The All American Rejects: The Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour with New Found Glory & The Get Up Kids at Shoreline Amphitheatre

The band was speaking about their upcoming dates, and said: “We’ve been trying to get out on the road in a proper way for the last few years. We finally realized after playing When We Were Young that the world was ready to pull out of their ‘guilty pleasure chest’ and celebrate the soundtrack of their youth. When New Found Glory, The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack and The Get Up Kids signed on, the feeling was ‘This is a celebration of summers gone by.’ It’s time to embrace the cumulative joy of growing up. First we got you to “Swing Swing,” then we became your “Dirty Little Secret,” and you thought “It Would End Tonight” so we could “Move Along,” then we “Gave You Hell” for denying the fact that we’re the band you listened to your entire lives, whether you liked it or not.” The All-American Rejects took part in the ‘When We Were Young Festival’ along with headliners Paramore and My Chemical Romance, way back in October last year, over three dates.

The All-American Rejects are an American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, that was formed in 1999. Lead singer and bassist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and backup singer Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist and backup singer Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor make up the band. On tour, Scott Chesak plays keyboards, piano, and guitar. Wheeler and Ritter are both songwriters for the band; Wheeler is the primary composer, while Ritter is the primary lyricist.

With the release of their self-titled debut album The All-American Rejects in 2002, the band gained widespread recognition. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and the single "Swing, Swing" from it was a huge hit. The band's second studio album, Move Along, helped them achieve greater international success in 2005. The hit songs "Dirty Little Secret," "Move Along," and "It Ends Tonight" all made it into the top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA. When the Earth Comes Down, their third studio album, was released in 2008 and was soon after certified gold by the RIAA. The lead single, "Gives You Hell," became The All-American Rejects' most well-known song to date, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and in the top five in a number of other countries. The band's fourth and final studio album, Kids in the Street, was released in March 2012 and debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The All-American Rejects have sold more than 10 million records worldwide. They were ranked 73rd on the "Hot 100 Artists of the 2000s" list and 183rd on the "Billboard 200 Artists of the Decade" list.