Yellowcard Concert Setlists: What to Expect From The Up Up Down Down Tour

Update (May 11): This article has been updated with Yellowcard’s latest average setlist.

Let your waves crash down and get taken away to Yellowcard’s The Up Up Down Down Tour in 2026.

With 2025’s Better Days moving forward, the pop-punk rockers are heading to 27 cities across the U.S. starting in May. Yellowcard’s core lineup consists of frontman Ryan Key, guitarist Ryan Mendez, bassist Josh Portman and violinist Sean Mackin. The Up Up Down Down Tour will feature special guests New Found Glory and Plain White T’s on all dates.

Stop, turn and take a look around at all the Yellowcard setlist details for The Up Up Down Down Tour below.

The Up Up Down Down Tour Essentials, Tour Dates & Cities

Yellowcard’s 2026 live dates began in Atlanta, Georgia on May 6. After concerts in cities like Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Houston and New York, the summer tour wraps in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 20. The band will also make a handful of festival stops throughout the tour.

Find tickets for Yellowcard’s The Up Up Down Down Tour via Ticketmaster.

Yellowcard 2026 Tour Dates:

• 05/06/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
• 05/08/26 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
• 05/10/26 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Daytona International Speedway (Welcome to Rockville)
• 05/13/26 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
• 05/15/26 – Columbus, OH @ Historic Crew Stadium (Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival)
• 05/16/26 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)
• 05/17/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live
• 05/19/26 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Concert Cove-Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel
• 05/20/26 – Denver, CO @ JUNKYARD
• 05/21/26 – Sandy, UT @ The Plaza at America First Field
• 05/23/26 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
• 05/24/26 – Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste Michelle Winery
• 05/25/26 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Live Outdoor Venue
• 05/27/26 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
• 05/28/26 – Stateline, NV @ Tahoe Blue Event Center
• 05/30/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fontainebleau Las Vegas
• 05/31/26 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory Festival Grounds
• 06/01/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
• 06/04/26 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
• 06/05/26 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
• 06/06/26 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
• 06/09/26 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
• 06/11/26 – New York, NY @ Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage
• 06/12/26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage
• 06/15/26 – Moon Township, PA @ UPMC Events Center
• 06/17/26 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion
• 06/18/26 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• 06/19/26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage
• 06/20/26 – Springfield, MA @ MassMutual Center
• 08/21/26 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau (Vans Warped Tour Montréal)
• 09/25/26 – Ocean City, MD @ Ocean City Inlet (Oceans Calling)

The Up Up Down Down Tour Tickets & VIP Info

Tickets and VIP packages for Yellowcard’s The Up Up Down Down Tour are now on sale via Ticketmaster. Fans have the opportunity to purchase two VIP packages for the 2026 tour. Packages can include perks such as:

• One general admission ticket or one premium reserved ticket*
• Exclusive access to watch the band’s soundcheck**
• Yellowcard VIP tour poster
• Early entry into the venue

* Locations may vary by venue.

** Number of songs and length of pre-show performance may vary by show.

Yellowcard Setlist Overview

Although the group spent nearly two years on the Celebrating 20 Years of Ocean Avenue world tour beginning in 2023, their 2025 Maximum Fun Tour with A Day to Remember introduced songs from their new, Travis Barker-produced album. As Ocean Avenue recedes from its anniversary spotlight, 2026’s Up Up Down Down Tour mixes up more material from across the band’s catalog. Nightly Yellowcard setlists can also be found on Ticketmaster.

Yellowcard Setlist:

1. “Top Gun Anthem” (Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens cover)
2. “Better Days”
3. “Way Away”
4. “For You, and Your Denial”
5. “Rough Landing, Holly”
6. “Love Letters Lost”
7. “Always Summer”
8. “You Broke Me Too”
9. “Back Home”
10. “Big Blue Eyes”
11. “Empty Apartment”
12. “Five Becomes Four”
13. “Lights and Sounds”
14. “Lift a Sail”
15. “City of Angels”
16. “Breathing”
17. “Only One”
18. “Bedroom Posters”
19. “Ocean Avenue”

The Up Up Down Down Tour Locks & Fan-Favorite Staples

The Yellowcard 2026 setlist includes many of the following:

 Opener candidates:

• “Better Days”
• “Lights and Sounds”
• “Way Away”

Core set anchors:

• “Only One”
• “Breathing”
• “Awakening”
• “For You, and Your Denial”
• “Empty Apartment”
• “Bedroom Posters”

Encore / Closer candidates:

• “Ocean Avenue”

The Up Up Down Down Tour Rotations, Deep Cuts & Special Moments

Along with all of their best-known singles, a live Yellowcard song list usually includes a few night-to-night song swaps and rarities that could include:

Rotation Songs:

• “Light Up the Sky”
• “Rough Landing, Holly”
• “Fighting”
• “Believe”
• “With You Around”
• “honestly i”

Deep Cuts:

• “Always Summer”
• “Cut Me, Mick”
• “California”
• “Five Becomes Four”

Yellowcard Discography

There’s no cheat codes or combos that’ll help crack The Up Up Down Down Tour setlist. However, an average Yellowcard live show typically features several songs from their platinum 2003 smash Ocean Avenue, plus consistent, heavy play for 2006’s Lights and Sounds, 2007’s Paper Walls and 2025’s Better Days.

Yellowcard Discography:

• Midget Tossing (1997)
• Where We Stand (1999)
• One for the Kids (2001)
• The Underdog EP (2002)
• Ocean Avenue (2003)
• Lights and Sounds (2006)
• Paper Walls (2007)
• When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011)
• Southern Air (2012)
• Lift a Sail (2014)
• Yellowcard (2016)
• Childhood Eyes EP (2023)
• Better Days (2025)

Yellowcard Popular Songs:

1. “Ocean Avenue”
2. “Only One”
3. “Breathing”
4. “Lights and Sounds”
5. “Way Away”

Yellowcard Openers, Special Guests & Show Logistics

The Up Up Down Down Tour will feature the following special guests on all dates:

• New Found Glory
• Plain White T’s

Be sure to check individual event pages for details.

Doors and showtimes vary by venue, though gates typically open 60 to 90 minutes before the show. The general structure for each headlining The Up Up Down Down Tour show will include two supporting acts and a single, main set by Yellowcard lasting about one hour and 25 minutes with an encore.

Prior to the show, check your venue’s entry procedures, bag policies and transportation details.

How long is a Yellowcard The Up Up Down Down Tour show?

Yellowcard concerts have an average runtime of one hour and 25 minutes, with roughly 19 songs per show.

How to Get Tickets To See Yellowcard on Tour

Tickets and VIP packages are now on sale for The Up Up Down Down Tour via Ticketmaster. Find tickets and VIP packages still available for your city with seat maps, prices and supporting acts included on each artist page.