All Time Low returned to New York City last week for two sold-out nights at Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom, and it felt like a full-circle victory lap for the Maryland legends for more reasons than one.
Band members Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, and Zack Merrick last played the iconic venue sixteen years ago on December 4, 2009 during the Glamour Kills Tour, which was later immortalized on their beloved Straight to DVD live film.
From the moment they stepped back onto the same stage on November 24, you could feel the weight of time, growth, and history, but also something even bigger: the band’s undeniable joy in being exactly where they are now. And after more than 20 years together, All Time Low’s Everyone’s Talking! Tour proved that they aren’t just seasoned performers — they’re masterclass entertainers who genuinely love being the rockstars they were born to be.
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Before the band even appeared, Hammerstein glowed in technicolor. The stage was transformed into a retro talk-show set, drenched in vibrant blues, golds, reds, greens, making it a surreal mix of nostalgia and pure serotonin. It immediately telegraphed what the night was meant to be: fun, loud, cinematic, and totally All Time Low.
The show opened with a TV-sitcom-style video introducing Alex Jack, Rian and Zack — each clip sillier than the last — perfectly setting the tone before Alex stepped out alone, acoustic guitar in hand. With the crowd already screaming, he dropped into “[cold open]”, the intimate first track off Everyone’s Talking!, spotlight down, room hushed, thousands of fans hanging onto every note. It was a rare quiet moment before the chaos.
What makes All Time Low special isn’t just their longevity, it’s the way their catalog transcends generations. Hammerstein Ballroom brought together ride-or-die fans who have been there since “Dear Maria” and new listeners discovering the band through TikTok, festival sets, or their recent run of radio hits.
And somehow, everyone screamed every lyric like the songs lived in their DNA.
Watching fans resonate with tracks released two months ago and songs from nearly twenty years back proved pop-punk was never dead; it was just waiting for All Time Low to flip the lights back on. The full setlist ripped from era to era, as it included songs like “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t),” “Time-Bomb,” “Backseat Serenade,” “English Blood / American Heartache,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” “Remembering Sunday,” “Glitter & Crimson,” “Dirty Laundry,” “Sleepwalking,” among so many more.
But seeing “Monsters,” “Weightless,” “Time-Bomb,” and “Dear Maria, Count Me In” collide with brand new tracks like “Butterflies,” “SUCKERPUNCH,” and “Goodnight, C’est La Vie” made the show feel like a celebration of everything All Time Low have built — and everything they’re still becoming.
There’s poetic timing to the tour’s momentum, as the band’s new single “The Weather” just officially hit No. 1 at Alternative Radio today (December 1), marking the third No. 1 of their career, alongside “Monsters” and “Sleepwalking.” Hearing that song live — especially as the encore opener — felt electric, almost symbolic as a band that’s 20+ years in and still topping charts, still selling out massive venues, still growing. The crowd’s reaction also made one thing clear: All Time Low aren’t a nostalgia act. They’re a current, thriving, chart-topping force.
From the emotionally charged “Remembering Sunday” to the explosive finale filled with inflatable tube guys for “Dear Maria, Count Me In,” the energy in the room never dipped. Alex’s voice was razor-sharp, Jack was a comedic menace in the best way, Zack brought the cool-guy bass magic, and Rian — as always — played like the crazy-good drummer that he is. He even had a head-banging solo during the encore that had the crowd pumped for the last few moments with the band.
With their biggest global headline run of their career continuing into Australia and Europe — including a major date at London’s iconic O2 Arena on January 24 — the band is entering what might be their most exciting chapter yet. Two decades later, All Time Low’s Everyone’s Talking! Tour shows the world that they play with the fire of a band who still have something to prove and the unity of musicians who grew up side-by-side.
