First Day Back promo photo

First Day Back

First Day Back promo photo

Agents:
 Andrew Ellis
Gabe Sunshine

  • 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

August 23, 2026 San Diego, CA Quartyard
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September 19, 2026 Tokyo, JPN Nine Spices
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September 20, 2026 Kyoto, JPN Nano
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September 21, 2026 Osaka, JPN Shinsaibashi Conpass
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September 22, 2026 Nagoya, JPN Stiff Slack
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September 23, 2026 Tokyo, JPN ERA
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September 24, 2026 Tokyo, JPN Fever
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September 27, 2026 Perth, AUS Lynott's Lounge
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September 29, 2026 Brisbane, AUS The Brightside
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September 30, 2026 Melbourne, AUS Smith St Hotel
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October 02, 2026 Sydney, AUS The Lansdowne
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October 04, 2026 Wollongong, AUS Yours and Owls Festival
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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 04, 2026 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
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November 06, 2026 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
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November 07, 2026 St. Louis, MO The Hawthorn
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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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