House of Music

The Early November

August Hall

San Francisco, CA

April 2nd, 2026

Photos by Angela Peyton

Mid-2000s nostalgia was in the night air as The Early November and Hellogoodbye celebrated several of their most celebrated records’ 20-year anniversaries . The Early November played a selection of songs from their triple album, The Mother, the Mechanic and the Path, along with some of the biggest singles from their career. Between songs, vocalist Ace Enders told the stories behind tracks and reflected upon two decades of hindsight.

Hellogoodbye began their set with a play-through of the tracks from their 20-year-old record, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! The album’s second track, Here (In Your Arms), is one of their most recognized singlesand the band seized the opportunity to build the crowd’s suspense. With a few false starts and a freestyle wrap intro, they had the crowd hooked and brought a chaotic energy to the night.

AJ Perdomo opened the night with a solo acoustic set centering on twenty-year-aged tracks from his band, The Dangerous Summer. His performance was infused with vocal gratitude not just for loyal fans singing along years after release.

Check out the photos from the event down below.

Hellogoodbye

The Dangerous Summer

The Early November