Two of post-hardcore’s most enduring bands are finally sharing a stage for a full US co-headlining run, and the timing could not be better for either of them.
Silverstein and Story of the Year have officially announced the Camp Screamo Tour, a co-headlining summer 2026 trek across the United States. Kicking off on July 12, the month-long run will mark the first time the two bands have hit the road together. Joining them as special guest is Origami Angel. General tickets go on sale Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
For fans of the genre who have followed both bands across two-plus decades of releases, the announcement carries real weight. Silverstein frontman Shane Told captured the mood bluntly: “It’s official! Camp Screamo is happening!! This is the summer tour we’ve wanted to do for a very long time. Believe it or not, this is the FIRST TIME Silverstein and Story of the Year have toured the US together, which feels illegal considering how long we have been friends.”
The Full Tour Route
The Camp Screamo Tour kicks off July 12 in Asbury Park, New Jersey at Stone Pony Summer Stage, and will hit cities including Charlotte, Denver, San Diego, Dallas, and Nashville before wrapping up in Buffalo, New York, on August 7.
In addition to the Camp Screamo dates, Story of the Year will appear at multiple festivals this spring and summer, including Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple, Download Festival, Upheaval Festival, Rock Fest, Vans Warped Tour, and Rock La Cauze.
The full Camp Screamo Tour date list is as follows, with Origami Angel supporting on all marked dates:
July 12 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage | July 14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore | July 15 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa | July 19 – Kansas City, MO @ VooDoo at Harrah’s | July 22 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom | July 23 – Salt Lake City, UT and continuing through August 7 in Buffalo.
Where Silverstein Stands in 2026
Silverstein is coming off one of the biggest years of its career. The band commemorated its silver anniversary in 2025 with the ambitious 16-song double LP Antibloom / Pink Moon and the worldwide 25 Years of Noise Tour, which sold a career high of nearly 110,000 tickets. Both albums were conceived and recorded during a stretch in the high desert of Joshua Tree. Antibloom was honored with a nomination for Metal/Hard Album of the Year at the 2026 Juno Awards.
The band arrived at the sessions with 25 demos and chose their 16 favorites. Drummer Paul Koehler suggested splitting the material into two albums and turning 2025 into a year-long celebration. The approach allowed listeners space to absorb and connect with the songs, which embrace the band’s history and forward-leaning tendencies in equal measure.
Silverstein formed in Burlington, Ontario in 1999, and over more than 25 years has built a catalog that spans clean-cut post-hardcore anthems and heavier, more experimental terrain. Songs like “My Heroine,” “Smile in Your Sleep,” and “The Afterglow” remain touchstones for the genre. The band has accumulated over 500 million streams and continues to headline packed venues and festivals alongside peers like Rise Against, Pierce the Veil, Beartooth, and Underoath.
Shane Told’s description of what the Camp Screamo Tour will feel like on the road speaks to where Silverstein is right now — loose, energetic, and fully invested. “This tour is going to be nostalgic, loud, chaotic, fun, wild, emotional, slightly unhinged, sweaty, mildly dangerous, and a little irresponsible! We’re playing songs from all the different eras of our band, the classics and a few deep cuts for good measure as well.”
What Story of the Year Brings to the Stage
Story of the Year formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2000 and broke wide open with Page Avenue in 2003, an album that defined a generation of post-hardcore fans. “Until the Day I Die” and “Anthem of Our Dying Day” remain two of the genre’s most recognizable tracks, and the band has kept releasing music and touring through the years with a consistent and devoted following.
Story of the Year released their new album A.R.S.O.N. in February 2026. The record includes the single “Gasoline (All Rage Still Only Numb)” and a collaboration with Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix. The album arrived on Sharptone Records and continues the band’s trajectory of connecting new material to the raw energy of their early work.
Story of the Year guitarist Ryan Phillips spoke directly about where the band is heading into this tour: “We genuinely feel this new era of Story of the Year is the best we’ve ever sounded live and the most work we’ve put into elevating the show, not only as a band but as individuals. We still fart on each other and appreciate a solid dick joke, but we’re absolutely serious about being the best version of SOTY possible, and we’re excited to give all of our fans everything we’ve got, every single night.”
Why This Tour Matters for the Scene
The Camp Screamo Tour is more than a nostalgia play. Both bands are active, releasing music, and building into summer 2026 with new material and fresh energy. Origami Angel — the Washington, D.C. emo and math-rock duo known for their sharp songwriting and deep genre knowledge — rounds out a bill that covers post-hardcore from multiple angles and generations.
The name itself, Camp Screamo, nods to the culture these bands helped build — a community rooted in loud, emotional, honest music that has remained a consistent force in rock despite industry shifts and changing trends. Neither Silverstein nor Story of the Year has leaned on nostalgia alone to stay relevant. Both have continued writing and recording, and both enter this summer run in a position of creative momentum.
For longtime fans, the fact that this is the first time these two bands have ever co-headlined a US tour makes the Camp Screamo run a significant calendar moment — not just a summer show, but a long-overdue pairing that fans in the scene have wanted for years.
