When We Were Young festival

Some fans who were hoping to see their favorite 2000s emo bands in Sin City this weekend are out of luck -- the date's been canceled ... all thanks to ...

but the folks who had tickets for today will have to seek a refund, which festival honchos apologetically say will be issued within 30 days. 'When We Were Young' Festival Canceled Saturday ... 'When We Were Young' Festival Cancels First Date Over Strong Winds

When We Were Young, the nostalgic pop-punk and emo festival scheduled to debut today (Saturday, October 22) at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip, ...

We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news." "We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. A statement on the event's official site reads: "When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday.

The Vegas-based festival, featuring My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and more, canceled today's shows due to High Wind Warnings.

The festival—which is being put on by Live Nation—was originally booked as a single-day event, but after widespread public interest, it was expanded out to the additional dates. [This is per Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/when-we-were-young-festival-has-first-day-canceled-due-to-high-winds/?utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=p4k&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&mbid=social_twitter), which reports that Day One of the festival was canceled this morning after the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for its Vegas location. Bands scheduled to play at this year’s festival include Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, The Alkaline Trio, and, of course, My Chemical Romance, which kicked off a long-awaited reunion tour earlier this year.

The Las Vegas music festival is headlined by Paramore and My Chemical Romance and will continue on October 23 and October 29.

Festival organizers [published a statement on social media](https://twitter.com/WWWYFest/status/1583867461929082881/) Saturday morning (October 22) in which they said that they were forced to call off the festival’s first day due to an advisory from the National Weather Service. “The National Weather Service has now upgraded their Saturday forecast to a High Wind Warning, including dangerous 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts. [When We Were Young](https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-and-my-chemical-romance-headlining-las-vegas-festival-when-we-were-young/), the Las Vegas music festival featuring [Paramore](https://pitchfork.com/artists/34374-paramore/) and [My Chemical Romance](https://pitchfork.com/artists/6254-my-chemical-romance/) as headlining acts, has canceled its first day due to high winds.

Unfortunately today's been canceled due to high winds despite ticketholders (and bands) having already arrived. The cancelation was announced at 10am (Variety ...

We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news. "When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several dats proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday. The When We Were Young festival has been the talk of the town for anyone and everyone who misses the days My Chemical Romance, Paramore, AFI, and every other band you liked in high school.

Due to a high wind advisory, the first day of the emo fest was cancelled morning of.

“When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday,” the statement began. We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. On Saturday, October 22nd, When We Were Young Festival announced that it would not be going forward with day one due to a “high wind advisory” in Las Vegas.

Bring Me The Horizon played a last-minute gig in Las Vegas after day one of When We Were Young Festival was cancelled due to bad weather.

New single ‘ [Edging’ arrived last week](https://www.nme.com/news/music/blink-182-welcome-tom-delonge-back-with-anthemic-new-single-edging-3328729) (October 14), and it marks the first time in a decade that DeLonge, [ Mark Hoppus](https://www.nme.com/artists/mark-hoppus) and Travis Barker had been in a studio together. You can see images from the band’s Instagram Stories [here](https://www.instagram.com/stories/bringmethehorizon/2955323657560053345/), their setlist (according to Setlist.FM, [here](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bring-me-the-horizon/2022/pearl-concert-theater-at-palms-casino-resort-las-vegas-nv-23be9cef.html)) and footage and extra images from the gig further below. [Tom DeLonge](https://www.nme.com/artists/tom-delonge) for [a huge world tour and new music](https://www.nme.com/news/music/blink-182-reunite-with-tom-delonge-announce-new-music-and-world-tour-buy-tickets-3326660). [pic.twitter.com/U7Won9rQMS] [line-up for next year’s festival has already been unveiled](https://www.nme.com/news/music/when-we-were-young-festival-announces-2023-line-up-with-blink-182-green-day-and-more-3326853), with [Blink-182](https://www.nme.com/artists/blink-182) and [Green Day](https://www.nme.com/artists/green-day) announced as headliners and acts including [30 Seconds To Mars](https://www.nme.com/artists/30-seconds-to-mars), [The Offspring](https://www.nme.com/artists/the-offspring), [Good Charlotte](https://www.nme.com/artists/good-charlotte) and [Rise Against](https://www.nme.com/artists/rise-against) booked for October 21, 2023. [previously announced a third date for next Saturday (October 29) to meet demand ](https://www.nme.com/news/music/when-we-were-young-festival-adds-a-third-date-3145545)as well as [a series of sideshow events](https://www.nme.com/news/music/when-we-were-young-festival-announces-series-of-sideshow-events-lineup-dates-tickets-3286293). [Bright Eyes](https://www.nme.com/artists/bright-eyes), [The Used](https://www.nme.com/artists/the-used) and more. [Senses Fail](https://www.nme.com/artists/senses-fail), [Thursday](https://www.nme.com/artists/thursday), Anthony Green, [Four Year Strong](https://www.nme.com/artists/four-year-strong), Horrorpops, [Kittie](https://www.nme.com/artists/kittie) and [La Dispute](https://www.nme.com/artists/la-dispute) were also said to have played sets yesterday after When We Were Young was cancelled. [announced to much fanfare earlier this year](https://www.nme.com/news/music/paramore-announce-return-group-to-headline-when-we-were-young-festival-alongside-my-chemical-romance-3140785) with [My Chemical Romance](https://www.nme.com/artists/my-chemical-romance) and [Paramore](https://www.nme.com/artists/paramore) topping the bill. [Knocked Loose](https://www.nme.com/artists/knocked-loose) and Landon Barker (son of [Blink-182](https://www.nme.com/artists/blink-182) drummer, [Travis Barker](https://www.nme.com/artists/travis-barker)). [Check out the stage times here](https://www.nme.com/news/music/when-we-were-young-festival-2022-check-out-the-set-times-3331173). [Bring Me The Horizon](https://www.nme.com/artists/bring-me-the-horizon) played a last-minute, intimate show in Las Vegas [after the first day of the inaugural When We Were Young Festival was cancelled due to bad weather](https://www.nme.com/news/music/when-we-were-young-festival-2022-day-one-cancelled-due-to-weather-warning-3333999).

Disappointment spread among the fans when organisers announced cancellation of the event, as many people came from abroad to attend 'When we were young' ...

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