Jimmy Eat World have announced their live return to the UK with three huge outdoor headline shows taking place on 15 August 2026, including a massive date at Cardiff Castle. The shows are an exclusive celebration of the 25th anniversary of their classic fourth studio album, Bleed American. This special UK/EU show will head to TK Maxx presents Depot Live.
A phenomenal line-up of special guests will join Jimmy Eat World. Chicago punk quartet Rise Against will feature as special guests, with support coming from beloved emo band The Get Up Kids. Opening the show will be the talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Som.
The Cardiff Castle date, along with shows in Halifax and London, will be the first chance for UK fans to see Jimmy Eat World perform the essential album Bleed American in full. Fans can also look forward to hearing a selection of rarities and hits from across the band’s entire catalogue, presented with a bigger production than ever before.
Bleed American stands as a landmark album that helped push alternative rock into the mainstream, cementing Jimmy Eat World as a pioneering artist of the 00s music scene. The album is certified Platinum in the US and Gold in the UK and features the globally essential single, ‘The Middle’, which has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, placing it in the Billion Streams Club.
The record was not only a commercial breakthrough but also a creative touchstone for a new wave of bands, with artists including Fall Out Boy, Paramore and Taking Back Sunday citing the album as a major influence. Even Prince and Taylor Swift have covered ‘The Middle’. The album’s iconic artwork, a photograph by revered American photographer William Eggleston, was personally chosen by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Jim Adkins.
Presale tickets are available at 10am Thursday via depotlive.co.uk/jimmyeatworld and all tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday via www.depotlive.co.uk and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Photography by Daniel Topete