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As they continue celebrating 20 years as a band, Mayday Parade — the Tallahassee, Florida-formed quintet featuring vocalist Derek Sanders, guitarists Alex Garcia and Brooks Betts, bassist Jeremy Lenzo and drummer Jake Bundrick – have announced Sad, the second installment in their emotionally charged, self-released album trilogy. The new record arrives October 3, and today the band offers a preview with the first single “Under My Sweater” — out now alongside a music video, which can be seen now below.
“It’s difficult to sing about a sweater without invoking Weezer, but that’s part of what I love about this song,” says Sanders. “‘Under My Sweater’ wears its inspirations on its sleeve and feels both a part of old school nostalgic emo as well as something modern and a step forward for Mayday Parade.”
Where Sweet delivered energetic anthems and expansive textures, Sad slows the tempo and deepens the mood. Once again produced by longtime collaborators Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, part two of the new album leans into atmosphere and introspection while retaining the soaring melodies, sharp hooks, and emotional honesty that have defined the band’s most enduring work.
From the heartbreak of “Promises” to the falsetto-laced balladry of “One Day At A Time” and the wistful nostalgia of “I Miss The 90s,” Sad explores the softer edges of the band’s sound. The release closes with the bold, multi-part suite “I Must Obey The Inscrutable Exhortations Of My Soul,” a dynamic, genre-shifting track that ranks among their most ambitious recordings to date.
Following a career-defining, sold-out anniversary tour that drew over 70,000 fans across North America — and a triumphant main-stage return at the 30th anniversary of Vans Warped Tour, a full-circle moment for a band that got their start selling self-released CDs in those same sweltering parking lots — Sad marks the next chapter in Mayday Parade’s new era of independence and creative freedom.
With over 1.43 billion streams, platinum and gold singles, and a catalog that helped define a generation of emo and alternative music fans, Mayday Parade remains as vital and creatively energized as ever. Catch them on tour this fall with All Time Low as well as at this year’s When We Were Young festival. Sad is out October 3 and you can pre-order/pre-save it HERE, listen to “Under My Sweater” now HERE and watch the official music video HERE.
Confirmed Mayday Parade Tour Dates
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 8 @ JJ’s Live in Fayetteville, AR+
October 9 @ The Criterion in Oklahoma City, OK+
October 11 @ Steelhouse Omaha in Omaha, NE+
October 12 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO+
October 14 @ WAMU Theatre @ Lumen Field in Seattle, WA+
October 16 @ The Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, UT+
October 18th @ When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV
October 19th @ When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV
October 21 @ San Jose Civic in San Jose, CA+
October 22 @ YouTube Theatre in Inglewood, CA+
October 23 @ Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, AZ+
October 25 @ South Side Ballroom in Dallas, TX+
October 26 @ Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, TX+
October 28 @ The Factory in St. Louis, MO+
October 29 @ Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, IA+
October 31 @ The Sylvee in Madison, WI+
November 2 @ 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, MI+
November 3 @ The Fillmore in Detroit, MI+
November 5 @ HISTORY in Toronto, ON+
November 7 @ KEMBA Live! in Columbus, OH+
November 8 @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH+
November 11 @ Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL+
November 12 @ Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, GA+
November 14 @ War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, FL+
November 15 @ The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, FL+
November 16 @ Camping World Stadium Campus/Warped Tour in Orlando
November 18 @ The Dome in Virginia Beach, VA+
November 19 @ UPMC Events Center in Coraopolis, PA+
November 21 @ The Met in Philadelphia, PA+
November 22 @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, MA+
November 25 @ Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY+
November 26 @ The Anthem in Washington, DC+
November 28 @ Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, NY+
November 29 @ Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA+
January 20 @ OVO Hydro in Glasgow, UK+
January 22 @ Utilita Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, UK+
January 23 @ Co-op Live in Manchester, UK+
January 24 @ The O2 in London, UK+
January 26 @ Salle Pleyel in Paris, France+
January 27 @ Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium+
January 29 @ 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands+
January 30 @ Haus Auensee in Leipzig, Germany+
January 31 @ Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany+
February 2 @ Fryshuset Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden+
February 3 @ Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway+
February 4 @ Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark+
February 6 @ Palladium in Cologne, Germany+
February 8 @ Klub Stodola in Warsaw, Poland+
February 9 @SaSaZu in Prague, Czechia+
February 10 @ X-TRA in Zurich, Switzerland+
February 12 @ TonHalle Munchen in Munich, Germany+
February 13 @ ChorusLife Arena in Bergamo, Italy+
February 15 @ Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain+
February 16 @ Sala La Riviera in Madrid, Spain+
February 17 @ Lisboa Ao Vivo in Lisbon, Portugal+
%Jack’s Mannequin, The Home Team
+All Time Low