Nostalgia Music Festivals and Living In The Past

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Over the last couple of years, I’ve seen an uprising in people trying to relive the past, whether that would be shopping in thrift stores or posting about something they used to have in the past.

The one thing I am noticing a rise in is nostalgia-themed music festivals. Last October, When We Were Young was held in Las Vegas. This festival was dedicated to alternative music people listened to from the 2000s. My Chemical Romance and Paramore, two bands heavily associated with emo culture from the 2000s, headlined the event. A few months ago, another festival was announced called Sick New World. This festival will be held in May and is dedicated to nu-metal and alternative rock such as Korn and System of a Down. Another iteration When We Were Young is also going to happen later this year, dedicated to pop punk bands such as Blink-182 and Green Day.

For someone who cared about these bands at some point in their life, these sound pretty cool. Considering that some bands reunite just for these festivals, these are experiences that people would jump on right away. I have to admit, I was tempted to go to When We Were Young back in October but I could not find the time for it. That’s one of the main issues with festivals like this. The people who would only go for nostalgia reasons or never been music festival people wouldn’t have the time or money to make it most of the time.

Will this stop festivals like this from happening? No. The legacy of these bands is too strong to not consider holding dedicated festivals. There are still enough people who are willing to attend something to get their nostalgia itch. Others feel like it’s unnecessary and feel like the past should stay in the past, which is fair.

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