Concerts & Live Music

Jimmy Eat World is an emo and alternative rock band formed in 1993 in Arizona. They quickly developed a following performing in underground and indie venues. Finally, the band released a series of indie albums before their major release, Static Prevails.

In the midst of mid-’90s grunge, four childhood friends formed a band that would eventually impact modern rock of the new millennium. Jimmy Eat World formed in 1994 with kindergarten pals Jim Adkins (vocals/guitar) and Zach Lind (drums), Tom Linton (guitar/vocals), and Mitch Porter (bass). The foursome derived the band’s moniker from Linton’s younger brothers, Ed and Jimmy. The two had a fight one day and Ed resorted to drawing a picture of his cherubic older brother eating the world with ‘Jimmy Eat World’ printed beneath. The band thought it was a perfect fit. Soon, they tinkered around with heavy punk rock sounds, playing small shows around their native Mesa, AZ. Influences ranged from Rocket From the Crypt, early Def Leppard, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Fugazi, and the Velvet Underground, leaving Jimmy Eat World as a work in progress.

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Catch Jimmy Eat World live! Jimmy Wat World concerts schedules below:

Mon    02/23/09          New York, NY         Terminal 5
Tue    02/24/09         Washington, DC        9:30 Club
Wed    02/25/09         Philadelphia, PA    Trocadero Theatre
Thu    02/26/09         Boston, MA        House Of Blues
Sat    02/28/09         Chicago, IL        Metro / Smart Bar
Mon    03/02/09         Denver, CO        Ogden Theatre
Wed    03/04/09         San Francisco, CA    The Fillmore
Thu    03/05/09         Los Angeles, CA        Club Nokia
Fri    03/06/09         San Diego, CA        House Of Blues
Sat    03/07/09         Tempe, AZ        The Marquee