Irving: Jimmy Eat World at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Jimmy Eat World celebrates “25 Years of Bleed American” at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on September 10, with support from Minus the Bear and Sparta, tickets starting at $40.

Formed in Mesa, Arizona in 1993, Jimmy Eat World became one of the defining bands of early-2000s emo and alternative rock with its 2001 breakthrough album “Bleed American,” home to genre-defining singles like “The Middle” and “Sweetness.” That record helped push emo and pop-punk into the mainstream, and the band has continued releasing acclaimed albums in the decades since, including “Futures” (2004) and “Integrity Blues” (2016), cementing its status as one of the era’s most enduring rock acts still filling amphitheaters two and a half decades later.

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The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory anchors Irving’s Toyota Music Factory entertainment district with a flexible 8,000-capacity indoor-outdoor amphitheater, able to host both intimate seated shows and larger festival-style crowds. Since opening in 2017, it has become one of the DFW area’s most versatile mid-to-large concert venues, surrounded by restaurants, bars, and a movie theater that make an entire night out possible without leaving the district. More on the venue is available at The Pavilion’s own page on Texas Music Map.

This anniversary tour, marking a quarter-century since “Bleed American” reshaped rock radio, features the album performed alongside career-spanning favorites. Openers Minus the Bear and Sparta add further 2000s alternative rock pedigree, making this a can’t-miss stop for anyone who came of age with the genre and has followed it ever since.

Doors typically open around 6 PM. Expect a nostalgic, sing-along-heavy crowd, and arrive early for dinner in the Toyota Music Factory district beforehand, since the neighborhood tends to fill up fast on a big concert night, so plan for parking a few extra minutes away from the venue entrance if arriving close to showtime.