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EMO Night II with Back to the Scene

November 21, 2026

We felt everything. We knew nothing. We still know the words.

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You grew out of a lot of things. Knowing every word wasn't one of them.


EMO Night II with Back to the Scene returns to The Ideal Theater & Bar on November 21 for its second round this year. All the feels. All the memories. All the angst of a generation that felt everything and knew nothing, and had the playlist to prove it.


Dez Darling of Back to the Scene has carefully curated the songs you still scream-sing in the shower. The ones that understood you when your parents didn't. The ones you dedicated to someone who absolutely did not deserve that bridge.


Only this time, there's a whole room singing back.


Round up the friends who knew you when your away message was a cry for help. Find your people on the dance floor. And when that chorus hits, let it all out.


You weren't the only one feeling everything. You still aren't.

Doors 7 · Show 8

18+

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