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Jimmy Eat World cancel gigs as frontman undergoes emergency surgery

Jimmy Eat World had been due to perform in Mexico City on September 13 on their Warped Tour, but prior taking to the stage, frontman Jim Adkins “noticed a shadow cloud creeping in on my vision”.

BANG Premier · Sep 16

“In the wake of all the frustration and banging our head against, it felt like everything aligned perfectly. I don’t think a lot of people get that moment in their life”: The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty

Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection

Louder · Aug 1

Why Taylor Swift's favourite emo band sneaked lyrics by Motley Crue, Bad Company and Madness into the album that saved their career

"If you’re our age and were interested in music at all, those lyric quotes are there in your mind"

Louder · Jul 27

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“There’s something really powerful in making something very simple. There’s a slightly demented feeling of how far you can push it”: Jim Adkins and Zach Lind on the making of Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American – the record that changed their lives

They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world

MusicRadar · Jul 24

Your ticket to the Punk Rock Summer Camp has just been punched: Here's How to watch the Vans Warped Tour livestream

The Shoreline Waterfront at Long Beach, California, is ready for you, Papa Roach, Bowling For Soup, Jimmy Eat World & more this weekend. Here's how you can watch both days live

Louder · Jul 24

“It just got ranked – what? – 75th or 76th best guitar solo of all time”: How Jim Adkins nailed his solo on the Jimmy Eat World smash-hit that Taylor Swift and Prince covered

The Middle needed a big solo to go with its over-sized hooks, and on the spot, with a Telecaster in hand, Adkins found one

MusicRadar · Jun 24

"It paved the way for the shape of punk to come." The 10 most essential emo albums released before the scene sold out and went mainstream

Your guide to the finest emo records shared with the world between 1985 and 2000

Louder · May 21

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US band Jimmy Eat World look back: ‘I would play The Middle five times in a row if the other guys would let me’

The emo kings on growing up in Arizona, making it big, and Jim’s annoying wake-up calls

The Guardian - UK · May 3

"Hearing Prince covered it or Taylor Swift hand-picked it for an Apple commercial? What is that?" How an email rant inspired a song worth a billion streams and picked up some iconic fans along the way

When the world felt very unstable in 2001, Jimmy Eat World delivered the feel good hit of the autumn

Louder · Mar 8

Jimmy Eat World have tried to 'disassociate' from their emo pioneer legacy

Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins has opened up on how he tries to "completely disassociate" from The Middle hitmakers' legacy as emo pioneers.

BANG Premier · Feb 12

“I got it on Craigslist from this avid Strat collector who needed new teeth. He was so sad to see it go. I think of him every time I pick it up”: Indie-rock’s secret weapon Jay Som on a guitar with history, boygenius –and the time Paramore had her back

Back with new album Belong, producer-guitarist Melina Duterte discusses working with teen heroes Jimmy Eat World, how Hayley Williams defended herand the pedal that is her shoegaze shortcut

Guitar World · Oct 9, 2025

Jimmy Eat World reveal UK and Europe winter tour plans

Jimmy Eat World to return to Europe with Pup in tow

Louder · May 13, 2024

Jimmy Eat World credited itself for the Ravens’ second-half explosion after playing at halftime

You never know what happens when Jimmy Eat World plays in ... The Middle ... of your NFL playoff game.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 21, 2024

What is National Emo Day? Who are the best known emo bands? How did emo start?

The genre spawned My Chemical Romance, Weezer, Panic! at the Disco, Jimmy Eat World and more...

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

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Louder · Nov 14, 2023

“We didn't emulate Mudhoney's behaviour because we might not be alive if we had!" Superchunk look back on the decade that helped birth and destroy US alt rock

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan and Jim Wilbur talk us through a life spent on the fringes of alt rock – and being inadvertent godparents of mainstream emo

Metal Hammer · Nov 13, 2023

My Chemical Romance to play The Black Parade in full at When We Were Young Festival 2024, Fall Out Boy, A Day To Remember, Jimmy Eat World, The Distillers, Coheed And Cambria and many more also announced

When We Were Young Festival is returning with another stacked lineup in 2024!

Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2023

Wolfgang Van Halen: 11 albums that changed my life

Mammoth WVH mainmain Wolfgang Van Halen picks 11 albums that have shaped his path so far, from prog metal to Van Halen themselves

The Orange County Register · Jul 17, 2023

After 30 years of Jimmy Eat World, Jim Adkins thinks this band thing might work out

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There’s a reason Jimmy Eat World has been such a constant presence in Southern California over the three decades since the alternative rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona, in 1993.

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The Orange County Register · Nov 2, 2022

KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas returns with Imagine Dragons, Black Keys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

ANAHEIM, Calif. — KROQ-FM 106.7 and its parent company Audacy announced the return of the station’s long-running Almost Acoustic Christmas holiday concert on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2022

Riot Fest 2022: Day 3 photo gallery

Nine Inch Nails leads the lineup on the festival’s final day, which also includes sets by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Coolio, Jawbox, Zola Jesus and The Linda Lindas.

Leeds Live · Aug 11, 2022

Who played at Leeds Festival 2007? Line-up from 15 years ago

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kings Of Leon were among the headliners for this edition of Leeds Fest, creating many joyous memories for festival-goers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins: ‘I still don’t take this seriously’

The emo godfathers bounced back from major label rejection to sell millions. Now they’re drawing on their past teenage energy to ride a major punk revival

Daily Record · Jul 10, 2022

TRNSMT Sunday line-up and set times as music fans get ready for final day of festival

The first act will take to the stage at 12.15pm this afternoon, before the festival closes with a headline set from Lewis Capaldi.

Daily Record · Jul 10, 2022

TRNSMT day two round-up as delayed crowds wowed by world class acts

Saturday's line-up included megastars such as The Strokes, US emo outfit Jimmy Eat World, Chaise Longue rockers Wet Leg and Maximo Park.

Daily Record · Jul 9, 2022

Jimmy Eat World fans 'do the slosh' at TRNSMT festival leaving bystanders in hysterics

As the US emo hitmakers - known for songs like The Middle and Pain - performed on day two of the festival a group of fans felt inspired to break into the Slosh.

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