The Early November, the New Jersey band once crowned a king of 2000s emo, is set to open for Hawthorne Heights at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg this Thursday, November 12. The show marks the 20th anniversary of Hawthorne Heights' sophomore breakout LP, If Only You Were Lonely, and tickets remain available starting at $41.50.
The headliner's milestone tour stop at Jannus Live is listed by the venue as a celebration of the Ohio band's anniversary release, according to Jannus Live. As reported by Creative Loafing Tampa, Hawthorne Heights will perform with The Early November, I Set My Friends on Fire, and Creeper for the St. Petersburg date. The Jannus Live event listing, however, names a different pairing of support acts — Scary Kids Scaring Kids and I Set My Friends on Fire — leaving some uncertainty about exactly who will share the bill that night.
A New Jersey Emo Pioneer Returns
The Early November has long carried the torch for the mid-2000s New Jersey emo scene, per the Creative Loafing Tampa report. The band's lineup includes frontman Ace Enders, guitarist Joseph Marro, bassist Sergio Anello and drummer Jeff Kummer. The band's catalog includes The Room's Too Cold, its Drive-Thru Records debut released 23 years before this month's show, which opens with the song “Ever So Sweet.”
The Early November is joining Hawthorne Heights on the tour.
Hawthorne Heights' Expanding Anniversary Run
The St. Petersburg stop is part of a tour that Hawthorne Heights has been building out over the year. Back in March, the band announced it was extending the If Only You Were Lonely anniversary tour with letlive. and Creeper joining, according to Kill The Music. That same announcement listed additional Florida dates beyond St. Petersburg, including a November 13 stop in Fort Lauderdale at Revolution Live and a two-night run in Orlando on November 14 and 15.
Hawthorne Heights also promoted a nearby Orlando date on X, pointing fans to a House of Blues Orlando show on November 11 featuring letlive., The Early November, I Set My Friends on Fire and Creeper, with a presale code attached. The overlapping dates and shifting support lineups across cities suggest the tour's bill has been in flux as it moves through Florida.
Getting Tickets
Thursday's show at Jannus Live is scheduled to bring Hawthorne Heights, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and I Set My Friends on Fire together on one stage in St. Petersburg, with doors expected the same evening as the 20th-anniversary celebration. Tickets to the concert remain available starting at $41.50, according to the Creative Loafing Tampa report.
