For the past four years, When We Were Young Fest has followed a pretty predictable rhythm: the festival wraps in October, and within a few days, the next year’s dates drop. But after the October 2025 edition, that usual timeline has come and gone—and fans are starting to get nervous.
As of mid-February, there’s still been no official announcement about 2026 dates or a lineup. That silence is fueling a lot of speculation across Reddit and social media, especially among fans who already booked flights and hotel rooms in Las Vegas assuming the fest would return.
One Reddit user tried to calm the panic, writing, “some news outlets/hotels/casinos in Vegas are still expecting it (given news reports and hotel rates), but no one really knows at this point.”
Others aren’t so optimistic. Another fan theorized, “My guess is not happening. A lot of acts are doing their own tours in 2026 (YC, BLG, Simple Plan) to ride this 90’s nostalgia wave to the bank. I’m hopeful they return in 2027.”
Still, there are signs that the emo-nostalgia juggernaut may not be gone for good. One commenter pointed out, “According to A Las Vegas events listing, When we were young is still on there for the year.” And the festival’s official website currently teases, “Be the first to know about the 2026 lineup, tickets, schedule, and other festival updates!”—which suggests plans could still be in motion behind the scenes.
Since debuting in 2022 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, When We Were Young has built a reputation for nostalgia-heavy lineups celebrating the early 2000s emo and pop-punk boom. Past headliners have included bands like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Green Day, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco—basically a multi-stage, one-day time machine for millennials who grew up on Warped Tour culture.
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Unlike most multi-day festivals, WWWFY packs dozens of major acts into a single day (usually with one or two repeated days with identical lineups), creating a schedule that has sold out within minutes in previous years.
And then there’s the Warped Tour factor. The iconic pop-punk festival returned in 2025 after a five-year hiatus, staging shows in select U.S. cities and quickly reigniting the same nostalgia-driven audience that powers WWWY. Not long after those comeback dates wrapped, organizers confirmed a 2026 run—suggesting that Warped could be making its official comeback and be a yearly staple.
Given the overlap in fan base (and, in some cases, similar artists cycling through both lineups over the years) it’s fair to wonder whether the revived Warped Tour has shifted plans for WWWYF.
For now, though, fans are left refreshing websites.
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