ALL TIME LOW’S ‘EVERYONE’S TALKING’ TOUR 2025 //South Side Ballroom-Dallas, TX 10/25/25

It’s true, everyone’s talking about All Time Low’s tour. These guys have been setting the bar for pop punk music for almost twenty years! From their 2006 debut album “Put Up Or Shut Up” to their latest album “Everyone’s Talking!” released this year, All Time Low continues to prove they are one of the best in this corner of the music world.

Getting the night going was pop punk band The Paradox. Unfortunately, Dallas traffic had its own plans for me, so I didn’t catch their set. I did hear from my photographer buddy, Chino, and he said they were so good they might just be his new favorite band!

Second on the roster were The Cab and holy smokes did they deliver! I’ve been a fan of these guys since I first heard “Bounce” and “High Hopes in Velvet” from their 2006 album “Whisper War.” I wish I could tell seventeen-year-old me that I got to hear the former live *and* I got to photograph them! Check out The Cab’s newest release, their EP titled“Road to Reigh: A Prelude.”

Continuing the hype, Mayday Parade played a strong ten-song set. This is another staple pop punk band that continuously put out solid bodies of work over their nearly two-decade career. Their 2007 debut album “A Lesson In Romantics” has been the anthem of many a millennial emo’s life. I remember screaming “Black Cat” in my parent’s SUV on my way to high school every day my junior year. Mayday Parade just released their eleventh album, “Sad.”

The last time I saw All Time Low was at South Side Ballroom ten years ago on their co-headlining Back To The Future Hearts Tour with Sleeping With Sirens. What an honor it is to be able to photograph them on their solo, sold-out headlining show here at the same venue a decade later! Starting the main event was “[cold open]” performed by Alex Gaskarth with an acoustic guitar and a big bright spotlight. He went backstage and then reappeared with the rest of the band to get the set started with “Oh No!” followed by “SUCKERPUNCH,” both from the new record. I almost forgot I had a job to do when I heard the opening line of “Weightless.” That tune went infinitely platinum on my iPod nano.

All Time Low played a long, electric twenty-four-song set! The stamina these pop punk bands possess needs to be studied, because how do they have so much energy? Anyway. In between a few songs, Alex G would banter with the crowd. He joked at one point they should stop charging for shows. I wish I had full context but the drunk guy next to me was somehow louder, haha. We could not end an All Time Low show without a banger of an encore: “Dear Maria, Count Me In.” The entirely full venue filled the room with roaring cheers, and every single person was jumping, dancing and singing their little emo hearts out. This was absolutely a night I will remember forever! Everyone’s Talking Tour is just getting started. All Time Low will be at a city near you from now until the end of November. Get your tickets at www.alltimelow.com/tour

PHOTO CREDIT: Live photos by Jessica Fagan for ZRockR Magazine – (c) 2025 – All Rights Reserved.