Pierce the Veil plays 98 Rockfest at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on April 28, 2017. Credit: Camren Meier
Vegas’ When We Were Young festival proves that there are more emo and alternative music bands from our middle and high school glory days still going than we may think.

UPDATE: Because of Hurricane Ian, this show is now on Friday, Nov. 25.

Surprisingly, Pierce The Veil—which plays a sold-out show at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Sept. 26—is among those listed, and though it’s been a rough few years for the band, the remaining members of the now-Mike Fuentes-free band might be preparing to release its fifth album sometime soon, with the recent release of the “Pass The Nirvana” single.

You’ll probably get to hear that and more when Pierce The Veil co-headlines with I Prevail. It’s like Warped Tour all over again—and like the Nathaniel Rateliff gig happening the day before it Jannus, this one is totally sold-out.

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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...