Sleeping With Sirens in Ottawa

Sleeping With Sirens are an American rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 2009. Built around vocalist Kellin Quinn’s high-register singing, their music draws on post-hardcore, pop punk and emo. The band became known through albums including Let’s Cheers to This, Feel and Madness, and songs such as “If You Can’t Hang,” “If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn” and “Kick Me.” The band played the Vans Warped Tour in 2012 and returned to the travelling festival the following year. In 2014, Sleeping With Sirens began the co-headlining World Tour, which extended into 2015 and paired them with Pierce the Veil.

Rain City Drive is an American post-hardcore band fronted by singer Matt McAndrew. The group previously recorded as Slaves before adopting its current name in 2021; its catalogue includes the albums To Better Days and Rain City Drive, as well as songs such as “Talk to a Friend,” “Cutting It Close” and “Blood Runs Cold.” The band performed on Vans Warped Tour while billed as Slaves. After the name change, Rain City Drive supported Dance Gavin Dance on the 2023 Jackpot Juicer US Tour.