Reviews Live review: Don Broco, London OVO Arena WembleyThe Barons of Bedford, Don Broco, prove yet again that they were always made for the big leagues at Wembley wonder gig.
News Knocked Loose, Malevolence, State Champs and loads more join Slam Dunk 2026Slam Dunk Festival have added a whole bunch of bands to next year’s line-up, including Knocked Loose, Malevolence, State Champs, VUKOVI, Deaf Havana, Saosin and many more.
News Listen to State Champs’ “darker and heavier” new single, Common SenseState Champs have just released an absolutely massive new track, which is about “investing yourself in someone while also being naive to the fact that you never had anything in common to begin with”.
News ADTR and Yellowcard team up for 36-city Maximum Fun TourA Day To Remember and Yellowcard have just revealed a colossal North American tour, with support coming from State Champs, The Wonder Years and more.
Reviews Album review: State Champs – State ChampsState Champs’ fifth album finds the Albany band relishing in pop-punk’s glory years.
The Cover Story State Champs: “We’re starting to find who we are as a band and the story we want to tell”On the eve of their fifth album, State Champs are taking stock of who they are, where they’ve been and – most importantly – where they’re going. With the self-titled LP acting as something of a reset, frontman Derek DiScanio is exploring the realities and responsibilities of adulthood, and what success actually means for one of this generation’s hottest pop-punk bands…
News State Champs announce 2025 tour with The Home Team and BroadsideFollowing the release of their self-titled album in November, State Champs will be back in Europe and the UK next February.
News State Champs announce fifth album, drop two new singlesWatch the video for State Champs’ lead single Silver Cloud, hear another new track Too Late To Say, and get the lowdown on the pop-punk titans’ fifth LP!
News State Champs announce North American tour with Knuckle Puck, Meet Me @ The Altar, Daisy GrenadeState Champs have unveiled details of a big 2024 North American trek, featuring support from Knuckle Puck, Meet Me @ The Altar and Daisy Grenade.
News State Champs, The Ghost Inside, The Blackout and more for Slam Dunk 2024State Champs and The Blackout will be celebrating the anniversaries of The Finer Things and The Best In Town respectively at next year’s Slam Dunk, while elsewhere new bands announced include The Ghost Inside, Against The Current and Honey Revenge…
News Simple Plan announce UK and European tour with State Champs, Mayday ParadeSimple Plan are returning to the UK and Europe for their Hard As Rock tour in 2024 – and they’re bringing State Champs and Mayday Parade with ’em!
News Listen: State Champs have covered What’s My Age Again? by blink-182Hear State Champs’ cover of blink-182’s pop-punk classic What’s My Age Again?
News blackbear announces 2022 Nothing Matters Tour with Waterparks, State Champs and moreblackbear is touring around the U.S. before heading to the UK and Europe for several dates this year – and he’s bringing some great supports with him…
Reviews The big review: State Champs – Kings Of The New AgePop-punk favourites State Champs establish themselves as scene leaders on excellent fourth LP, Kings Of The New Age.
The Cover Story State Champs: “We know we’re good at this sh*t. We know we’ve been here this long for a reason and we wanna showcase that”For the past decade State Champs have been a pop-punk mainstay, always with one eye on bigger things. Now that the scene is making a bid for the mainstream, is new album Kings Of The New Age their chance to break through? Frontman Derek Discanio thinks so, and he doesn’t care who knows it…
News Watch the video for State Champs’ new single EventuallyState Champs have released the next single from their upcoming album Kings Of The New Age – listen to Eventually now.
Features The new age of State Champs: “This album is us saying: ‘Hey, we’ve been doing this for a long time and we’re f*cking good at it’”In looking ahead to the upcoming 10th anniversary of their brilliant debut The Finer Things, State Champs found themselves questioning their place in the pop-punk scene. Now, on fourth record Kings Of The New Age, not only do they know where they belong – but their confidence has never been higher…
