Not only did Converge release two albums this year — February’s Love is Not Enough (their first proper album in nine years) and this month’s Hum of Hurt — they’re also throwing their Boston festival Saddest Day for the second year in a row. The 2026 edition happens on Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13 at Roadrunner, and they’re promising no barricade and no overlapping sets. Converge play both nights, with a special Jane Doe 25th anniversary set on Sunday.
Saturday’s lineup also includes Cave In, Emma Ruth Rundle, Pig Pen (celebrity chef and The Bear actor/producer Matty Matheson’s hardcore band with Alexisonfire’s Wade MacNeil, Daniel Romano, and others) Deaf Club, Final Gasp, and special guests to be announced.
Sunday’s lineup also has Chat Pile, Baroness, Agriculture, Reversal of Man, Habak, and Fuming Mouth.
You can get tickets on BrooklynVegan Presale right now. Use the presale password BROOKLYNVEGAN.
Pick up Converge albums (including both of this year’s) on vinyl in the BV shop.
