{"id":72076,"date":"2023-07-21T14:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=72076"},"modified":"2023-07-21T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:44:09","slug":"the-triumphant-return-of-yellowcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2023\/the-triumphant-return-of-yellowcard\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF YELLOWCARD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Widely-Acclaimed New EP Coupled With At-Capacity Tour Heralds Their Fans\u2019 Wide Open Arms<\/em><\/p>\n

JULY 21, 2023 (New York, NY) \u2013 When platinum-selling alt-rock band YELLOWCARD announced a reunion show in 2022 for Riot Fest in Chicago, IL, no one predicted (not even the band) that they would do anything more than just that one show. But as anticipation and excitement built on both sides of the Atlantic with follow-up bookings at London\u2019s Underworld (May 26, 2022) and Slam Dunk Festival (May 27-28, 2022) with record audiences, it became clear to the band that their internal chemistry was back in creative balance and their fans wanted more. With the release of their new EP Childhood Eyes<\/em> (release date: July 21, 2023 via Equal Vision), they gave not only their fans something to look forward to but also themselves the confidence that this is exactly what was needed for them as a band.<\/p>\n

The five songs that make up Childhood Eyes<\/em> capture the spirit and essence of Paper Walls<\/em> \u2014its powerful yet tender anthems, its open-hearted emotional vulnerability, its sense of wide-eyed wonder against the odds\u2014but they\u2019re also riddled with the band\u2019s experiences of the decade and a half since it came out. From the breakneck speed of \u201cThree Minutes More\u201d which features Pierce the Veil\u2019s Vic Fuentes to the gorgeously plaintive final track \u201cThe Places We\u2019ll Go\u201d which features Dashboard Confessional\u2019s Chris Carrabba (\u201cWhen he comes in on that last chorus and you can really hear that Dashboard ripping grit in his voice, it\u2019s just awesome,\u201d says Key), the EP is a testament of a band re-finding its footing after a number of years apart.<\/p>\n

Distorted Sounds says of the EP, \u201cChildhood Eyes<\/em> is dripping with pop-punk nostalgia, catchy rhythms, and a sound like they\u2019d never even been on hiatus\u2026 Childhood Eyes<\/em> just proves that these guys have stood the test of time as the tracks don\u2019t feel out of time or place.\u201d Sputnik Music gives the EP 4 out o f 5 stars, saying \u201cChildhood Eyes<\/em> has far exceeded expectations\u2026 Long may it last!\u201d The Aquarian<\/em> proclaims, \u201cYellowcard has finally returned and, man, is their comeback a massive one.\u201d Substream<\/em> sums it up nicely: “From the first playthrough of the band\u2019s Equal Vision Records debut it becomes clear that this isn\u2019t just a reunion; the five song EP is a succinct statement that Yellowcard is back.”<\/p>\n

As a companion to the release of their EP, they announced a full-scale North American tour (their first since 2017) which finds them in front of their largest crowds ever as a headliner. At their sold-out NYC show at The Rooftop at Pier 17 earlier this month, Digital Journal<\/em> reported on the audience’s reaction and said, \u201ctheir presence was met with a raucous response from the Big Apple crowd.\u201d V13 lauded their performance at their packed-to-the-gills Philadelphia show saying, \u201cYou could feel the energy amp up as people yelled with excitement as each band member took their place. It was as if Yellowcard never missed a beat.\u201d Yellowcard still has 20 shows remaining in their landmark routing, finding them in Jacksonville, FL this evening for their first or two shows at Daily’s Place Amphitheater. Dates in Texas, California, Seattle, Denver, and back to the East Coast are upcoming (tour dates below).<\/p>\n

Yellowcard is Ryan Key (vocals, guitar), Sean Mackin (violin), Ryan Mendez (guitar), and Josh Portman (bass). CHILDHOOD EYES is released today (July 21, 2023) via Equal Vision on July 7, 2023 digitally<\/a> and in limited edition vinyl and CD.<\/a><\/p>\n

TOUR DATES
\n^ signifies dates with Mayday Parade
\n* signifies dates with Story of the Year
\n# signifies dates with Anberlin
\n+ signifies dates with Emo Night Brooklyn DJ set
\nAll dates with This Wild Life
\nTickets On Sale HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Jul 21 Jacksonville, FL Daily\u2019s Place ^*+
\nJul 22 Jacksonville, FL Daily\u2019s Place ^*+
\nJul 23 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center ^*+
\nJul 25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall ^*
\nJul 26 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater +
\nJul 27 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^#
\nJul 29 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre ^#+
\nJul 30 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater ^#+
\nAug 01 San Diego, CA Petco Park – Gallagher Square ^#
\nAug 02 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ^#+
\nAug 04 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater ^#
\nAug 05 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House & Event Center +
\nAug 06 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre ^#+
\nAug 08 Denver, CO Levitt Pavilion Denver ^#+
\nAug 10 Indianapolis, IN TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park ^*+
\nAug 12 Pittsburgh, PA Four Chord Music Festival ~
\nAug 13 Worcester, MA Palladium Outdoors ^*+
\nAug 15 Hershey, PA GIANT Center ^*+
\nAug 17 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview ^*+
\nAug 18 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena ^*+<\/p>\n

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