Morrissey Headlines Inaugural ‘When We Were Young’ Festival in Orange County

A new, two-day festival, happening one week before Coachella on the Observatory Grounds in Santa Ana, has announced a nostalgia-filled musical lineup. The event features some of the biggest indie and emo rock bands around, including Morrissey, AFI, Descendents, Taking Back Sunday, Alkaline Trio, The Get Up Kids, Pinback…and other band’s you may have sported t-shirts of in high school.

For major Bay Area Morrissey fans, this might be reason enough for a quick SoCal trip. Other noteworthy acts on the bill include Beach Fossils, Kentucky-based rockers Cage The Elephant, Los Angeles alt-rock band Silversun Pickups, California group Foxygen, and Brooklyn rock band Sunflower Bean. See below for the lineup poster and the complete list of performers.

Tickets cost $175 general admission and $275 VIP and went on sale today. The festival plans to utilize the venue’s parking lot, main performance room and its smaller Constellation Room for all performances.

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Full Lineup
Morrissey
Descendents
AFI
Cage The Elephant
Taking Back Sunday
Alkaline Trio
Fidlar
Silversun Pickups
Dr. Dog
Streetlight Manifesto
Foxygen
Joyce Manor
The Get Up Kids
Daves The Day
Beach Fossils
Choking Victim
Mount Eerie
The Frights
Balance and Composure
Homeshake
Tunstile
David Bazan
Pinback
Tijuana Panthers
Together Pangea
Sheer Mag
Set Your Goals
Sunflower Bean
Cat Signs
Moving Units
Sadgirl
The Buttertones
Plague Vendor
No Parents
The Regrettes

Written by Carlos Olin Montalvo

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