There are albums that define a moment, and then there are albums that quietly keep showing up for people long after the moment has passed. Bleed American is firmly in the second category. This summer, Jimmy Eat World will mark the album’s 25th anniversary with a massive North American and international tour that treats the record less like a museum piece and more like a living document.
The tour kicks off June 9 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver and stretches across the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe, wrapping later in the year with appearances at Vans Warped Tour, including the band’s first return to the festival in 25 years. Along the way, Jimmy Eat World will play their biggest UK headline show ever at London’s Gunnersbury Park, following sold out dates in Halifax and Cardiff.
Released in 2001, Bleed American arrived at a strange cultural crossroads. Alternative rock was splintering, pop punk was peaking, and emotional guitar music was just beginning to realize how wide its audience could be. Jimmy Eat World did not chase any of that. Instead, they leaned into melody, restraint, and emotional clarity. Songs like “Sweetness,” “A Praise Chorus,” and the era defining “The Middle” felt intimate and massive at the same time. Twenty five years later, those songs still land with the same sense of recognition.
Rather than simply replaying the album out of obligation, the band has framed the tour as a chance to fully inhabit the songs with perspective they did not have in 2001. Drummer Zach Lind has described the run as a way to show intentional gratitude to the fans who have carried the band forward. Frontman Jim Adkins has echoed that sentiment, calling the shows an elevated version of their live experience, shaped by decades of learning how to stretch emotionally and sonically on stage. Fans can expect the full Bleed American album, plus additional material woven in across the set.
The tour’s guest list reads like a cross section of alternative rock’s past and present. Select dates feature Rise Against, Sunny Day Real Estate, Thrice, Motion City Soundtrack, The Get Up Kids, Minus the Bear, PUP, Mom Jeans, and more. It is a lineup that mirrors the album’s long shadow across multiple generations of guitar driven music.
Bleed American has long since moved beyond its initial commercial success. “The Middle” recently crossed one billion streams on Spotify, and the album continues to be cited by artists ranging from Paramore and Fall Out Boy to The Wonder Years and Hot Mulligan. Its influence is not about trend chasing or scene allegiance. It is about songwriting that meets people where they are and stays with them as they change.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, February 13 at 10am local time, with presales beginning earlier in the week. Twenty five years on, Bleed American still sounds like a record written for anyone who needed it then and somehow still needs it now.
For Information on tickets and more, visit: JimmyEatWorld.com.
JIMMY EAT WORLD — 25 YEARS OF BLEED AMERICAN TOUR DATES
*Vans Warped Tour
++Non “Bleed American” Show
^Non Live Nation Show
June 9 –– Denver, CO –– Red Rocks Amphitheatre^ w/Sunny Day Real Estate + The Get Up Kids
June 11 –– Chicago, IL –– Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island w/ The Get Up Kids + Sunny Day Real Estate
June 12 –– Detroit, MI –– Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill w/ The Get Up Kids + Sunny Day Real Estate
June 13-14 –– Washington, D.C. –– Vans Warped Tour*^
June 16 –– Brooklyn, NY –– Brooklyn Paramount w/The Get Up Kids + Hey Mercedes
June 17 –– New York, NY –– The Rooftop at Pier 17 w/Thrice + Girls Against Boys
June 19 –– Philadelphia, PA –– Highmark Skyline Stage at Mann w/Thrice + Hey Mercedes
June 20 –– Boston, MA –– MGM Music Hall at Fenway w/Thrice + Girls Against Boys
July 3 –– Calgary, AB –– Spruce Meadows++^
July 4 –– Fort McMurray, AB –– Hello Summer Festival++^
July 17 –– Bend, OR –– Hayden Homes Amphitheater w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 18 –– Seattle WA –– WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 19 –– Vancouver, BC –– Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 22 –– Sandy, UT –– Sandy Amphitheater w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 24 –– Concord, CA –– Toyota Pavilion at Concord w/Mom Jeans + Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 25-26 –– Long Beach, CA –– Vans Warped Tour*^
August 14 –– Halifax, UK –– The Piece Hall^ w/Rise Against, The Get Up Kids (SOLD OUT)
August 15 –– Cardiff, UK –– Cardiff Castle^ w/Rise Against, The Get Up Kids, Jay Som (SOLD OUT)
August 16 –– London, UK –– Gunnersbury Park^ w/Rise Against, The Get Up Kids, Jay Som
August 22 –– Montreal, QC –– Vans Warped Tour*^
August 23 –– Toronto, ON –– RBC Amphitheatre^ co-headline w/PUP
September 6 –– Phoenix, AZ –– Chase Field^ supporting My Chemical Romance
September 9 –– Austin, TX –– Moody Amphitheater w/Minus the Bear + Sparta
September 10 –– Dallas, TX –– The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory w/Minus the Bear + Sparta
September 12-13 –– Mexico City, MX –– Vans Warped Tour*^
November 12 –– Nashville, TN –– TBA
November 14 –– Tampa, FL –– MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre w/Hot Mulligan + Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
November 14-15 –– Orlando, FL –– Vans Warped Tour*^
