Rock band Hawthorne Heights is excited to continue celebrating 20 years of their acclaimed album If Only You Were Lonely. The band has today announced an additional US leg to their worldwide 20th Anniversary Tour, kicking off on October 21st in Buffalo. They’ll again be joined by special guests letlive. and Creeper, as they bring the show to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Detroit, St. Louis, and more.
Tickets, including VIP packages, will be available this Friday, March 20 at 10am local time here: https://hawthorneheights.com/
The band has also announced their new single “Like A Cardinal”, which will be released alongside tickets for the upcoming shows. Fans can pre-save the track now here:
https://hawthorneheights.lnk.to/LikeACardinal
They share: “We wrote and tracked ‘Like A Cardinal’ at our recording studio called A Nightmare on North Elm Street. We wanted to roll our sleeves up, grind ourselves into ashes, and prove that we still had some juice left in us. While trying a few more methods and tricks in the toolbox, we enlisted Will Deely, Anton DeLost, and Mike Kalajian to help bring this track to life. We were searching for a heavier, more dense sound, while adding that classic Hawthorne Sugar to each chorus, that has been our trademark for years. We always want a fair amount of tension during the verse and bridge, because that’s our daily life, but we want to make sure that there is plenty of party left for the weekend during the chorus. We are the sour patch kids of emo…a little sour, but mostly sweet.”
Hawthorne Heights is currently on the road for the first leg of the If Only You Were Lonely Tour and will continue the celebration throughout 2026 with shows in Japan, Australia, and UK/EU. The band will also be performing at Sonic Temple Festival, Vans Warped Tour in Washington, DC, Montreal, Mexico City, and Orlando, Roxx Fest, Aftershock Festival, RockOn Festival, Noise and Needles Festival, and Slam Dunk Festival in Hatfield, Leeds, Oberhausen, and Milan.
For a full list of upcoming shows, please see below or visit https://hawthorneheights.com/tour/.
Hawthorne Heights, formed in Dayton, Ohio in 2001 , built their reputation on emotionally raw songwriting, blending the urgency of post-hardcore with the melodic sensibilities of early 2000s emo and punk. Frontman JT Woodruff’s lyrics often explore themes of distance, identity, and perseverance, drawing on both personal experiences and the band’s deep roots in the alternative music scene.
Throughout their long and storied career, Hawthorne Heights have overcome obstacles at every turn – but these challenges often came from external forces, from unscrupulous record labels and shifting musical trends to unimaginable personal tragedy that threatened to derail them.
Despite the odds, the quartet — JT Woodruff (vocals, guitar), Mark McMillon (guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Ridenour (bass, backing vocals) — has persevered. They’ve earned two Gold albums (The Silence in Black and White, 2004, and If Only You Were Lonely, 2006), written some of the genre’s most enduring anthems (“Ohio Is for Lovers,” “Saying Sorry”), and remained a relentless touring force nearly two decades after their formation.
This year Hawthorne Heights is celebrating 20 years of If Only You Were Lonely with a special anniversary tour.
Upcoming North American Tour Dates:
3/20 – Bakersfield, CA @ Legend’s
3/21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
3/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
3/23 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
3/24 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee
3/25 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
3/27 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
3/28 – San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
3/29 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
3/31 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
4/1 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
5/14 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Festival **
6/11 – Charles Town, WV @ Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races (w/Anberlin + Emery)
6/13-6/14 – Washington, DC @ Vans Warped Tour **
6/20 – Portage, IN @ Roxx Fest **
8/21-8/22 – Montreal, QC @ Vans Warped Tour **
9/12-9/13 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Vans Warped Tour **
10/1 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival 2026 **
10/21 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
10/22 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/23 – Portland, ME @ Aura
10/24 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/25 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/30 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
10/31 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
11/1 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
11/3 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
11/4 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/5 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Hall
11/6 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11/7 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
11/8 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blue
11/10 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11/12 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
11/13 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
11/14-11/15 – Orlando, FL @ Vans Warped Tour **
11/17 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
11/20 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Clyde Theatre
11/21 – Grands Rapids, MI @ Elevation
11/22 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
11/23 – Kansas City, MO @ Warehouse on Broadway
11/24 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
11/25 – St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorn
Upcoming International Tour Dates:
4/17 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Double Whammy
4/18 – Wellington, New Zealand @ San Fran
4/22 – Perth, Australia @ Magnet House
4/24 – Adelaide, Australia @ The Gov
4/25 – Melbourne, Australia @ The Croxton Bandroom
4/26 – Sydney, Australia @ Manning Bar
4/28 – Brisbane, Australia @ The Brightside
5/1 – Singapore @ Capitol Theatre
5/2 – Selangor, Malaysia @ RockOn Festival **
5/5 – Bangkok, Thailand @ Speakerbox Livehouse
5/6 – Manila, Philippines @ SM Skydome
5/8 – Osaka, Japan @ Yogibo Meta Valley
5/10 – Tokyo, Japan @ Reny Alpha Akabane
5/11 – Tokyo, Japan @ Reny Alpha Akabane
5/20 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Grand Social
5/21 – Belfast, UK @ Voodoo
5/23 – Hatfield, UK @ Slam Dunk Festival **
5/24 – Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk Festival **
5/26 – Paris, France @ Backstage BTM
5/27 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Db’s
5/28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Kavka Zappa
5/29 – Oberhausen, Germany @ Slam Dunk Germany **
5/30 – Cologne, Germany @ Noise and Needles Fest **
5/31 – Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk
6/1 – Milan, Italy @ Slam Dunk Italy **
** - Indicates Festival Date
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