First Day Back promo photo

First Day Back

First Day Back promo photo

Agents:
 Andrew Ellis
John Chavez

  • Territory:
    WW ex-EU
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Thundering out of Santa Cruz’s thriving and resurgent music scene, First Day Back have spent their final years in college solidifying their place in the emo revival revival. Heralded as the rightful torchbearers of second wave emo, First Day Back recalls the vocal exasperation of Cap'n Jazz, the twinkle of American Football, and the youthful exuberance of Braid, all while reinventing the sound with the organic additions of violin and harmonica. A love letter to the past, 


Their debut and sole album Forward, self-released in June 2025, was recorded utilizing the acoustics of their Empire Grade house living room, and a muted blue that graces the cover matches the outer panelling of this sentimental domicile key to to the band’s foundations and process. "Forward enchants on first listen, Pitchfork wrote in their 8.1 review "First Day Back play with a transparency usually reserved for private moments: screaming into a pillow in your bedroom, or putting your hoodie up to stress-cry on the bus." 


The quintet's DIY perspective continues in their live show, which began in houses and anarchist bookstores before blossoming with sold out tours opening for Algernon Cadwallader, Everyone Asked About You, and Jejune, where thousands of kids screamed along to every word, wax, and woo.  

Upcoming Shows

July 09, 2026 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
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July 11, 2026 Austin, TX 29th Street Ballroom
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July 12, 2026 Houston, TX The End
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July 14, 2026 Nashville, TN DRKMTTR
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July 15, 2026 Atlanta, GA Aisle 5
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July 17, 2026 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
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July 18, 2026 Washington, DC The Fridge
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July 19, 2026 Brooklyn, NY Baby's All Right
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July 22, 2026 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
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July 24, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA Bottlerocket Social Hall
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July 25, 2026 Columbus, OH Dirty Dungarees
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July 28, 2026 St. Louis, MO The Sinkhole
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July 29, 2026 Kansas City, MO Howdy
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July 30, 2026 Oklahoma City, OK Resonant Head
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August 01, 2026 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
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October 20, 2026 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall
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October 23, 2026 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
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October 24, 2026 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
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October 27, 2026 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
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October 28, 2026 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
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October 30, 2026 Salt Lake City, UT The Rockwell At The Complex
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November 01, 2026 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
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November 03, 2026 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
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November 06, 2026 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
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November 07, 2026 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
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November 08, 2026 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
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November 11, 2026 Toronto, CAN Danforth Music Hall
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November 13, 2026 Boston, MA Roadrunner
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