Dallas: Citizen at The Bomb Factory

Citizen brings its emotionally-charged, shoegaze-tinged rock to The Bomb Factory in Dallas on September 10, with tickets starting at $50.

Formed in Toledo, Ohio in 2009, Citizen emerged as one of the defining bands of the 2010s emo revival, blending post-hardcore urgency with shoegaze atmosphere and alt-rock hooks. The band’s 2013 debut “Youth” and its 2015 follow-up “Everybody Is Going to Heaven” earned a devoted following on the strength of raw, cathartic songwriting, while later records like “As You Please,” “Life in Your Glass World,” and 2023’s “Calling the Dogs” have shown a band continually expanding its sonic palette without losing the intensity that built its reputation.

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The Bomb Factory sits in the heart of Deep Ellum, one of Dallas’s most storied music neighborhoods, inside a cavernous converted warehouse that once housed an actual bomb-casing plant during World War II. Since reopening in 2015, the 4,300-capacity room has become one of North Texas’s premier mid-size venues, pairing raw industrial architecture with a modern sound system built for touring acts across every genre. Fans exploring Deep Ellum before a show can also check out The Bomb Factory’s own page on Texas Music Map for more on the venue’s history and upcoming calendar.

Citizen has built its live reputation on high-energy sets that swing between quiet, atmospheric passages and explosive full-band crescendos, drawing crowds that span the emo revival’s original fanbase and a newer generation discovering the band through streaming. The tour has been drawing strong turnouts across mid-size rooms nationwide, and Dallas’s Deep Ellum crowd — no stranger to loud, guitar-driven rock — should be a natural fit for the band’s sound.

Doors typically open around 7 PM for Bomb Factory shows. Deep Ellum’s restaurants and bars make the neighborhood an easy spot to grab dinner before the show, and rideshare pickup is straightforward right outside the venue afterward.