As they kick off celebrations for their 20th year as a band, Mayday Parade have released ‘Sweet,’ the first chapter of an ambitious, emotionally charged three-part album.
Rolling Stone caught up with the band about this career milestone and ‘Sweet’ in a new exclusive interview, which also features the official music video for “Who’s Laughing Now” featuring Knuckle Puck’s Joe Taylor.
Lead singer Derek Saunders and drummer Jake Bundrick reflect on the band’s past two decades and how their history shaped their new record ‘Sweet.’
Mayday Parade’s defining characteristic goes beyond their hard-hitting music. The band’s two decade career is especially notable in a scene riddled with band break-ups and indefinite hiatuses. With each new release, Mayday Parade continues to deliver reliably catchy pop rock songs, maintain an ever-growing base of dedicated fans, and earn recognition for their contributions.
Led by the shimmering single “By The Way,” Sweet captures everything fans love about Mayday Parade — soaring hooks, heart-on-sleeve lyricism, and a dynamic blend of piano-led grooves and guitar-fueled anthems — while confidently expanding their sonic palette. Fans will also find the band continuing to nudge the edges of their sound outward, whether they’re stomping through reflective alt-rock (“Who We Are”), crafting wryly sardonic pop-punk (“Who’s Laughing Now,”), standing up shimmering arena rock (“Natural”), or melding muscular, grungy guitars with electro-pop shine (pre-release single “Pretty Good To Feel Something,” which the band brought to tens of thousands of listeners across the country as headliners on Sad Summer Festival 2024).
Recorded with longtime producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, ‘Sweet’ is the band’s first self-released full-length since 2006’s ‘Tales Told By Dead Friends,’ the EP they famously sold by the tens of thousands in Warped Tour parking lots, and their first album since 2021’s ‘What It Means To Fall Apart.’ It arrives just ahead of their massive Three Cheers For Twenty Years North American tour, kicking off April 22 and promising career-spanning sets packed with fan favorites, deep cuts, and new material.
The Tallahassee five-piece — Derek Sanders, Jake Bundrick, Alex Garcia, Brooks Betts, and Jeremy Lenzo — continue to show why they’re one of the most enduring acts to rise from the underground, evolving with purpose while staying true to the connection that’s carried them from Warped Tour parking lots to festival stages around the globe.
With more than 1.43 billion career streams, a gold-certified debut album (A Lesson In Romantics), platinum-selling hits like “Jamie All Over,” and countless festival appearances (When We Were Young, Sad Summer, Riot Fest), Mayday Parade remains a defining force in pop-punk.
‘Sweet’ is out now. Two more chapters to follow later this year and into 2026.
Confirmed Mayday Parade 20-Year Anniversary Tour
April 22nd @ Jannus Live in Tampa, FL
April 24th @ House of Blues in Orlando, FL
April 25th @ Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA
April 26th @ Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN
April 28th @ The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
April 29th @ Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO
May 1st @ Factory Deep Ellum in Dallas, TX
May 2nd @ Warehouse Live Midtown in Houston, TX
May 3rd @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX
May 5th @ The Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ
May 6th @ House of Blues in Anaheim, CA
May 7th @ The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, CA
May 9th @ Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR
May 10th @ Showbox SoDo in Seattle, WA
May 12th @ The Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, UT
May 13th @ Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO
May 15th @ First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN
May 16th @ The Salt Shed in Chicago, IL
May 17th @ Royal Oak Music Theatre in Detroit, MI
May 18th @ Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH
May 20th @ Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA
May 21st @ HISTORY in Toronto, ON
May 23rd @ College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT
May 24th @ Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA
May 25th @ Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, NJ
May 28th @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York, NY
May 30th @ House of Blues in Boston, MA
May 31st @ Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA
June 1st @ The Strand in Providence, RI
June 3rd @ The NorVa in Norfolk, VA
June 4th @ The Ritz in Raleigh, NC
June 6th @ Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL
June 7th @ The Moon in Tallahassee, FL
June 26th @ Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI
July 13th @ Calgary Stampede in Calgary, AB
Sep 12th @ Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, AUS%
Sep 13th @ Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, AUS%
Sep 14th @ Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, AUS%
Sep 17th @ Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide, AUS%
Sep 19th @ Metro City in Perth, AUS%
Sep 21st @ Pasir Panjang Power Station in Singapore, Singapore
Sep 24, 2025 @ Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines
October 18th @ When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV
October 19th @ When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV
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