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 instalment in their emotionally charged, self-released album trilogy.
The new record arrives 3rd October 2025, and today the band offers a preview with the first single ‘UNDER MY SWEATER.’
“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 3rd October 2025 and you can pre-order/pre-save it HERE.
Confirmed Mayday Parade Tour Dates
12th September 2025 – Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia %
13th September 2025 – Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia %
14th September 2025 – Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, Australia %
17th September 2025 – Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide, Australia %
19th September 2025 – Metro City in Perth, Australia %
21st September 2025 – Pasir Panjang Power Station in Singapore, Singapore %
24th September 2025 – Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines %
8th October 2025 – JJ’s Live in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA +
9th October 2025 – The Criterion in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA +
11th October 2025 – Steelhouse Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, USA +
12th October 2025 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado, USA +
14th October 2025 – WAMU Theatre at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA +
16th October 2025 – The Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA +
18th October 2025 – When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
19th October 2025 – When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
21st October 2025 – San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, USA +
22nd October 2025 – YouTube Theatre in Inglewood, California, USA +
23rd October 2025 – Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, USA +
25th October 2025 – South Side Ballroom in Dallas, Texas, USA +
26th October 2025 – Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, USA +
28th October 2025 – The Factory in St. Louis, Missouri, USA +
29th October 2025 – Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa, USA +
31st October 2025 – The Sylvee in Madison, Wisconsin, USA +
2nd November 2025 – 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA +
3rd November 2025 – The Fillmore in Detroit, Michigan, USA +
5th November 2025 – HISTORY in Toronto, Ontario, Canada +
7th November 2025 – KEMBA Live! in Columbus, Ohio, USA +
8th November 2025 – The Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA +
11th November 2025 – Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, Alabama, USA +
12th November 2025 – Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia, USA +
14th November 2025 – War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA +
15th November 2025 – The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida, USA +
16th November 2025 – Camping World Stadium Campus/Warped Tour in Orlando, Florida, USA +
18th November 2025 – The Dome in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA +
19th November 2025 – UPMC Events Center in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA +
21st November 2025 – The Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA +
22nd November 2025 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, USA +
25th November 2025 – Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York, USA +
26th November 2025 – The Anthem in Washington, District of Columbia, USA +
28th November 2025 – Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, New York, USA +
29th November 2025 – Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA +
20th January 2026 – OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, UK +
22nd January 2026 – Utilita Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales, UK +
23rd January 2026 – Co-op Live in Manchester, England, UK +
24th January 2026 – The O2 in London, England, UK +
26th January 2026 – Salle Pleyel in Paris, France +
27th January 2026 – Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium +
29th January 2026 – 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands +
30th January 2026 – Haus Auensee in Leipzig, Germany +
31st January 2026 – Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany +
2nd February 2026 – Fryshuset Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden +
3rd February 2026 – Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway +
4th February 2026 – Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark +
6th February 2026 – Palladium in Cologne, Germany +
8th February 2026 – Klub Stodola in Warsaw, Poland +
9th February 2026 – SaSaZu in Prague, Czechia +
10th February 2026 – X-TRA in Zurich, Switzerland +
12th February 2026 – TonHalle München in Munich, Germany +
13th February 2026 – ChorusLife Arena in Bergamo, Italy +
15th February 2026 – Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain +
16th February 2026 – Sala La Riviera in Madrid, Spain +
17th February 2026 – Lisboa Ao Vivo in Lisbon, Portugal +
Key:
% – with Jack’s Mannequin, The Home Team
+ – with All Time Low