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Jimmy Eat World timeline (EN)

2026
Scheduled 25th anniversary tour

Jimmy Eat World is scheduled to tour North America and Europe in 2026 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Bleed American. The Get Up Kids , Sunny Day Real Estate , Thrice and Rise Against are among the support acts announced for select dates on the tour. The band…
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2025
Released single ‘Failure’

On November 3, 2025, Jimmy Eat World released the single “Failure” and announced the EP Something(s) Loud , which released physically on November 14.

2023
Announced Amplified Echoes Tour

On March 13, 2023, Jimmy Eat World announced a North American co-headline tour with Manchester Orchestra titled “The Amplified Echoes Tour”, with Middle Kids serving as its opener. Ahead of this tour, both bands released covers of each other’s songs as promotional singles; Jimmy Eat World covered “Telepath” from The…
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2022
Announced Something Loud tour

Adkins began writing new music once the band was able to play shows again, which he took inspiration from and the excitement that it brought the band, specifically the When We Were Young festival. In May 2022, the band announced a headlining North American tour named after their new single,…
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2021
Returned to live shows

Because the band was unable to tour the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic , much of their activity was put on hold. Adkins revealed that, during this time, he chose not to write new music, as he felt burnt out from very recently writing and recording Surviving ,…
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2019
Announced tenth album

On May 17, 2019, Jimmy Eat World announced the completion of their tenth studio album, planned for release in the fall. On September 18, 2019, Kerrang! magazine interviewed Jimmy Eat World about their new album, Surviving . It features 10 tracks including “Congratulations”, “Surviving” and “Criminal Energy”, as well as…
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Played 25th anniversary show

On February 14, 2019, Jimmy Eat World played a surprise show at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, Arizona, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first show.

2018
Released double single

On May 4, 2018, the band released “Love Never” / “half heart”, featuring two new songs.

2016
Teased ninth album

On August 18, 2016, the band’s Facebook page linked to a 14-second video of instrumental music to the image of a country road, with the words “Stay tuned …”, further hinting at an upcoming release of the band’s ninth album. On August 21, 2016, the band released a new song…
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Apple ad featured ‘The Middle’

In April 2016, Apple debuted an ad to promote Apple Music which featured Taylor Swift lip syncing and dancing to Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle”. This caused significant renewed interest in the band; their song “The Middle” rose to No. 32 on the iTunes Top Songs Chart, while Pandora noted…
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