All Your Friends Festival is more than just a festival; it’s a celebration of music, art, and community. With its diverse lineup, welcoming atmosphere, and commitment to sustainability, it’s no wonder that it has become a beloved event for music lovers and creatives alike. Whether you’re there for the tunes, the people, or the vibe, you’re guaranteed to leave with new friends and memories that will last a lifetime.
Fallout Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley.
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is celebrating three decades and 10 albums of existence in 2024. The Mesa, AZ, four-piece’s commercial breakthrough came with the release of several singles from their album Bleed American, with “The Middle” hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and peaking at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 33 weeks total and became RIAA-certified Platinum. Futures, their follow-up to BA, featured “Pain,” which also hit No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. In October 2019, the band released their tenth album, the critically acclaimed Surviving, which became one of three “chapters” of their 2021 globally streamed series Phoenix Sessions that also included Futures (Chapter V) and Clarity (Chapter Il), performed in their entirety (available on YouTube here). Recently, something Loud and Place Your inebts,” with the former charting 21 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay.
Dashboard Confessional
Singer/songwriter Christopher Carrabba became the poster boy for a generation of emo fans in the early 2000s, having left behind his former band (the post-hardcore Christian outfit Further Seems Forever to concentrate on vulnerable, introspective solo musings. Armed with an acoustic guitar and soul-baring song lyrics, he christened his new project Dashboard Confessional — named after a lyric in “The Sharp Hint of New Tears” — and began releasing material in 2000. By 2001’s The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, Dashboard Confessional had evolved into a full-fledged band, but Carrabba nevertheless remained the focal point of both the group and the rejuvenated emo genre.
Charlotte Sands
Charlotte Sands isn’t afraid to speak or play loud. Raised on the pop-punk bands of the early 2000s and rooted in the storytelling of folk singer/songwriters, Sands combines upbeat melodies with unabashedly honest, self-reflective lyrics.
In November of 2020, she leaked a song called “Dress” that she wrote about Harry Styles wearing a dress on the cover of Vogue. Within hours, the song became an anthem of self-expression for thousands (now, millions) of listeners across the globe.
The electric-blue-haired singer/songwriter’s musical career didn’t start with the overnight success of a viral song. At 18, she stole her mom’s car, found a roommate on Craigslist, and left her home in Hopkinton, MA for Nashville, TN, with a plan to take a year off of school before attending Berklee College of Music. She never went back.
She then dropped 7 singles from her bedroom during lockdown in 2020 and has since bulked up her catalog with captivating songs and collabs that her fans can’t get enough of. Dubbed an “unstoppable force” by Alternative Press, Sands has no plans to slow down anytime soon.
Sands’ personal mission to “create a safe space for people to feel accepted and celebrated for their weirdness and diversity” is something she takes seriously. As evident by the overwhelmingly positive comments that flood her social media, her fans take pride in championing her as they recognize how she champions them.
Fefe Dobson
With a career spanning nearly two decades and decorated with several awards, nominations and music certifications to her name, multi-platinum recording artist Fefe Dobson is a true renaissance woman within the entertainment industry. Emerging as a pop / rock artist in the early 2000’s, Fefe stood out among her contemporaries as an edgy black female outlier in an otherwise male dominated genre. Her Platinum Certified (Gold in America) eponymous debut album (2003) was released to critical acclaim, earning the 18 year old new girl on the music scene 4 consecutive top 10 radio singles including ‘Bye Bye Boyfriend,’ ‘Take Me Away’ and ‘Don’t Go (Girls & Boys)’. The single ‘Everything’ was a fan favourite that was featured on the soundtrack for Paramount Pictures hit teen comedy ‘The Perfect Score’ (2004). The album received multiple award nominations including 2 JUNO Award nominations and catapulted the young pop / rock artist into international stardom as the album officially debuted at #1 on the Billboard HeatSeekers album charts and landed her an opening slot of Justin Timberlake’s 2004 Justified Tour across Europe. Upon returning to North America, Fefe dove into the acting world, appearing as one of her biggest influences, the iconic Tina Turner on the hit NBC series American Dreams. As an accomplished songwriter Fefe has penned hit songs for the biggest names in pop music including Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Jordin Sparks between releasing her own material for her follow up album ‘Joy’ (2010).
Fefe’s sophomore album was a breakout success with two platinum certified top 10 singles ‘Ghost’ and ‘Stuttering’ and the gold certified hit ‘Can’t Breathe,’ a collaboration with legendary music producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd) and guitar solo by recording artist Orianthi. In 2011, Fefe joined the cast of Sudz Sutherland’s independent film “Home Again” alongside Tatyana Ali and Stephen James, in the supporting role of Cherry C, which debuted at the world renowned Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2012. This feature film acting role earned her a nomination at the 2012 Canadian Screen Award for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. To follow up the success of her album “Joy,” Fefe released several buzz singles intended for a future project, including the radio singles “Legacy” which initially premiered on the hit teen drama series ‘Degrassi’ in the summer of 2013 and “In Better Hands” in 2014. In late 2014, Fefe took a hiatus from her own music projects to focus on writing behind the scenes for other artists, after relocating to Nashville, Tennessee. During the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2019, Fefe (alongside Canadian pop star Tyler Shaw) assembled some of Canada’s biggest artists including Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne and Bryan Adams for a charity single of the late Bill Withers’ ‘Lean On Me’ which raised over $300K for COVID-19 relief efforts in her native Canada. In early 2020, Fefe teamed up with legendary songwriter and producer Linda Perry for ‘White Line Runaways’ a song which was featured on the HBO MAX film ‘Unpregnant’ (2020) soundtrack.
Full Throttle
Electrifying stages and streaming playlists alike, Full Throttle has been a breath of fresh air in the pop-punk landscape. From sell-out shows to smashing streaming records, they’ve crafted a sound that’s not just heard but felt—a sound that’s garnered them a loyal following across generations. With “Premature,” they’re not just on the cusp of their next chapter—they’re writing the future of pop-punk.
Grandson
This time around, grandson wasn’t pulling any punches. He’d always been a fearless artist, one unafraid to take aim at authority, fight the power and let his listeners know exactly how he felt. But in recent times, the genre-mashing rock artist, who has long released soul-baring music, decided to reveal himself like never before. “My whole career and my whole relationship to songwriting has been driven by this real need to leave a mark and to feel understood,” says the Canadian-American artist born Jordan Benjamin. “And yet I felt that I had been doing myself and my fans, who have now been on this journey with me for half a decade now, a disservice. I felt like we didn’t even have an honest conversation the whole time. I didn’t feel like I was bringing all of me to the table.” To that end, grandson wrote, recorded and is set to release his most personal and vulnerable album to date.
Plain White T’s
Since emerging in 1997, Chicago quartet Plain White T’s – Tom Higgenson [vocals), Tim Lopez (lead guitar, vocals], Mike Retondo [bass], and De’Mar Hamilton (drums) – have remained visible and viable. They have consistently delivered unforgettable pop rock anthems that take up real estate in your brain for months at a time. They have amassed over 2.7 billion total global streams, earned two Grammy nominations, and collected several Platinum-plus and Gold certifications across their impressive catalog. Their signature single “Hey There Delilah” went quadruple-platinum, topped the Billboard Hot 100, and earned the pair of aforementioned GRAMMY® nominations in 2008 – for “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” They have made their pop culture mark by appearing on highly visible shows such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Sesame Street, /Carly, 90210, Beavis & Butthead, and Frankenweenie, all the while nabbing press accolades from TIME, Billboard, ESPN, Rolling Stone, AV Club, MTV, MSNBC, and more.
Stereos
With the release of Cheap Thrills, Stereos’ first album since 2010’s Uncontrollable, the freshly reformed Canadian pop act tap into a new sound; one that will evoke a powerful sense of nostalgia in fans, but also display their stellar talents as individual players and the undeniable chemistry that drove their initial popularity.
Featuring original members Patrick Kordyback (lead vocals), guitarists Miles Holmwood and Robb Chalifoux, and drummer Aaron Verdonk, Cheap Thrills finds the band expanding dramatically on their signature sound. But while the record showcases Kordyback’s growth as a songwriter and his willingness to expand on the styles and sounds he brings to his writing, lyrically it’s rooted in the experiences from Stereos’ first go around as well as what’s happened in their lives since then.
Nowhere is that clearer than on ‘Sunset Gold’. Released in February 2020, ‘Sunset Gold’ is a powerful, pulsing pop track – and a perfect introduction to Stereos’ new direction. It’s also the first track Kordyback wrote after the band’s 2019 sold out reunion shows in Toronto and Edmonton. “’Sunset Gold’ really means a lot to me,” Kordyback says, adding that although the song reads like a love tune, “For me, I was 100-percent writing about the band getting back together.”
Suckerpunch
SUCKERPUNCH! is an independent pop-punk band hailing from Montreal. Inspired by the energy of early 2000’s golden era pop-punk, modern pop production and country-pop songwriting, the band has created its own signature sound that is sure to get the party started at every show.
In two years of existence, suckerpunch! has cemented its place as a rising star of the UNDERGROUND pop-punk scene. The band has amassed a social media following of over 13K followers and A PEAK over 35K monthly listeners on Spotify. They have been featured by scene influencers such as Jesea Lee (Sirius XM, SPIN mag and TIK TOK) and Ghostkiller Entertainment, featured on ”Man Of The Hour” podcast hosted by Pat Langlois and Seb Lefebvre from SIMPLE PLAN, featured multiple time on Quebec’s #1 morning show ”Salut Bonjour”, featured on WKND 99.5 radio station, showcased by Quebec punk rock personality Rej Laplanche on his daily radio show as well as garnered mainstream attention, having multiple tracks added to heavy rotation on the largest alternative online radio Idobi radio and editorial playlists on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. suckerpunch! has shared the stage with the likes of Every Avenue, SPITALFIELD, NICK! (KAMAKAZI), Makeout, Calling All Captains, We Were Sharks, Punk Rock Factory and has been invited to perform in between periods of an American Hockey League game by their hometown team, the Laval Rocket at Place Bell.
The band has collaborated with alternative music heavy-hitters such as LA-based producer Anton Delost (State Champs, Mayday Parade, Hawthorne Heights, Bearings, Seaway), LA-based producer Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Against the Current, Silverstein, Bearings, Between You and Me) and currently co-writing with Sebastien Lefebvre of Simple Plan. The band is planning to continue their takeover of the pop-punk scene in 2024 with a USA run of shows and releasing collaborations with US-based artists Free Friends, Trxvis, 408 (Big noise records), Magnolia Park (Epitaph Records) and we the kings (s-curve records).
The Maine
Hailing from Tempe, Arizona The Maine has matured personally and sonically from their inception – now sixteen years ago – without compromising their integrity or losing their sincerity. Fans have had the unique opportunity to grow up alongside the band, made possible by the band’s admanant insistence on meeting every single fan for free after each show on a tour. With coverage coming from the likes of Billboard, NBC, Nylon, Alt. Press, CNN and more, The Maine’s ability to continuously flex their creativity and make dynamic records while maintaining their DIY mindset and keeping their authenticity has not gone unnoticed. Over the course of their career, the band has toured and performed at festivals worldwide – including the UK’s acclaimed Reading & Leeds as well as headlining their own sold out festival in their hometown. At the forefront of what they do as musicians has always been their regard for their fanbase. Whether it’s volunteering planting trees in partnership with nonprofits alongside a group of fans, hosting a 100% free tour.
