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Throwing Emo & Pop Punk Parties in the Midwest

05/31/2026

IOWA CITY

We’re taking over TequilaCowgirl this Saturday! We’ll be spinning all the songs that raised us, ruined us, and somehow still slap harder than ever.

Event: Emo Night at Tequila Cowgirl--Iowa City

⏰ Doors 7pm/ Show 8pm-1:30am

🎟️ $10 https://www.simpletix.com/e/emo-night-hosted-by-back-to-the-scene-at-t-tickets-272511

📍 347 S. Gilbert Street, Iowa City

You know what sounds healthier than texting your ex?
Going to Emo Night instead 🖤

New date added for West Chicago! More shows coming soon!
05/31/2026

New date added for West Chicago!

More shows coming soon!

🖤 FREE EMO NIGHT 🖤No cover. No excuses.Just sad songs, sweaty hugs, screaming every word and still pretending it’s still...
05/31/2026

🖤 FREE EMO NIGHT 🖤
No cover. No excuses.
Just sad songs, sweaty hugs, screaming every word and still pretending it’s still 2007.

Pop punk • emo • post-hardcore • scene bangers all night long

Event: Emo Night at Q Casino—Dubuque! Hosted by Back to the Scene

📅 June 5th
⏰ Door 7:30/Show 8pm
📍 1855 Greyhound Park Rd, Dubuque IA

Tag your fellow mall emos and let’s cry in public together 🖤

05/20/2026

Our next show is, Emo Night at Q Casino—Dubuque! Hosted by Back to the Scene!

Free show! Must be 21+

This night is for the kids who survived MySpace, side bangs and downloading songs off LimeWire (and destroyed the family computer in the process 😅)

Raccoon Motel,you were sweaty, chaotic, emotional, loud and absolutely beautiful.Photos are up now 📸Find yourself, tag y...
05/20/2026

Raccoon Motel,
you were sweaty, chaotic, emotional, loud and absolutely beautiful.

Photos are up now 📸

Find yourself, tag your crew and relive the night with us 🖤

📸 Squid With a Camera

Our online store is officially live 🖤https://backtothescene.com/pageWe found out that even if our camera is recovered, i...
05/18/2026

Our online store is officially live 🖤
https://backtothescene.com/page

We found out that even if our camera is recovered, if the person who stole it is found and arrested, it’ll likely be held as evidence for who knows how long… and that’s only if it’s found at all.

We have shows coming up in June, and we need a camera to keep this thing going.

So for now, everything bought from our merch store is going directly towards our new camera fund.

Please don’t feel obligated to buy anything. Seriously. We know life is hard and a lot of things suck right now and the last thing we’d ever want is for anyone to put themselves in a financial bind for us.

Sharing our store, supporting our shows, or just being here means more than you know.

Thank you for always showing up 🖤

Hey Indy friends.We posted last night, but we’re a super DIY emo night party. It’s really just me and one other person r...
05/17/2026

Hey Indy friends.

We posted last night, but we’re a super DIY emo night party. It’s really just me and one other person running everything, with occasional help from friends at other shows. Every dollar we make goes right back into this because this has always been about building a community, not making money. We also do everything we can to make sure the venues we work with come out ahead too, especially with how many independent spaces across the Midwest have been shutting down.

Last night at Black Circle, our crossbody purse and camera bag were stolen from the green room. Inside was about $300 cash, two credit cards (both have been canceled), and our camera gear: a Canon EOS R8, one lens, three filters, batteries, a flash, and cords.

We do not care about the cash or anything else, we just need our camera back.

We’re not local, so we can’t check pawn shops ourselves, and a police report has already been filed.

If anyone sees or hears anything, please reach out. We’re offering a $200 reward for the safe return of our camera gear, no questions asked.

Please share, this camera is a huge part of keeping this community alive 🖤

05/17/2026

Hey Indianapolis friends, unfortunately yall won’t have pics, someone stole our camera out of the green room as well as our crossbody bag.

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2201 E 46th St
Indianapolis, IN
46205

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