Taking Back Sunday Band • Page 490

Fred coming back is the most excited I've been for this band in years.
But I don't like this talk of John sitting out. Would be much cooler for them both to be a part of it.

 

I am ready for Fred to be back. But could be a one off show. Likely only possible because Mark left.

 

Keep John doing what he does, and let Fred do Adam's parts, and just let Adam throw the mic around.

 

Having been to tbs shows throughout a variety of the lineups, I can’t imagine the stage banter and vibes being what they are now with Fred in John’s place? Also, I understand that sometimes things come up and you can’t go on a tour, but boy does it feel weird to spend a whole tour cycle (and years before it!) talking about how you don’t want to be a nostalgia act to then turn around and get the other guy to be the fill in. Hearing Fred on the new stuff will be really weird (and I kind of don’t want to actually!) and it feels like a setlist would probably lean louder now heavy, which it already kind of does, and we all agree that Adam’s vocals are better suited to the new stuff.

it also just… would be interesting to use a photo of John, Shaun, and Adam for promo for the upcoming fest dates they have for 2025 to then turn around and be like “oh yeah actually the lineup has changed again!” Even temporarily.

 

a true bummer that we're gonna spend the next however many months now baselessly speculating why john would be sitting out for a bit.

 

If he did, I imagine it would be related to something with his shoulder possibly? (Just to get a jump on the speculating ;) )

 

They could just have touring obligations next year already, and John planned on doing it but now can't, so they are making it work without having to cancel. It's gonna be ok.

 

Pretty wild they’re taking Fred back and not Eddie

 

Well, Fred hasn’t spent his entire time out of tbs making weird facebook posts about the band so I don’t think it’s that wild

 

Maybe in 2026 they can just go on tour as the TBS guitarists, John/Fred/Fazzi/Eddie just out there jamming with no singer, bass, or drums

 

i mean, 1) not really, it does not sound like the eddie situation is remotely reparable, and 2) fred is a better and more lead focused guitarist than eddie.

 

Hang on just imagining Eddie doing the singing/screaming and having a grand ol time over here

 

Straylight is actually opening and John refuses to do double duty. Shaun and Nathan will because they’re champs.

 

Sorry guys I said too much

See you at the shows

 

I think this old comment kinda answers some questions/fills in some holes people are speculating about.

 

Thank you for letting us know Adam :)

 

Lenny getting in trouble with his personal connect and deleting posts haha. SOrry Lenny I hope you didn't actually get in trouble.

 

I don't know what you're talking about

Also it's hard to keep time with paranoid delusions

 

Now that Fred playing with TBS is fully on the table, I echo the sentiment that an album and tour with both him and John would be rad.

Certainly a better scenario for Fred than coasting off TBS nostalgia without being connected to the band, and playing with Say Anything.

 

As someone who became a fan shortly before Fred's departure, seeing him onstage with them again makes me feel what I imagine Tell All Your Friends era fans felt when John and Shaun came back.

 

Taking Back Sunday are officially in an open marriage

 

I guess I've neglected Louder Now last few years but it's hitting so well today. "Spin" always goes so hard.

 

patriots we are taking back tacking back taking back Sunday once again

 

Just very weird that they JUST put out an awesome brand new album and they’re gonna tour louder now with Fred lol idk it doesn’t make sense especially after they repeatedly say they don’t want to be a nostalgia act

 

But they've been doing WWWY and are doing another nostalgia-oriented festival next year too (Not Just A Phase festival).