'90s Hardcore Band Announces Update Amid 2026 Tour
Converge, an iconic metalcore band, announced an exciting update for the 2026 Saddest Day Festival.
The curated heavy-music festival organized by the Boston-based band is set to host another full day of aggressive underground music.
In an Instagram post, the band revealed the dates for the highly anticipated event.
From the one-day concert last year, the annual festival will expand, now having a two-day show set on December 12 and 13 at Roadrunner in Boston.
The post sparked excitement among fans, who couldn't wait to see the lineup of artists and musicians participating at this year's Saddest Day Festival.
"I heard the lineup is going to be CRAZY," one wrote.
"hell yeah, let's go!" a commenter said.
Others dropped the name of the bands they wished to see at the music festival.
"Neurosis, Deafheaven, Touche Amore, Portrayal of Guilt please!" a follower remarked.
"Neurosis please and thank you," a fan added.
"Modern Life is War & Fiddlehead?" one asked.
The same goes for another Instagram user who said, "Converge-Universe bands? Neurosis, Cave In, Old Man Gloom, Mutoid Man etc. Stoked!!!"
As of this writing, Converge has yet to announce the artists and bands joining this year's event.
However, the iconic metalcore band is rumored to deliver a "special anniversary set" over the weekend, as mentioned by Lambgoat.
The upcoming festival is in celebration of Converge's new album, Hum of Hurt.
The 12th studio album was released on June 5 under Epitaph Records and Deathwish Inc.
The four-piece group, fronted by Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller, had the inaugural Saddest Day Festival on Dec. 13, 2025, which took place in Converge's home state at the Roadrunner venue in Boston.
According to the band, the name of the music festival was inspired by their 1996 track "The Saddest Day" from their second studio album Petitioning the Empty Sky.
The one-day event showcased not only showstopping performances from Coalesce, The Hope Conspiracy, Soul Glo, Year Of The Knife, Stress Positions, Wormwood, hard-rock band Touché Amoré and more but also featured a curated art exhibition from Jacob Bannon himself and other interdisciplinary artists.
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This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM.