Fall Out Boy have returned with new music for the first time since 2023’s So Much (For) Stardust. On November 9, 2026, the band released “ACES,” a high-energy single that doubles as the soundtrack for their largest headlining run yet.
ACES
Listen to ACES on Spotify. Song · Fall Out Boy · 2026
Produced and mixed by longtime collaborator Neal Avron—whose prior work with the group includes defining albums such as From Under the Cork Tree and Infinity on High—the track leans into a live-band sound. Joe Trohman’s tricky opening guitar riff, Andy Hurley’s forceful drumming, and Patrick Stump’s soaring vocals recall the band’s mid-2000s peak. Stump has said he dug out amplifiers unused since roughly the era of “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” noting the eerie familiarity of hearing that tone again while writing with the benefit of experience.
Lyrically, “ACES” balances poker-table bravado with midlife reflection. The chorus declares, “We’re playin’ ACES high, but you’re wild like me / So we’ll dynamite the gates of heaven,” while orbits that “touch, but they’re just out of reach” frame a relationship that stays tantalizingly close yet never fully settles. Elsewhere, Stump sings of keeping “the fire alive / Through trying times / Through the slow decay and the rapid decline,” alongside images of residual stress, Russian nesting dolls of sadness, and the grind of teeth in sleep. Pete Wentz has noted that his own children observed the track’s nostalgic musical flavor paired with distinctly current lyrical concerns.
The single arrived after days of cryptic clues on the band’s interactive Twilight Town Mall website. Fans who texted a number listed at the virtual box office received confirmation of a November 9 drop, and a short snippet circulated ahead of the full release. An official music video, directed by Brendan Walter, accompanies the track.
“ACES” also marks the announcement of the Twilight of the Punks Tour, a 36-date outing in 2027 that the band has described as the biggest of their career. The European and UK leg opens May 17 at Prague’s O2 Arena and includes a June 5 show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with A Day To Remember and Neck Deep supporting. The North American stadium run begins July 13 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and features stops at Chicago’s Soldier Field (July 24), Boston’s Fenway Park, New York’s Citi Field, and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, among others. The Offspring, Good Charlotte, and The Story So Far support most North American dates. The tour closes August 26 in Portland, Oregon.
In interviews, both Stump and Wentz emphasized that the song stands on its own for now. Stump stated there is currently no album in progress, while Wentz described the track as something that felt worth making amid the ordinary demands of family life. The release arrives as the band marks roughly 25 years together, moving from early club and hall shows to stadium stages.
Twilight of the Punks Tour 2027 Dates
Europe & UK (with A Day To Remember and Neck Deep)
- May 17 — Prague, Czech Republic — O2 Arena
- May 19 — Budapest, Hungary — Budapest Arena
- May 21 — Milan, Italy — Unipol Forum
- May 23 — Madrid, Spain — Movistar Arena
- May 25 — Lyon, France — LDLC Arena
- May 27 — Brussels, Belgium — ING Arena
- May 28 — Mönchengladbach, Germany — SparkassenPark
- May 30 — Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro
- June 1 — Dublin, Ireland — 3Arena
- June 3 — Manchester, UK — Co-op Live
- June 5 — London, UK — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- June 8 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Ziggo Dome
- June 10 — Paris, France — Accor Arena
- June 12 — Berlin, Germany — Zitadelle
- June 13 — Łódź, Poland — Atlas Arena
North America (with The Offspring, Good Charlotte, and The Story So Far; Good Charlotte not appearing August 6–7)
- July 13 — Arlington, TX — Globe Life Field
- July 16 — Atlanta, GA — Truist Park
- July 18 — Washington, DC — Nationals Park
- July 20 — Detroit, MI — Fifth Third Park
- July 22 — Toronto, ON — Rogers Stadium
- July 24 — Chicago, IL — Soldier Field
- July 27 — Nashville, TN — FirstBank Stadium
- July 30 — Boston, MA — Fenway Park
- August 1 — Queens, NY — Citi Field
- August 3 — Atlantic City, NJ — Atlantic City Beach
- August 4 — Hershey, PA — Hersheypark Stadium
- August 6 — St. Charles, IA — Roaming Hills
- August 7 — Kansas City, MO — Morton Amphitheater
- August 10 — Commerce City, CO — Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
- August 13 — Sandy, UT — America First Field
- August 15 — San Francisco, CA — Oracle Park
- August 17 — San Diego, CA — Petco Park
- August 19 — Phoenix, AZ — Chase Field
- August 21 — Los Angeles, CA — Dodger Stadium
- August 24 — Seattle, WA — T-Mobile Park
- August 26 — Portland, OR — Providence Park
“ACES” is available now on streaming platforms. Full tour details and ticket information can be found at the band’s official Twilight of the Punks site.
