Hawthorne Heights Announce ‘If Only You Were Lonely’ 20th Anniversary Tour
Whether you like them or not, you gotta admit Hawthorne Heights had a lasting impression on many. You can’t talk about Ohio without screaming about cutting your wrists or blacking your eyes (or, without thinking of Dimebag Darrell, but that’s a different story). “Ohio is for Lovers” wasn’t on the album we’re talking about now, though, since it’s their sophomore record If Only You Were Lonely that’s about to turn 20. They’re heading out on a special anniversary tour starting on March 5 of next year, and I’ve already got my black eyeliner ready.
Along for the ride will be Letlive. and Creeper, taking off from Lexington, Kentucky on their first date. Hawthorne Heights frontman JT Woodruff is surely excited for the whole to-do, doing it all together with their supporting acts and all of us adoring fans looking up at them.
He shared:
“The best thing about looking back on the last 20 years is that you can do it without the fear of the past, but with the reverence that comes with the time that has actually passed. I feel like all of the noise of that time period was drowned out by the panic and stress that we were living under, when creating ‘If Only You Were Lonely’. The pressure of creating a second album was almost too much to enjoy the magic we were creating, or even thinking about it as magic at all. While the fans never saw anything going on behind the scenes, ‘If Only You Were Lonely’ is a true tale of triumph and tragedy that changed our lives forever. It has all the haunting hallmarks of a fairy tale and horror movie, but rolled into a tightly wound package of true life chaos. During all of that chaos, we never gave up hope, which is why we are happy to finally do a tour of this magnitude, to show our fans that life is an experience that will challenge every single emotion that you are capable of.
“That is how we are approaching the ‘Lonely World Tour’. We will be playing the entire album, with a career spanning setlist, that is a full-on rollercoaster ride designed to make you forget what you are going through alone, while hopping in the car so we can all go through it TOGETHER. Whether you are coming for a night of everlasting nostalgia, or prepared to exercise some lifelong demons, you will be in a room full of people who are ready to share this experience as life is supposed to be shared. TOGETHER.”
Tickets go on sale on Halloween this Friday at 10 a.m. local time. You can snag one on their official website. I’m already crying.
Hawthorne Heights 2026 If Only You Were Lonely 20th Anniversary tour dates:
03/05 – Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall
03/06 – Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater
03/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
03/12 – Denver, CO @ Summit
03/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
03/14 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
03/15 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Spokane
03/17 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
03/18 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
03/21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
03/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
03/23 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
03/24 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee (Half House)
03/25 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
03/27 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/28 – San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
03/29 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
03/31 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04/01 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
