Rock/emo icons The All-American Rejects have been announced as the latest addition to Vans Warped Tour’s highly anticipated 30th anniversary run of shows. The band will play an All-American hit fest at the Long Beach, CA stop alongside 311, A Day to Remember, Bowling for Soup, Bryce Vine, Silverstein, and many others. This will be the band’s 6th appearance on the legendary fest, dating back to 2003. The band also announced they will be a part of Atlanta’s 2025 Shaky Knees festival, taking place September 19th-21st.
The Rejects are coming off a busy 2024, which included a dozen+ fest appearances like UK’s Slam Dunk Festival, Canada’s All Your Friends, Brazil’s I Wanna, and Ocean’s Calling, and a packed holiday season of radio shows. The band also released their cover of Harvey Danger’s 90s staple “Flagpole Sitta” in September via SPIN Records/Greater Than Distribution, which served as a vehicle for the quartet to get back in the studio together after a near-decade absence.
“We’ve always felt that if an idea survives a hangover, then it’s probably a good one,” says the band. “‘Flagpole Sitta’ was such an idea, born of a late-night, post-show, adrenaline-fueled drive. We recorded it because we wanted to see how it would fall out of us on the floor – either like a hot bag of shit, or a vibe. It was also a good excuse to see if the 4 of us could stand each other for a week in the studio after 7 years of silence. Turns out it was alright.”
Formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1999, AAR quickly rose to prominence in the early 2000s with their infectious blend of pop-punk and emo rock. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2002, featured the hit single “Swing, Swing,” which propelled them into the mainstream.
In recent months, the Rejects have teased in-studio clips on their official Instagram, alluding to the possibility that new music may be on the way. In a September interview with Zach Sang, the band discussed this possibility in saying, “that would be the next step, if it’s worth taking.” Vocalist Tyson Ritter then went on to say, “expectations are the killer of art.”
