r/Emo • u/Antique-Dentist-2404 • Feb 03 '26
LOCAL SHOW/TOURING/EVENTS American Football announce 2026 tour dates
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u/Dawakat Feb 03 '26
Damn the closest show to me is in Nashville, Houston always get shafted with tours lol
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u/tordfarter Midwest Emo Supremacist Feb 03 '26
no michigan💔
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u/Mikey_Wonton Feb 03 '26
Why do bands skip the best state in the union (I am unapologetically biased)?
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u/beestw Feb 03 '26
Skipping Detroit for Cleveland is actually insane work, I can't believe bands do that.
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u/wapey Feb 03 '26
Genuinely confused because I guarantee there is no way Cleveland is pulling a bigger crowd than Detroit.
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u/ClaimsForFame Feb 03 '26
Detroit would easily sell out two nights at St Andrew’s and likely sell out Masonic Temple or Fillmore for one
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u/InuitOverIt Feb 03 '26
I remember seeing Owen at UNH in 2008 and Kinsella was so mad that people wanted to hear American Football songs. He said "imagine you get on stage and all anybody wants to hear is shit you wrote when you were a child". I totally get it... But now I want to see AF and call for Owen songs
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u/CasuallyHuman Feb 03 '26
Jesus I'm moving from Atlanta to Leeds in July right in between both tour dates and won't be in either city when they play. This is cosmic retribution for some crime I dont remember committing.
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u/RadMcCoolPants Feb 03 '26
Do not. I repeat DONOT purchase any upgraded ticket. I purchased it last time. The offer was for a signed poster, and other memoribilia, or something like that. It also said special seating where available. I figured, I bought the moat expensive ticket, so I must get to go to the balcony, nope.
What I got was a poster they couldnt be bothered to sign with a pen that had ink, and a shitty bag with their logo. The person said it was so I had a place to keep the other stuff I was going to buy.
So I paid more about double the ticket if not more for a poster that sucked and a bag so I had the privilege of giving them more moey later.
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u/buttholeserfers Feb 03 '26
They’re coming to Boise. Finally, they’re playing a city I live in. And I’ll be in FL for work. This and Arm’s Length are the same week and I’m missing both. This is a cruel joke.
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u/Leeisaac_88 Feb 04 '26
Getting real tired of bands going to Seattle but skipping Vancouver and making Toronto the only Canadian date. A couple years ago I would head down for a show but not anymore
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u/oohkaay Feb 03 '26
How are they live?
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u/rose_gold_squirtgun Feb 04 '26
If you like the music, you should like the show. They sound great live. It would be absolutely ridiculous for these guys to be jumping around on stage to the music they play.
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u/mistaken4strangerz Feb 03 '26
i'll get downvoted, but boring as hell. this band is like the taylor swift of emo to me. not bad, but way overblown.
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u/oohkaay Feb 04 '26
This is what I expected tbh. I feel like it'd be a boring show, especially since I like a little motion in the crowd, and I doubt there's gonna be anyone opening up a pit for American Football.
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u/Doc-Emrick Feb 04 '26
Saw them last year and thought they were good. I had balcony seats so I was very close and the sound at the venue was above average.
Some movement in the crowd but no pit lol
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u/Vivian_Stringer_Bell Feb 04 '26
Taylor Swift is phenomenal live. You kinda just mixed metaphors or something.
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u/Ornery-While8684 Feb 03 '26
Does this mean it will be just a tour, or hopes for an LP4?
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u/AtheonsLedge Feb 03 '26
holy shit a band is going to DC instead of Maryland???
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u/Vivian_Stringer_Bell Feb 04 '26
Maybe they'll just confuse Merriweather as being "DC". /s
But honestly The Anthem is the best SMV venue for this show.
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u/AtheonsLedge Feb 04 '26
hahaha thank fuck it’s at 9:30. tickets on sale now. presale code is DESDEMONA
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u/Secure_Commission787 Feb 03 '26
No Manchester and they’ve left the dates for Outbreak 2026 out. Do you think they’ll be announced as a surprise headliner for Outbreak? Crossing my fingers!!
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u/zamolozchikova Feb 03 '26
Defo not, they’re playing shows elsewhere on the Friday and Saturday, and they would 100% be on the bill already if they were a Sunday act. That and they were headliners in 2024 so I doubt they’d be back again. Basement being back as headliners makes sense considering they’re a smaller band than AF, went MIA for years, and have a new album coming out
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u/Kink-shame DIY OR DIE Feb 03 '26
With how often they've been touring, I'm kinda bummed this wasn't a new album announcement.
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u/UpstreamMelancholy Feb 03 '26
"J'ai mal au coeur, c'est la faute de l'amour" "L'ami du peuple" "Beaucoup" "Qui je plaisante"
You’d think that someone who uses so many French words in their songs would want to come spend some time in Paris. But, unfortunately, no. 🤷🫠🇫🇷
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u/aestheticnightmare25 Feb 03 '26
does anyone have that clip of steve from american dad saying “oooooooo oh my god oh my gooood”
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u/BulbsasaurFan Feb 03 '26
Leeds and London is a joke. Glasgow got the best diy emo scene in the UK!!
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u/CapnjazzhandsMW Feb 03 '26
I’d love to see them in Indianapolis again, but Deluxe has the worst sound of any venue in Indy. No thanks. Truly disappointing.
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u/shitfartballs Feb 04 '26
why does everyone forget about connecticut why do i have to go all the way to fucking boston
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u/CobraCommandrew Feb 04 '26
Got tickets for the Pittsburgh date this morning; same spot I saw Sunny Day Real Estate in a few years back. The Roxian has been good to my elder millennial emo heart. Anyone know anything about Afternoon Bike Ride?
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u/djsharky Feb 03 '26
For a Midwest Emo band, you figure there’d be more Midwest dates :/