Yellowcard, together with long-time friends and fellow pop-punk acts New Found Glory and Plain White T’s, just announced a major U.S. tour for summer 2026 — an event they call “The Up Up Down Down Tour.” The outing comes at a time when Yellowcard is enjoying renewed momentum after releasing their 2025 album Better Days, which delivered their first-ever No. 1 alternative chart single with its title track.

The tour kicks off May 6, 2026 in Atlanta at Coca-Cola Roxy, and wraps up June 17, 2026 in Boston at Leader Bank Pavilion. Along the way the trio will visit more than two dozen cities — Hollywood, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Nashville, New York and more — giving fans across the country a chance to catch a stacked nostalgic-meets-now rock lineup.

In announcing the tour, Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key said: “Every time we think this part of our career couldn’t possibly get any better, somehow it does. The Up Up Down Down Tour arrives summer 2026 and celebrates more than 2 decades of friendship with New Found Glory and Plain White T’s. We already know this will be one of the most special tours we’ve ever been a part of. Ocean Avenue, My Friends Over You, AND Hey There Delilah at the same show?!”

That promise — a setlist that could span Yellowcard’s emo-pop-punk heyday hits and newer material, delivered alongside two other influential bands — shows this tour is designed to play on nostalgia while acknowledging where these bands are now. For Yellowcard, coming off their Better Days album, it represents both a revival and a renewal. Their most recent album was produced by a high-profile collaborator and marked the band’s return after years away; now they are betting that momentum carries into live performance.

For fans of the genre, the tour’s lineup is significant. Yellowcard, New Found Glory and Plain White T’s span different but overlapping eras of pop-punk and emo-influenced rock, and the tour brings those strands together under one banner. It could appeal to longtime fans, newer listeners rediscovering the early 2000s rock wave, and anyone who’s ever been drawn to sing-along choruses and guitar-driven energy.

The tour also reflects broader trends in the music world: legacy bands are finding renewed interest in live circuits, especially when paired with other nostalgic contemporaries. For Yellowcard, the success of Better Days — including the chart-topping single — gives them fresh relevance. For the other bands, it provides exposure via cross-fanbase touring. For the industry, it’s a reminder that demand remains strong for live experiences rooted in early-2000s pop-punk and emo subculture.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale via Ticketmaster, with artist presales starting December 8, 2025 and general on-sale beginning December 11. Given the high-profile lineup and likely demand from fans eager for a nostalgic summer show, many dates may sell out quickly.

For anyone thinking about going, this tour presents an interesting opportunity: a chance to see three influential rock bands in one night, bridging the emotional highs of early hits with the energy of new material. If the chemistry among the bands and the tour’s live execution match the promise, the Up Up Down Down Tour could become one of 2026’s defining rock-tour moments.