “3AM” and “Fast Forward.” Listen to “3AM” above while “Fast Forward” can be streamed here.

In an interview with Upset Magazine, vocalist Josh Franceschi gave some insight into the inspiration behind “Fast Forward.”

“‘Fast Forward’ is very much a self-assessment song lyrically and I’ll be honest with you – my personal life, and also my life within the band during the whole Night People era, was just sort of coasting,” Franceschi admits.

“Whether it be coasting through bad stuff or good stuff, it was just coasting. There was no flag in the ground moment. Sometimes you have to lose something to know what it meant to you in the first place. With You Me at Six, we felt like we’d lost our way a little bit on the last record, and therefore it made us so hungry.”

VI was recorded at VADA Studios in Alcester on the Warwickshire/Worcestershire border with Dan Austin whose resume features Biffy Clyro, Massive Attack, and the Pixies. This record will also mark the first time the band has co-produced one of their own albums.

VI is the follow-up to the group’s 2017 release, Night People. The complete track listing for VI can be found below.

VI TRACK LISTING:

1. “Fast Forward”

2. “Straight to My Head”

3. “Back Again”

4. “Miracle in the Mourning”

5. “3AM”

6. “I O U”

7. “Pray for Me”

8. “Predictable”

9. “Danger”

10. “Losing You”

You Me at Six drops video for ‘Night People’

A couple of weeks after unveiling plans to release a brand new record in the new year, You Me at Six has released the music video for their lead single. On Thursday (Sept, 8), the English band unleashed their music video for “Night People” which looks like it could be the darker version of the White Stripes “Seven Nation Army.” Check out the three-minute clip below.

The music video for “Night People” comes after months of teasing from the band. Earlier this year, the band had assured fans that any rumors of them splitting up were lies. Instead, they were in the process of working on their fifth studio album. In late August, they confirmed that the new album, titled Night People would arrive at the beginning of 2017. Night People will officially be released on Jan. 3, 2017 through Virgin Records. Pre-orders for the album are currently available on the band’s website.

In support of Night People‘s release, the band will hit the United Kingdom/Ireland road this fall. The upcoming tour will kick off on Oct. 4 at the O2 Academy Bristol in Bristol, United Kingdom and wrap up on Oct. 24 at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. The complete list of upcoming tour dates can be found here.

Night People is the follow-up to You Me at Six’s 2014 release, Cavalier Youth.

Activision Unveil More ‘Guitar Hero Live’ Bands

Months after announcing the resurrection of the once beloved game, the company behind “Guitar Hero” is back to announce even more additions the upcoming video game.

Previously, Activision had revealed that bands like Of Mice & Men, Deftones, Bring Me the Horizon, Pierce the Veil, Fall Out Boy, and My Chemical Romance would be feature on the game with a lot more to be unveiled in the upcoming months before the game’s release.

Today (Aug. 5), Activision has kept their promise and released the identities of even more artists to be features on “Guitar Hero Live’s” track list. English band You Me at Six, newcomers Echosmith, Panic! at the Disco, and Blink-182 are just some bands who have been added to the already packed list.

Check out the list of the newly added artists below.

GUITAR HERO LIVE NEWLY ADDED TRACK LIST (08/05/15):

You Me At Six – “Lived a Lie”
Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
​Panic! At the Disco – “Girls/Girls/Boys”
Royal Blood – “Come on Over”
Megadeth – “Hangar 13”
In Flames – “Deliver Us”
Boston – “More Than a Feeling”
Rush – “Limelight”
Kasabian – “Club Foot”
Dream Theater – “The Looking Glass”
Charlie XCX – “Famous”
Passion Pit – “Take a Walk”
James Bay – “Hold Back The River”
MGMT – “Time to Pretend”
Kings of Leon – “Sex on Fire”

“Guitar Hero Live” is set to be released on Oct. 20, 2015 and will be available for Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Wii U, and mobile devices.

Slam Dunk Fest Announce Complete 2015 Line-Up

The United Kingdom’s Slam Dunk Festival has now revealed the complete line-up for this year’s festivities.

In the final unveiling, the annual festival revealed that Set it Off, Finch, Cartel, Architects, This Wild Life, and more have been added to its previously announced list.

Check out the flyer for the festival below which includes the new additions as well as acts like Taking Back Sunday, The Wonder Years, and major headliner You Me at Six.

Slam Dunk Festival will once again take place at three different locations including the Leeds Civic Centre, The Forum in Hatfield, and Wolverhampton Civic Centre during the May bank holiday (the weekend of May 23-25).

Tickets are currently available on the festival’s website.

All Time Low to Release New Album in March 2015

All Time Low fans have something really great to look forward to in 2015. According to bassist Zack Merrick, the band will be releasing their brand new album next year.

In a recent interview, the musician revealed that the new album is set for a projected March release date.

“We just finished recording our new record,” said Merrick.

“It comes out in March. We are touring until February, we’re going to the United Kingdom with a band called You Me at Six for a small run.”

The All Time Low/You Me at Six United Kingdom tour had previously been announced in August after the band revealed they would be headlining Wembley Arena on March 20, 2015. They also informed fan that the show will be filmed for the band’s upcoming live DVD.

Check out Merrick’s full interview here.

This will be All Time Low’s first new record since 2012’s Don’t Panic, though last year they released a deluxe version of the record titled, Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now! which featured a brand new song/lead single “A Love Like War” featuring Pierce the Veil’s Vic Fuentes.

As of now, the new record does not have an official name or release date, but we’re sure that’s right around the corner.

Awful News: Two Men Arrested for Assaulting Woman at Reading and Leeds

What should be one of the most enjoyable weekends across the pond has turned into an awful one for one attendants.

The Guardian is reporting that two people were arrested during yesterday’s installation of Reading and Leeds and not for some petty crime charge like theft or drugs, but for something a lot more serious.

According to British press, a 14-year-old boy from Surrey and a 31-year-old man from London have been arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman and are currently being held by Thames Valley police.

The victim, a 19-year-old woman, reported being attacked Thursday night “in a caravan on the festival trader’s site.” The woman, said she had met the man and the boy earlier in the day near an ice-cream van near a mobile phone charging station in one of the campsite.

But for those attending this year’s event and are a little concerned about things like this being a norm, don’t worry because it appears that the police have things under control, according to Chief Inspector Dave Parker, who spoke directly with The Guardian about this possibly occurring again.

“There is currently a scene watch in place and I would like to reassure those attending the festival that crime levels remain low and crimes of this nature are very rare. Officers are patrolling the site to support on-site security and if anyone has any concerns, please feel free to approach our officers to discuss this.”

On the upside, there have only been 21 (reported) crimes committed since Wednesday; five alleged drug offenses and 13 suspected thefts.

This year’s line up of Reading and Leeds has quite roster with blink-182, Paramore, The Arctic Monkeys, Jimmy Eat World, Queens of the Stone Age, Imagine Dragons, You Me at Six and many (many, many) more.

All Time Low and You Me at Six to Invade U.K. for Co-Headlining Gigs

What happens when you take two of the bigger names in the pop-punk music world and give them a tour?

You would probably get the All Time Low/You Me at Six co-headlining arena tour which is slated to invade the United Kingdom in February 2015.

The massive tour will begin on Monday, February 9 at Cardiff’s Motopoint Arena and will reportedly wrap up on February 14 at The O2 Arena in London. This tour will be the precursor to All Time Low’s sold out show at Wembley Stadium which will be recorded for the band’s second DVD, the follow-up to 2010’s Straight to DVD.

The Wembley Stadium show which has been titled, “A Night in London with All Time Low” is set to take place on March 20.

As for You Me at Six, after having to cancel their first ever headlining tour in North America earlier this year, the band are ready to begin the take over with the rescheduled tour beginning in September. Joining them for their North American invasion will be The Downtown Fiction, Young Guns, and Stars in Stereo.

Tickets for the U.K. co-headlining tour will go on sale beginning Friday August 29. No word on whether those in the respected fan clubs will get a pre-sale option.

You Me at Six Call NFL’s Pay to Play Bluff

While some people are up in arms about the National Football League’s decision to make artists pay in order to play the famous Halftime Show, it seems that a band from across the pond have decided to call the football giant’s bluff with an offer of their own.

You Me at Six have made an “official” offer the NFL to perform at during the halftime show. The band’s full offer can be read below and believe us when we say that it’s pretty hysterical the conditions the band demanding for certain prices.

Dear NFL:

We’re sorry to hear that you’re in such dire financial straits. While Coldplay and Rihanna mull your offer, we’re here to help with a multi-tiered proposal:

1.      For $2 Million: We get to play the upcoming halftime show.

2.      For $10 Million, one of us gets to quarterback a set of downs for the team of our choosing.

3.      For $40 Million, the Super Bowl will be played with English football rules, where you must use your feet, and an actual ball.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts once you’ve had a chance to review.  We welcome any of the Super Bowl committee to attend one of our upcoming American concerts. Our tour kicks off September 15th at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA.

Warmly,

You Me At Six

(Josh, Dan, Max Chris, Matt)

Yesterday, an article published in the Wall Street Journal claimed that the NFL had decided to charge artists to play the halftime show. At the time of the article, they claimed that the top three contenders for the gig were Rihanna, Coldplay and Katy Perry.

WSJ also revealed that NFL employees were trying to negotiate with the artists, but the reception had been ice-cold. Considering that the NFL wants a piece of the artist’s future tour income or a “financial” donation to the league, we can understand why no one wants to pay to play. Plus, we’re pretty sure a lot of people would love to have “Weird Al” perform this year; they did all come together to form a petition and actually get people to sign it.

Do we need more proof that the NFL are a bunch of scum?

Listen to the ‘American Idiot’ Tribute Album Stream

Green Day’s American Idiot officially turns ten this year, alongside many of the album that helped some of us get through those awkward, difficult and often time depressing high school days. In honor of the album’s anniversary, Kerrang! revealed plans to have a tribute album released featuring artists such as You Me At Six, New Politics, 5 Seconds of Summer and many more covering the tracks from the hit album.

The full stream can be heard below as well as which band covered which song from the amazing 2004 record. The stream also features two bonus tracks, a cover of “Welcome to Paradise” and “Basket Case.” Kind of upset “Longview” wasn’t included, but beggars can’t be chooser, we assume.

AMERICAN IDIOT TRIBUTE ALBUM:

1. American Idiot – 5 Seconds Of Summer
2. Jesus Of Suburbia – Rise To Remain
3. Holiday – The Blackout
4. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Neck Deep
5. Are We The Waiting – You Me At Six
6. St. Jimmy – Bowling For Soup
7. Give Me Novacaine – Escape The Fate
8. She’s A Rebel – Falling In Reverse
9. Extraordinary Girl – Frank Iero
10. Letterbomb – LostAlone
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends – The Defiled
12. Homecoming – Lonely The Brave
13. Whatsername – New Politics
Bonus tracks
14. Welcome To Paradise – State Champs
15. Basket Case – The Swellers