In , the band Yellowcard found themselves in a position that all bands desire. The song carried a special significance within the First Coast area. The success of the song launched Yellowcard into the mainstream, and the future looked bright.
However, the band was unable to fully capitalize off of the momentum of their hit. In the aftermath of their rise to prominence, lead guitarist Ben Harper would end up leaving the band. Their next album, Lights and Sounds , focused more on their lives in Los Angeles. The album managed one top hit with the titular track, but sales were not nearly as strong as they had been.
For some bands, this would probably mark the end, but Yellowcard does in fact continue to perform to this day. From the group of friends who originally started playing together in Jacksonville back in , only violinist Sean Mackin and lead singer Ryan Key remain today.
The band mostly tours as a side act to more prominent groups. So glad I got to meet you guys before the band laid to rest. It was super amazing to be able to see Yellowcard live on their last tour!
Grateful to have met them as well! Farewell, Yellowcard!! There are some really great bands out there. But only a few great bands happend to make exactly the music that you need in a certain stage of your life. That makes you love a band and for me that was Yellowcard. Loved the music when I heard it for the first time and it still accompanies me. Music is a very important thing in my life and being able to meet four amazing men, that create sounds and words I could never shape myself, is life changing.
I am forever grateful to be able to meet my favorite band. I connected from my first listen. Energetic, emotional, relatable, moving, and tying in the same beautiful violin sound I had been working hard at since age 5: that is Yellowcard to me. And each of you in the band are examples of hard work, perseverance, and self-respect that continue to encourage me now as much as then. I made it out of high school in , and I made it to college and my first rock show that year too. I sang every lyric with you at your show in Chicago then.
And again in And for the final tour in Then lastly spring of in AZ. You helped me define my independence, and are still helping me do that now. I was intrigued by a violin in a rock band.
Then I discovered your entire music library rocked! Each new album brought excitement and I have never tired of listening to them. Thanks for the music and the memories. You guys were the first band I ever got into as a kid, I looked you up after hearing Breathing and Lights and Sounds in the old Burnout games when I was around 9.
Lights and Sounds was the first album I ever bought and that will always be special to me. I had never had the means to come to a show before last year. Rock on and I wish you all well in your future endeavors.
Yellowcard have been such a massive influence on my life. They are such a big part of who I am and I am going to miss the guys so much. Wish you guys all the best in the future though. There is always a house for you guys in Canberra Australia. Your legacy will live on in my memory.
So glad I could see you in Charlotte even if it was the first and last time. Love you all and good luck on the next chapter of your journey through life! I found their music and fell in love with the words I was hearing, and the moment I picked up the pen and put down the knife was when I found self expression and to them I am eternally grateful.
Yellowcard will always be my favorite band and I feel blessed to have all these amazing memories. I drove seven hours to be a part of the final tour. You can always anticipate getting a great and long set with Yellowcard, no matter the city.
Thank you — You guys rock! My teenage years would have been empty without you. Thank you for playing the one of the hottest, sweatiest shows of your careers in Brisbane. I gave it my all and lost my voice by the end of the night.
Thank you again and again! You guys have gotten me through a lot of times, both good and rough. Thanks for everything, and wishing you the best! I wish each and everyone of you guys the best of luck.
And thank you again for the great memories. Any emotion I ever felt, Yellowcard was there for me to provide the perfect soundtrack. You have been an inspiration musically and personally. I am forever grateful. I remember listening to Ocean Avenue for the first time in I joined the party pretty late and became a fan ever since.
Your music helped me to appreciate life outside my hometown during my college years. No words could explain how much every lyric from this band has meant to me over the years.
Thank you for being there, Yellowcard. No words can describe the emotions I experienced at your final show. I felt so close to everyone in that room. You guys are to thank for that.
This band has helped me through tough times and will continue to keep me going. I will never forget the first time I heard Ocean Avenue and wanted more! Your music was truly inspiring, you guys rock and wish you all the best and luck in the future. I remember listening to you guys on my high-school commute nearly every day and learning to play your songs as I learnt to play guitar.
Your music has literally soundtracked my adolescent days! You guys will definitely be missed! Cheers YC! I saw you for the first time ever in Vans Warped tour , but this last concert was so very special for me.
Because you guys form a very importanat part of my life.. Thank you so much! I remember hearing my first Yellowcard song. It was Gifts and Curses back when Spider-Man 2 came out. Thank you for all the wonderful music and I wish you all the best. Yellowcard will live on forever! Thank you so much for all the wonderful music over the years. You are a wonderful band and you touched so many hearts!
Be strong, believe. I just want to thank you and everyone that has been apart of Yellowcard for always being the one band I could relate to, the one band that got me thru my teenage years into becoming an adult. Thru breakups to hard times in life, you were always there for me. You guys were the reason I learned how to play guitar.
I will never forget seeing you live for the first time in to seeing you the last and maybe 8th time on your final world tour.
You guys will truly be missed! Thanks Yellowcard for some of the best concerts of my life, and for all the awesome memories over the years! Looking back now I am so grateful to be apart of your journey. You guys deserve everything and more. Thank you for saving my life.
Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime. And thank you most of all for making me feel at home. I would hold on to the many memories and keep you guys alive through all your songs. You have touched my heart in more ways then one and I will be forever grateful.
Love, msbbycakes91 P. Your music meant a lot to me and some of my friends. Thank you so much guys for all that you have done! I will miss the shows and music so much but every song will live on through us fans! Your music saved my life. It will live on forever with us all. My ears will never get tired of all the pictures in the words.
You are in them, still. Thank you to everyone who was ever a part of this band. Thank you for being the soundtrack to our lives, and our relationship. It seemed that every album and every song resembled what we were going through in that time. The warped tours, the acoustic set at THB in Hollywood and the final show in Atlanta will be stories we will tell to our children. This is not goodbye and never will be as you will always be the songs we are singing, laughing, dancing, and humming to.
So again from the bottom of our hearts, Thank you, TandB. I will definitely miss you guys, I own every album from Ocean Avenue onward and I came to every concert when your made a visit to Hawaii. You will always be one of my favorite bands ever, especially one that incorporates a violin. Good luck as you move on with your future endeavors! You guys have been the soundtrack to my summers for as long as I remember! I remember the first time I heard Yellowcard.
It was a moment that changed my life forever, for the better. I will cherish those experiences forever. Thank you Yellowcard for the most amazing years and music of my life. From the bottom of my heart, always, there will be music in my life because of you. Yellowcard has always been more than just a band to me. You guys have been a lifeline for me ever since Ocean Avenue came out. From all the shows, to the multiple meet and greets, you have never once disappointed. Thank you will never be good enough.
My heart breaks saying goodbye, but your music will forever live on in me, and also my children whether they like it or not! You are my heroes; the soundtrack to my life. And if a cold wind starts to blow, I am ready now. Thank you for the memories…. I remember watching that video constantly and signing along to it every chance I got.
I still listen to Yellowcard everyday and will continue to lose my mind to it in my car for as long as humanely possible. To the band, thank you for everything. You need to know that you matter to people and have touched more lives than you know. Yellowcard Now, Yellowcard Forever. Hey guys, thank you so much for making music. It has meant so much to me and all of your fans. When I needed something to relate to in my darkest times, I had Yellowcard. Your records will live forever in our lives.
Where do I begin? I have seen Yellowcard perform from stadiums to small club venues, and every show has been amazing. Thank you for being so good to your fans.
The music speaks to my soul. I have so much meaning and memory for each song from every album that I will carry with me, honestly for the rest of my life. Thank you, thank you! Your music got me through the darkest times of my life.
Thankyou, for being a part of my life. You guys will forever be my favorite band. I grew up with Yellowcard: First show was at Freebird Jax carefree college years. Kept going to shows once I moved to Chicago young professional years - I punched a guy who shoved me at your show at the Congress Theater, and finally met you at House of Blues in went to both shows that weekend plus the acoustic set at Reckless Records.
He and I will always be fans, and will miss you so much! Your music got me through some of the worst times in my life, and you still remained my soundtrack during the best time.
Your song California was what I chose as my first dance at my wedding. Thanks for all memories and being there for me! For every song you wrote and I sang with you guys all along… Thank you for being part of my life! Juan Becerra Mexico City. When I listened to your final album, I only cried once…for the entire album.
Be strong. Thanks for the memories. Your song believe is the reason I became a firefighter and many of your other songs kept me company in deep depression. Thank you all for everything. You changed my life for the better in so many ways.
Paper Walls literally saved my life. I cannot express in words how much I will miss you guys. Because of you, I got through many of hard times in my life. Be Strong. Thank you for giving me the strenght to forgive the universe, it took away the love of my life, the one I never met, thank you for the smiles through the tears and thank you for all the love through the lyrics.
From my teens until my thirties, your lyrics narrated my life and your melodies were my soundtrack. As a single mom, I raised a daughter with your music and watched her grow into a fan in her own right.
You invested so much of your hearts and your lives in to mine over the years. I saw Yellowcard for the first time in July the day of my 17th birthday and for the last time 10 years later in December I will never forget your band and your music!
Dear Yellowcard, Thank you for everything. I first heard Breathing on Burnout 3 Paradise. I became an instant fan. Sharing my story with you in Denver meant the world to me. Also, I just got out of a relationship. Who introduced you to other people who love them and the music as much as you do? Yellowcard, no matter the year, or the record is the one band who I could always connect with.
From the first time I heard SureShot, and looked the band up to find out there was a violinist in the lineup, Yellowcard has always held a special place in my heart. Thank you for making music as long as you did and coming back in Thank you Ryan, Sean, Dez and Josh for always being the constant in my life, for encouraging me to to take a leap of faith and move across the country to find something new, for always having the words when I didnt.
You are truly the soundtrack to my life. Thank you!!!!! Best wishes for everyone in the YC team. Best of luck in the future. Yellowcard was the first band I ever loved. From happiness or heartbreak, to any amount of triumph or turmoil, this band has always been there for me when I needed them most.
For everything. Though they journey of Yellowcard as a band is over, the music will live on for the rest of my life. Yellowcard has gotten me through some tough times and enhanced good times. Thank you will never be enough for the first band I ever considered a favorite band. Your music has always been a constant in my life and has gotten me through so much over the past 15 years.
I will never forget my first Yellowcard show at the House of Blues Chicago, deliriously happy with my friends, losing our voices, and all the wonderful shows since then. I feel so lucky to have gotten to be at the final show. Thank you for the music and memories. Yellowcard love forever!
My soul awakened that night. Thank you Ryan, Sean, Dez, and Josh. Thank you, Yellowcard, for everything. You have made me cry sad and happy tears. I never thought I could love a band as much as I have love you. When I was 14 years old I heard a song on the radio. I looked this band up, bought the OA album and was hooked.
I then researched their discography, and bought their previous music. Every song was truly relatable. I saw Yellowcard live for the 1st time in and fell more in love. There is a connection that is hard to explain.
I may not know you all personally but you gave me such an amazing gift. Thank you for the great memories and music that will live close to my heart forever. I love you guys. Thank you for creating music that I can safely say I will never stop listening to and for being the soundtrack to some of my fondest memories.
Thank you for creating music that has helped me connect and bond with so many incredible people. Some of my favorite memories and greatest friendships have formed because of that exact scenario. Thank you for creating music that defined every single summer of my life. Long story short, I can never thank this band enough for everything they have done, they mean the world to me, always will.
Thank you so much for all the incredible memories, I will miss you so much and you will always be home. Rest In Peace Yellowcard. Good luck with whatever comes next for you all. To the band that saved my life? I am forever grateful! I love you and thank you! This band is one of the best things that I could have stumbled across back in There is a song or a line of lyrics applicable to almost every moment or feeling in life.
I love you, guys. Thank you for writing the soundtrack to our lives. I have driven countless miles and have lost sleep just to see these guys play from Nashville to their final show in Anaheim. Thank you Yellowcard for the 14 years that I have spent listening to every song that has made each chapter in my life important.. To the men of Yellowcard: Thank you not only making music that has had affected me deeply, but also for being kind and humble people who generously allowed me to be a tiny part of your world..
That mantra has sustained me through some very challenging times. Thank you so much. Best wishes — John. Years ago, a friend of mine played me some Yellowcard. Yellowcard have done so much for me and so many others. They have inspired, helped and healed through their music — music that I know I will listen to to my last day. Perhaps not everyone in the world understood it, but those that did will never forget. Thank you for bringing your art to our world.
Thank you, Yellowcard, for being with me all these years. The best to your future endeavors. I am thankful for the thirteen years of memories and music that Yellowcard has given me.
I am thankful for every lyric, every melody, and every song. I am thankful for the angry songs, the happy songs, and the sad songs. I am thankful for the opportunity to see them on their Final World Tour not once but four times. I am thankful that I was able to meet them two of these times and hopefully show them how much they mean to me. I am thankful for these memories that, with their music, will live on forever…in my heart and in my soul. Thank you, Yellowcard for all the beautiful memories that I shall cherish forever!
You guys will always be my favorite band. Have been for many, many years. You guys helped me fight through my depression and bipolar issues. You helped me get through my toughest times. I attended as many shows as I could! Two were even birthday shows. Love you guys, always and forever. You all inspire us to achieve our goals, bring passion into what we do, and most importantly, be the best people we can be.
Yellowcard will forever be missed, but never forgotten, and I wish you guys the absolute best in your lives going forward. Thank you once again for everything, and we all love you! Thank you, Yellowcard, for getting me through my first heartbreak, my first breakup, but most importantly for helping me find myself in a time where I was falling apart.
Your music is a constant reminder to keep fighting, keep believing, and to remain strong through every trial of life. I hope to be as strong as each and every one of you.
Thank you for all the memories; I will hold on to them and cherish them forever. Yellowcard will live on forever. I was late to the party. You sang to me thoughts and emotions I could never before convey.
You became my favorites. Thank you for being everything. This is the band I will tell my children about, and the band that will always be a part of me. Thank you, Yellowcard, for all the wonderful music and heartfelt lyrics that have grasped every emotion I am feeling. Ryan Key, I look up to your free spirit attitude and talent.. Sean, I look up to your kindness and generosity. Thank you all for the wonderful memories. Thank you for teaching me what Rock N Roll is all about.
Thank you guys for being a big part of who I was and who I grew up to be. I grew up with their music, ever since I wanted to become a violinist -which I did. Yellowcard was my first concert ever in at 8 years old and I saw them at the electric factory which is the same place I saw them for my last time this year. Thank you for putting the guitar in my hands.
Thank you for making me fall in love with music. Thank you for inspiring me to pursue my dreams even when the world was against me.
Each stage from being a boy to a man is linked to one if your songs and I have so many incredible memories thanks to you. This is over too soon but good luck and enjoy your family time…you deserve it.
Your music will always live on! Thank you so much for all of the great music, it means so much. Thank you for being someone I could lean on for 14 years of my life and getting me through every tough time.
So from the very very bottom of my heart thank you. There are a few reasons why Yellowcard is one of my all time favorite bands. One of which, is their ability to capture the feeling of being lost. To travel the world, hoping to find a place to call home. I know it probably gets said a lot, but thank you guys. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us!
Best of luck in your future plans! Thank you for the creating the soundtrack of my life! Your music is just special. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Yellowcard will always live on. Thank you and good luck!
Thank you Yellowcard for a lifetime of great memories and music to hold onto for the rest of my life. I really wish you return and lunch another album. As you have saw, you have full support from your fans. Thanks for so high quality music. Have a good life!
Thank you for being the soundtrack to my youth and my escape when life gets overwhelming. I will follow each of you in whatever future endeavors you may pursue because each one of you is an amazingly talented person.
Yellowcard will always be home. Thank you for being the soundtrack of the last 15 years of my life and for allowing us to carry pieces of each of you with us forever. All my love- AB. Your songs and lyrics inspire me. They give me hope, make me reminisce and cry, and most of all put me in a good place. While it absolutely kills me to say goodbye, I wish you the best. Thank you for everything Yellowcard. Thank you for making such inspirational music, and for helping me to have more determination to accomplish my goals.
You guys truly rock! Your lyrics about the ups and downs, falling in love, experiencing loss, late night thoughts and the rollercoaster called life have all been embedded into who I am today.
Thanks for everything. Much Love. I have been a Yellowcard fan from the very beginning. I would listen to that CD nonstop. This is one of my favorite CDs. I have seen them in concert many times. My favorite time was when they opened for All Time Low. I was watching the AP awards and heard that Yellowcard was going to be retiring, but they were going to have one last world tour.
I told my best friend, Brittany who I have gone to over 40 concerts with, that we needed to go. I wanted to meet them before they retired. Since Detroit was the closet tour stop, that is where I got tickets.
I live in Cincinnati and Brittany lives in Cleveland and we met up for the show. Thank you Yellowcard for all these memories. Bound to every song is a memory. This is the final tour, sure, but this is not the end — your music will live on, and so will those ridiculous, incredible, hilarious memories. You have all given so much of yourselves to us. You guys mean the world to me ever since I heard your music and met you guys early in s And signed a shirt back then I stil have embroidered.
I took my son for his first concert in Santa Ana he was the only kid there. My five year old was estatic to see you guys in person and you all made a great impact on my son making him feel amazing and seeing his eyes light up with seeing all of you …. Ryan k. He wore the yellow shirt that you guys signed I had it embroidered for him, he was so proud to wear it last night!! I wish you guys all the happiness and you deserve to spend every minute with all your loved ones.
Be safe. I wish you nothing but the best in life!!! Feel free to do a reunion tour someday! And just like any love, through the good and bad times, I always had Yellowcard there for me. Although it took until college for me to go to shows, those nights will forever be some of the best of my life.
The past 16 years and 10 albums will forever hold a special place in my heart. Your music was there through the struggles of high school, memorable road trips I took with my college girlfriend, during the eventual breakup and recovery, and even though my challenging grad school career. Thank you for everything, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Your music got me through a lot and I plan to get lyrics from Believe tattooed on my arm! Thanks for everything and best of luck to your future!
ONLY Regret: Waiting for my late friend the day of your tour, causing me to miss my picture opportunity with you!
I still am thinking of disowning her! Formed in , the final line up consisted of Ryan Key vocals, rhythm guitar , Ryan Mendez lead guitar, vocals , Sean Mackin violin, vocals , Nathan Young on drums, and Josh Portman on bass. The band was made up of six members back then:.
Parsons III — : drums. Yellowcard signed with Capitol Records in and released Ocean Avenue, which is their most successful album to date. Soon after, bassist Alex Lewis was let go by the band. Pete Mosely who had produced and played bass on most of the songs on Ocean Avenue took over on bass. Lights and Sounds was released in January The title track, Lights and Sounds, was the first single released off the album. It is also featured on the game Burnout Revenge. In the guitarist Ben Harper left the band.
Paper Walls released on July 17th, Light Up the Sky was the first single released off this album. The album debuted at No. Billboard selling about 40, copies in its first week.
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