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When We Were Young to Return In 2023

You can look forward to another year of When We Were Young in 2023, Scenestar readers! As we previously reported, this year's edition of When We Were Young will be taking place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, adjacent to Circus Circus, on Saturday, October 22; Sunday, October 23; and Saturday, October 29.

The 2023 edition of When We Were Young will be taking place on Saturday, October 21, 2023.

All three one-day music festivals have Blink-182 and Green Day as co-headliners. When We Were Young will also feature performances by 30 Seconds To Mars, 5 Seconds Of Summer, All Time Low, The Ataris, Beach Bunny, Bowling For Soup, Michelle Branch, Jean Dawson, The Front Bottoms, Goldfinger, Good Charlotte, Gym Class Heroes, Joyce Manor, Kenny Hoopla, Lit, MXPX, New Found Glory, The Offspring, Pierce The Veil, Plain White T's, Relient K, Rise Against, Saves The Day, Say Anything, Sum 41, Thrice, Turnover, Waterparks, Yellowcard, and Zebrahead, among others.

Nessa Barrett Adds a Show at El Rey Theatre

Indie pop act Nessa Barrett will be squeezing in a show in L.A. after her When We Were Young festival sets! If you can't make it to Las Vegas, you can see her live in Los Angeles instead when Nessa Barrett headlines a show at El Rey Theatre on Tuesday, October 25. The show is in support of her upcoming album release Young Forever.

Depeche Mode to Perform at the Kia Forum

We not only have a new Depeche Mode album to look forward to but also a world tour in 2023! Memento Mori is the title of Depeche Mode's upcoming album release and you can hear it live, along with their hits when the iconic alternative rock act performs live at the Kia Forum on Tuesday, March 28.

You can also head to San Jose to see them at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, March 25, or to Las Vegas to see them live at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, March 30. This is the band's first tour in five years.

Paramore to Play at the Wiltern and the Belasco

Paramore has added a pair of intimate warm-up shows before heading to Las Vegas for When We Were Young! You can see the iconic alternative rock act live in Los Angeles when they headline the Wiltern on Thursday, October 20, with opener Faux Real, and at the Belasco on Thursday, October 27, with opener Elke.

My Chemical Romance: Five at The Forum

We have even more My Chemical Romance to look forward to this "Rocktober," Scenestar readers. As we previously announced, My Chemical Romance rescheduled their shows at The Forum to take place on Tuesday, October 11; Wednesday, October 12; Friday, October 14; and Saturday, October 15. Now a fifth show has been added at The Forum on Monday, October 17. Midtown and Waterparks open that show.

BTS Schedule Shows at Allegiant Stadium

For those of you willing to travel to Las Vegas, BTS will be giving their fans a reason to head over in a few months! In town for the Grammy Awards, the Bangtan Boys a.k.a. BTS have decided to extend their stay with shows at Allegiant Stadium on Friday, April 8; Saturday, April 9; Friday, April 15; and Saturday, April 16, as part of their brief "Permission To Dance" Las Vegas residency.

BTS is also offering fans that miss out on tickets to see them perform live via their “Permission to Dance - Live Play in LV” events at MGM Grand Garden Arena on the same dates and live from Allegiant Stadium.

BTS were previously in Los Angeles for a series of shows at SoFi Stadium.

When We Were Young 2022 Adds Another Date

Now we have another weekend of When We Were Young music festivals to look forward to, Scenestar readers! As we previously announced, When We Were Young will be taking place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, adjacent to Circus Circus, on Saturday, October 22, and on Sunday, October 23. Now the third edition with practically the same lineup will be rocking Las Vegas on Saturday, October 29.

When We Were Young last took place in 2017 at The Observatory when Morrissey headlined the Orange County-based festival.

All three one-day music festivals have My Chemical Romance and Paramore as co-headliners. When We Were Young will also feature performances A Day To Remember, AFI, Alkaline Trio, The All-American Rejects, Anberlin, Nessa Barrett, Bayside, Boys Like Girls, Bright Eyes, Bring Me The Horizon, Car Seat Headrest, Dance Gavin Dance, Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World, JXDN, Kittie, Knocked Loose, Avril Lavigne, The Linda Lindas, Manchester Orchestra, Mom Jeans, Poppy, Pvris, Saosin, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, The Used, and Wolf Alice, among others.

Bad Bunny Concert Booked at SoFi Stadium

UPDATE: BAD BUNNY HAS ADDED A SECOND SHOW AT SOFI STADIUM

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny is back with another local tour date in support of his latest album release El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo. The Puerto Rican superstar had previously announced shows at Staples Center on Thursday, February 24, and at the Forum on Friday, February 25, and Saturday, February 26. Now Bad Bunny will be teaming up with Diplo for a World's Hottest Tour date at SoFi Stadium on Friday, September 30.