It’s been 10 years since the Albany-raised pop-punk band State Champs released their iconic sophomore album Around The World And Back. To celebrate the band just announced eight headlining shows for 2026 across the US. Each show date will feature a few special guests, including Cartel, Origami Angel, Real Friends, Driveways, Harrison Gordon, Broadside, Just Friends, with more to be announced.
Exclusive vinyl variants of the record are also available to pre-order now. It will include refreshed packaging and four cover songs of Stitches, Stay The Night, The Sharpest Lives, and Welcome To Paradise. This will be the first time all these songs will live together on the same vinyl.
The band shared their sentiments on the anniversary and tour: “When we wrote this record, we were just kids still living at home. Now, we’re dads, husbands, and have homes of our own. This record laid the groundwork for all our future success, and we will be forever grateful to it. And to you, the listener. Thank you so very much for providing us this life. Come celebrate this record with us. Only 8 shows this January & February alongside some incredible friends. We knew we had to do it up big for ATWAB, she deserves it!”
Around The World And Back features some of the State Champs most streamed songs to date including Secrets and All You Are Is History. In its first month of release, the album reached number 30 on the US Billboard Top 200 albums chart and cemented itself as one of the most influential pop punk albums of the 2010’s.
These tour announcements come just after the band released their latest single and music video for Common Sense, via Pure Noise Records. It’s a punchy, high-energy track that’s packed with the band’s signature catchy hooks and dynamic guitars, while showcasing a heavier side to their evolving sound.
This is the first song the band has put out since their self-titled record came out in November 2024. The album marked a new chapter for the band, showcasing their evolution while staying true to their roots. It featured hit singles including Light Blue, Too Late To Say, and Silver Cloud. The album received praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, AltPress, Rock Sound and New Noise Magazine, admiring its blend of nostalgic Warped Tour-era energy and modern pop punk sounds. It cemented them as torchbearers on the scene and is one of the band’s most celebrated albums to date.
In addition to their new 2026 tour, the band will be hitting the road this next month in North America for a small run of intimate shows with special guests Stateside and Super Sometimes.
Nearly 15 years after the band’s formation, lead singer Derek DiScanio, bassist Ryan Scott Graham, guitarist Tyler Szalkowski, and drummer Evan Ambrosio found themselves at different points in their personal lives—marriage, kids, and relocations across the country made for a new kind of relationship dynamic. Produced by Anton DeLost (Mayday Parade, Hawthorne Heights), State Champs showcases some of the best edgy, high-energy tracks that have defined their career thus far.
Over the course of their career, State Champs has received accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone, MTV, Kerrang!, Upset, Alternative Press, and Rock Sound, among others. Their sophomore album, Around the World and Back, entered the Billboard Current Rock Albums chart at No. 3 and made Rock Sound’s Top 10 Albums of the Year. Living Proof followed in 2018, and that same year Billboard called them “modern-day pop-punk torchbearers.” The band has also collaborated with some of pop-punk’s heaviest hitters, co-writing songs with Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low and Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 on their latest album Kings of the New Age.
Rolling Stone spoke with the band exclusively and shared they are “channeling their definitive mix of punchy punk rhythms and irresistible pop hooks in the new tracks.” On State Champs, they cement themselves as an outfit that can and will stand the test of time.
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