The Boston metalcore institution brings its curated festival back to Roadrunner in December with a two-day lineup including Cave In, Chat Pile, Baroness, and a still-unannounced headliner.
Converge have already packed 2026 with two albums—Love Is Not Enough and Hum Of Hurt—and now the band is giving its hometown festival the same amplified treatment. The second edition of Saddest Day, named after a track from 1995’s Petitioning The Empty Sky, returns to Boston’s Roadrunner on December 12 and 13, expanding from a single night to a full weekend with Converge performing both days.
The first Saddest Day in 2024 brought together Touché Amoré, Coalesce, and the Hope Conspiracy as handpicked support. This year’s lineup broadens that cross-section of heavy music. Day one features Cave In, Emma Ruth Rundle, Pig Pen (the hardcore project of chef Matty Matheson), Deaf Club, and Final Gasp, plus two unannounced acts—one of which will headline the night, according to festival materials. Day two is built around a Converge set dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Jane Doe, with noise-rock force Chat Pile, Baroness, Agriculture, Reversal Of Man, Habak, and Fuming Mouth rounding out the bill.
No overlapping sets and a no-barrier policy are promised, keeping the room open for stagediving. It’s a structural detail that speaks to the festival’s intent: less a standard gig, more a deliberate gathering of scenes Converge has intersected with over three decades. Tickets and full details are available through the band’s channels.
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