Texas Is the Reason Concert History

Texas Is the Reason were an emo band founded by former Shelter guitarist Norm Arenas and 108 drummer Chris Daly in 1994. A foundational quartet in the post-Sunny Day Real Estate movement of emo music, Texas Is the Reason played melodious but forceful rock music before disbanding in 1997.

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Texas Is the Reason Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2025)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 10, 2025 –
Oct 12, 2025
Upcoming
Best Friends Forever Fest
Jawbreaker / Minus the Bear / Rilo Kiley / Mineral / Texas Is the Reason / Cursive / Pedro The Lion / Bear Vs. Shark / Superchunk / Marietta / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Tigers Jaw / Wednesday / Rival Schools / Narrow Head / The Appleseed Cast / Knapsack / Hey Mercedes / Mates of State / Burning Airlines / Elliott / These Arms Are Snakes / Pity Sex / OAKWOOD / Snowing / Kind Of Like Spitting / Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) / Speedy Ortiz / Ozma / Midrift / Febuary / Knumears / Prize Horse / awakebutstillinbed / Crochet / Tiger Bike Show all bands
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Downtown Las Vegas Event Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Oct 03, 2025 –
Oct 05, 2025
Upcoming
Furnace Fest 2025
Jimmy Eat World / Dropkick Murphys / Anberlin / Suicidal Tendencies / Say Anything / Less Than Jake / Soft Play (fka Slaves) / Mom Jeans. / Knocked Loose / Citizen / Teen Suicide / From First to Last / Kublai Khan TX / Saves The Day / Midrift / Knuckle Puck / Converge / Glare / Microwave / Norma Jean / Emery / Hot Water Music / Comeback Kid / Novulent / Terror / Sweet Pill / Biohazard / Delta Sleep / Madball / Sunami / Petey / Gideon / Drain / Trauma Ray / A Change of Pace / Rolo Tomassi / Spanish Love Songs / Horse the Band / Sanguisugabogg / Harm's Way / Soul Blind / Guilt Trip / Boundaries / Texas Is the Reason / I Am the Avalanche / Johnny Booth / Sincere Engineer / Modern Life Is War / Zao / The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza / Still Remains / Foundation / Gates to Hell / Kublai Khan (MN) / orthodox / Like Roses / Meadows / On Broken Wings / Downward / Many Eyes / Nora / Gridiron / SPACED / Big Ass Truck / Millington / Haywire / Initiate / Proper. / Gumm / Contention / Ten Yard Fight / Squint / Balmora / The Mongoloids / Keep Flying / Stephen Christian / Vigilante / Dosser / Common Sage / Secret World / New Aesthetic / Driveways (Mass) / Wounded Touch / Double Tap / Day Job / Path of Destruction / adlet / Day Job (UK) Show all bands
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mar 20, 2016
Remembering the Life and Love of Jon Bunch
Sense Field / Rocket from the Crypt / Texas Is the Reason / The Bronx / Into Another / The Aquabats / Scream / Samiam / Gameface / Knapsack / Lidsville / Outspoken / Strife / Death by Stereo / Chorus of Disapproval / Mean Season
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The Yost Theater Santa Ana, California, United States
Mar 16, 2016
Texas Is the Reason
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Saint Vitus Bar New York, New York, United States
Mar 15, 2016
Texas Is the Reason

Texas Is The Reason

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Saint Vitus Bar New York, New York, United States
Aug 04, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.
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Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 03, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.
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Academy 3 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 02, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It. / Lemuria
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The Classic Grand Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jul 31, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It. Estraperlo Club Badalona, Spain
Jul 30, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It. Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
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Jul 29, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.
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Bürgerhaus Stollwerck Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Jul 26, 2013
Omas Teich Festival
"Omas Teich Festival" / Pulled Apart By Horses / Kaiser Chiefs / Against Me! / The Wombats / Get Well Soon / Anti-Flag / Young Rebel Set / Veto / Kellermensch / Crestfallen / Texas Is the Reason / Japandroids
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Omas Teich Festival Grounds Grossefehn, Germany
Jul 22, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Dave Hill
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Maxwell's Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
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Apr 27, 2013 –
Apr 28, 2013
Groezrock 2013
Bring Me The Horizon / Rise Against / Killswitch Engage / Bad Religion / The Front Bottoms / Billy Talent / Title Fight / August Burns Red / Frank Turner / Pennywise / Less Than Jake / Hatebreed / Emmure / The Ataris / Attila / Chelsea Grin / While She Sleeps / Attack Attack! / The Starting Line / The Miracles / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Stick To Your Guns / Turbonegro / Comeback Kid / The Aquabats / Sparta / The Flatliners / Into It. Over It. / Rocky Votolato / Polar Bear Club / A Wilhelm Scream / Crossfaith / The Kids / Rocket from the Crypt / Pulley / Trash Talk / Adept / Samiam / Iron Chic / Dave Hause / Texas Is the Reason / Rocket / Riverboat Gamblers / Obey The Brave / Grade / Buried In Verona / Nothington / Strife / Smoke Or Fire / Pure Love / John Coffey / The Dopamines / Tim Vantol / Far from Finished / FLAG / Minx / Kid Dynamite / Narrows / Scorpions / Walter Schreifels / Into Another / Rob Lynch / Vinnie Caruana / Six Ft Ditch / Implants / Jonny Two Bags / Russ Rankin / PJ Bond / Geoff Rickly / Kristopher Roe / Midnight Souls / Crushing Caspars Show all bands
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De Vlessenhoeve Meerhout, Flanders, Belgium
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Mar 30, 2013
Texas Is the Reason
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The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California, United States
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Mar 29, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / The Jealous Sound
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Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 18, 2013
Texas Is the Reason Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 09, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.
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The Masquerade Auburn, Georgia, United States
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Mar 08, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.
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Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 17, 2013
Texas Is the Reason / Title Fight
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Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Texas Is the Reason / Title Fight
Feb 16, 2013
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Best Friends Forever Fest on Oct 10, 2025 [763-small]

Best Friends Forever Fest
Oct 10 - 12, 2025
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Remembering the Life and Love of Jon Bunch on Mar 20, 2016 [610-small]

Remembering the Life and Love of Jon Bunch
Mar 20, 2016
 Santa Ana, California, United States
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Texas Is the Reason / Sense Field / Endeavor / Joshua on Jun 30, 1996 [749-small]

Texas Is the Reason / Sense Field / Endeavor / Joshua
Jun 30, 1996
 Syracuse, New York, United States
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Sensefield / Texas Is the Reason / Baby Gopal / Supertouch on Feb 3, 1996 [733-small]

Sensefield / Texas Is the Reason / Baby Gopal / Supertouch
Feb 3, 1996
 Syracuse, New York, United States
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Texas Is the Reason / Dave Hill on Jul 22, 2013 [338-small]

Texas Is the Reason / Dave Hill
Jul 22, 2013
 Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
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Texas Is the Reason / Dave Hill on Jul 22, 2013 [166-small]

Texas Is the Reason / Dave Hill
Jul 22, 2013
 Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
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Genres:

Indie
Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
Alternative
Post-Hardcore
Emo
Screamo
Midwest Emo
Emocore
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Latest Setlist (03/20/2016):

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  1. If It's Here When We Get Back It's Ours
  2. Johnny on the Spot
  3. Nickel Wound
  4. The Magic Bullet Theory
  5. Blue Boy
  6. Antique
  7. There's No Way I Can Talk Myself Out of This One Tonight (The Drinking Song)
  8. Back and to the Left
  9. A Jack With One Eye

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Concerts Per Year:

2025 2 concerts
2016 3 concerts
2013 18 concerts
2012 3 concerts
2009 1 concert
2006 2 concerts
1997 5 concerts
1996 11 concerts
1995 6 concerts

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