When We Were Young Spills Off The Main Stage With Stacked Vegas Sideshows

The 2025 When We Were Young Festival is going bigger than the main stage. Sure, the Las Vegas Festival Grounds will be jammed with nostalgia on October 18–19, but the entire city is about to get in on the action with a stack of sideshows running October 17–19.

You could think of it as your unofficial after-party that never ends? From intimate club carnage to late night throwbacks, this year’s line-up of extras could almost be its own festival.

Decisions To Be Made

The main hit of Friday night, October 17, is pure overload, looks like you’ll have to make some painful choices. Taking Back Sunday are teaming up with Letlive. and Straylight Run at Fontainebleau. Ice Nine Kills will shred the Pearl Concert Theater with The Plot In You. Story of the Year and The Cab are taking over Brooklyn Bowl with The Rocket Summer and Her Leather Jacket. After more variety? The Story So Far bring Sunami and Set Your Goals to AREA15.

Then there’s Emo Night Brooklyn, pulling double duty with late night sets at Brooklyn Bowl on October 18 and 19, the kind of sing along fun that could see you lose your voice before the festival even starts.

Beat The Festival Rush

If you’re heading to Vegas for When We Were Young, these sideshows aren’t just filler. They’re the chance to see scene staples in smaller rooms, swap the festival crush for a bar rail, and catch some deep cut moments that won’t happen on the big stage.

Date	Artist(s)	Venue	Location
Oct 17	Taking Back Sunday w/ Letlive., Straylight Run	Fontainebleau	Las Vegas, NV
Oct 17	Ice Nine Kills w/ The Plot In You	Pearl Concert Theater, Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, NV
Oct 17	Story of the Year & The Cab w/ The Rocket Summer, Her Leather Jacket	Brooklyn Bowl	Las Vegas, NV
Oct 17	The Story So Far w/ Sunami, Set Your Goals	AREA15	Las Vegas, NV
Oct 18	Emo Night Brooklyn (Late Show)	Brooklyn Bowl	Las Vegas, NV
Oct 19	Emo Night Brooklyn (Late Show)	Brooklyn Bowl	Las Vegas, NV

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