All Time Low have announced that they will headline the 2nd annual Sad Summer Festival (presented by Journeys). This nationwide trek will also feature The Story So Far, Movements, The Maine, Grayscale, Yours Truly, and Destroy Boys, and is set to kickoff July 17th in Sacramento, CA.
Pre-sale tickets for the eighteen-city summer trek will be available today at 12:00PM PT, with all remaining tickets going on sale Friday, February 28th at 9:00AM PT. For tickets and more information, visit www.alltimelow.com / www.sadsummerfest.com.
All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth commented on the announcement stating, “Rock n Roll summer camp just hits a little bit different when you’re with your friends. This tour is going to be something special, something we’ve all been chasing. Can’t fucking wait.”
News of the summer tour follows the announcement of All Time Low’s forthcoming full-length album Wake Up, Sunshine. Last week, All Time Low returned with the LP’s newest single, “Sleeping In,” which debuted on Scott Mills’ BBC Radio 1 show, and is available now all streaming platforms. Furthermore, the band released a Max Moore directed official music video for “Sleeping In” and partnered with North Shore Animal League America (NSALA) to help raise money and awareness for no kill rescue and adoption organizations. Fans can donate to NSALA HERE and stream the official video – which was shot on location in Nashville, TN at NSALA shelter partner, MACC – on Fueled By Ramen’s YouTube channel.
Wake Up, Sunshine is due for release on April 3rd via Fueled By Ramen, and is available for pre-order HERE. Fans who pre-order the album will receive instant downloads of “Sleeping In” and lead single “Some Kind Of Disaster”. Exclusive pre-order bundles including vinyl and the band’s very own RISE Brewing Co “Wake Up Sunshine” Nitro Cold Brew Coffee are available in the band’s webstore HERE.
All Time Low began building anticipation for the album last month with the release of “Some Kind of Disaster” alongside an official music video. Within a month, the song clocked over four million streams with E! News attesting “the pop-punk band returns with this introspective track and a whole new outlook.” Billboard added, “‘Some Kind of Disaster’ begins the next era for All Time Low.”
The group went back to the basics (and the basement) for Wake Up, Sunshine. Throughout 2019, the four musicians—Alex Gaskarth [vocals, guitar], Jack Barakat [guitar, vocals], Zack Merrick [bass, vocals], and Rian Dawson [drums]—congregated together in Nashville at Rian’s studio and at a Palm Springs rental house. Face-to-face, they wrote and recorded the 15-song affair joined by co-writer, producer, and collaborator Zakk Cervini.
“We got back to how we started,” commented Alex. “It had been a long time since the four of us made a record under one roof. That became a central theme. We’ve been a band for 17 years. Everybody brought something to the table. A lot of what you’re hearing came from those magic moments together.”
Jack concurred, “I think we accomplished something special. By putting our four heads together, we were able to make a classic All Time Low album.”
Wake Up, Sunshine distills two decades of experience into a definitive and dynamic body of work for the band. Welcoming new collaborators into their world, the forthcoming album sees All Time Low teaming up with blackbear on “Monsters” and The Band CAMINO on “Favorite Place”.
7/17 – Sacramento, CA – Papa Murphy’s Park at Cal Expo
7/18 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim – Outdoors
7/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Rawhide Event Center
7/21 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
7/22 – Houston, TX – The Lawn @ White Oak Music Hall
7/24 – Orlando, FL – The Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds
7/25 – Atlanta, GA – Steve Polk Plaza at The Masquerade
7/28 – Columbus, OH – EXPRESS LIVE! Outdoor
7/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors
7/31 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
8/1 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium Outdoors
8/2 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
8/5 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach
8/7 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion
8/8 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage @ the Mann
8/12 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/14 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom – Festival Grounds
8/15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom