If you spent your formative years screaming along to “Welcome to the Black Parade” or knowing every word to “Sugar We’re Goin Down,” Friday, May 15 is going to feel like finding an old mix CD you thought you lost. The Emo Night Tour comes to Empire Live in Albany for a night built around exactly that feeling.
About The Emo Night Tour
Here is the setup: this is not a concert where MCR or Fall Out Boy or Paramore take the stage. The Emo Night Tour is a DJ-driven dance party — DJs spinning the emo and pop-punk anthems you grew up on, plus a live guest cover band that handles the songs in person. Think of it as a greatest-hits night at a club, not a headliner show.
The setlist pulls from the full Warped Tour-era canon — My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, The Used, Papa Roach, All American Rejects, Pierce the Veil, and more. 2026 marks the tour’s 10th anniversary, which is reason enough to expect them to bring their best night yet.
Empire Live
Empire Live sits on North Pearl Street in downtown Albany, and it is one of the better rooms in the Capital District for this kind of show. It is a two-floor venue — the main stage upstairs holds 1,000 standing, while the Underground downstairs is a tighter basement-club feel at 350. For a high-energy dance party like this, expect the main floor to fill up fast.
Parking in downtown Albany on a Friday night is competitive — plan to arrive early or check the parking options near the venue before you head out.
Tickets & Show Details
Doors at 8:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now with prices starting around $31.