State Champs Are Taking Around the World and Back On the Road Again This Fall

State Champs are not done with Around the World and Back, and honestly, good. One quick run of anniversary shows was never going to be enough for a record this important to pop-punk.

The Albany crew just announced Around the World and Back Again, a 24-date North American tour rolling through November and December 2026. The early-year anniversary dates were the victory lap. This is the real coast-to-coast haul, hitting most of the country before the year is out.

They are bringing friends

Special guests on this one are Cartel and Taylor Acorn, and that is a genuinely great pairing. If you grew up on Chroma, you already know Cartel can still turn a room into a singalong, and Taylor Acorn has been one of the most exciting voices bubbling up in the scene lately. Heads up on a couple of dates though: Worcester and Atlanta go on without Cartel, and Nashville runs without Taylor Acorn. Everywhere else you get the full bill.

Every date on the run

Why this one hits different

Around the World and Back came out back in 2015 and it is the record that pushed State Champs from promising to one of the bands actually carrying pop-punk forward. A decade on, Secrets and All You Are Is History still detonate live, and getting a full set built around that album in a room near you is the kind of thing you regret missing.

If any of these cities are close, do not sleep on it. These rooms are going to move fast, so keep an eye on the State Champs tour page and grab tickets the second they are up.

Photo courtesy of State Champs.