So What Music Festival

So What Music Festival a music festival SO WHAT?! Music Festival was originally established in 2008 and called SOUTH BY SO WHAT?! MUSIC FESTIVAL.

It was established as an opportunity for Dallas residents to catch 50+ of the bands headed to SXSW for one low ticket price. The event is a mix of many genres including Metal, Rock, Pop, Indie Rock, Hip-Hop, and Electronic. Artists in the past have included Asking Alexandria, The Early November, Motion City Soundtrack, Mod Sun, Outtasight, G-Eazy, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Pierce The Veil, Hellogoo

dbye, Cartel, Emmure, We Came As Romans, For Today, Sleeping With Sirens, Enter Shikari, Halifax, Breathe Carolina, A Day To Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, The Maine, Suicide Silence, Attack Attack, Alesana, The Cab, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Bring Me The Horizon, Atreyu, Underoath, New Found Glory, and many more. Past venues:
2008 Plano Centre
2009 Plano Centre
2010 Dr Pepper Arena
2011 Palladium Ballroom
2012 QuikTrip Park
2013 QuikTrip Park
2014: QuikTrip Park
2015: QuikTrip Park
2016: QuikTrip Park
2016 Fall: Deep Ellum
2017: Airhogs Stadium & Deep Ellum

08/07/2026

Incase you missed it, Emo Nite pool party at Lee Harvey's Dive In tonight from 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM. See you there?

Hey chat… while you’re waiting for updates on the festival, ya’ll mind if we go on a cruise?We’ve partnered up with the ...
04/23/2026

Hey chat… while you’re waiting for updates on the festival, ya’ll mind if we go on a cruise?

We’ve partnered up with the team behind Groove Cruise and Summer School Tour to bring you Shattered Shores Cruise.

Time to scream your heart out! The deets are finally here!

The first-ever Shattered Shores sails September 9 - 13, 2027 from Miami to Taino Bay on the brand new Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber, featuring:

• Live bands, DJ sets, artist-led experiences and moments to last a lifetime
• Experiences hosted by Summer School, So What?! Music Festival, and Taking Back Emo
• The first-ever artist-designed live music venue at sea
• The world’s largest 5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar
• New Bridge Wing Suites with unreal outdoor spaces
• 8 Wild and Outrageous Theme nights, pop-ups, and much much more

Sign up now for the Shattered Shores 2027 Priority Presale and get first access to book your stateroom before the public on sale opens on May 7th, plus save up to $200 ($50 per person)!

All it takes is a fully refundable $99 deposit* to secure your spot.

Space is limited, don't miss out!

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FREE. FREE. FREE. See y’all on Wednesday! Oh and we just added .5:00 - END SLOW JOY3:55 - 4:40 NEVER EASY3:05 - 3:35 WIL...
03/17/2026

FREE. FREE. FREE. See y’all on Wednesday! Oh and we just added .

5:00 - END SLOW JOY
3:55 - 4:40 NEVER EASY
3:05 - 3:35 WILLOH
2:15 - 2:45 ROSE GARDEN FUNERAL PARTY
1:30 - 2:00 FAMOUS FRIEND
12:45 - 1:15 WHATSHERNAME
12:00 - 12:30 THE HAUNTED YOUTH
11:15 - 11:45 CLEMENTINE

02/27/2026

Will we get a new So What?! announcement before we get GTA 6?

Is this the best lineup we’ve ever booked? 👀
02/25/2026

Is this the best lineup we’ve ever booked? 👀

02/24/2026

What is your favorite venue we’ve hosted the festival at?

hYpOtHeTicAlLy sPeAkiNG… what band(s) would you want to see at a future So What?! Music Festival? 👀
02/24/2026

hYpOtHeTicAlLy sPeAkiNG… what band(s) would you want to see at a future So What?! Music Festival? 👀

There’s a “2016 was 10 years ago” trend going around and it reminded me that in 2016 I got to reunite my favorite band. ...
01/15/2026

There’s a “2016 was 10 years ago” trend going around and it reminded me that in 2016 I got to reunite my favorite band. I had waited years to book Underoath on the festival and when it finally happened it was the beginning of a new chapter for them. Such a special moment, I couldn’t wait to see it.

But I didn’t get to see it.

Here’s a fun story…

UNDEROATH wanted back stage locked down and this super dark set. It woulda been SUPER distracting for bands to have flashlights and be loading out.

But one band, that I will not name because I love them so much, had a tour manager who truly didn’t give a f**k and was gonna try to load out anyway.

UNDEROATH takes the stage. We pop bottles of champagne, it was a flawless weekend, no issues… and then the radios go off.

“Mike we need you at the stage immediately _______ is down here in handcuffs and there was an altercation”

Hahah you guys are funny… this can’t be real.

But it was.

And I spent Underoath’s set in a tiny locker room with the Grand Prairie police convincing them not to take this man to jail lol.

After their set, Underoath gave me a bunch of merch and invited me to their San Antonio show so I could see the set.

We’ve all been super close since then and I even manage Slo/tide, Spencer’s other band, but man… what a night.

I’ll be honest I got a little angry and talked some s**t too and was convinced I would end up in jail too, but at the end of the day, I was the one paying the police and nobody went to jail.

The end.

Anyway… here’s some of my favorite photos of the set I missed and some other friends that played that weekend.

Working hard to bring this festival back in the future, hopefully one day.

Thanks to anyone that came in 2016 or any of the other years.

I think these photos are from because that’s what the folder says.

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