Pop-rock band The Cab – who put out their highly anticipated new studio album, Chasing Crowns, on April 24th – will bring their Back From The Dead Tour to Minneapolis on Thursday, June 11 at Varsity Theater with special guests Paradise Fears and CARR.
Known for their anthemic songwriting, arena-ready hooks, and collaborations with some of the biggest names in alternative music, The Cab made their triumphant return in 2025 after more than 10 years away. Get your tickets now!
Ahead of their Minneapolis show, Music in Minnesota was thrilled to interview lead singer Alex Delong. Together we chatted about the band’s beginnings and early collaboration with Panic! At The Disco, why now is the time for the band’s comeback, and what to expect on tour. (Check back on this post for photos after their Minneapolis show!)
- It’s been over 15-years since we’ve had a full-length album from The Cab. I want to start by turning the clock back. Listening to “One of Those Nights” is a core memory for many – with accompanying vocals from Patrick Stump and Brendon Urie. What a first impression! How did it feel to have “One of Those Nights” as your album opener, and what does it mean to you today?
That album really changed our lives. Looking back, it’s crazy how one moment can totally change the course of your life. I remember being in high school and I went to a show at the House of Blues in Las Vegas with a demo from The Cab. Figured…why not? So, I handed our demo to Panic and hoped for the best.
Then a couple of days later, I got an AIM message from Ryan Ross inviting us out to their cabin. It couldn’t have come at a more ridiculous time—it was literally the week of our high school finals. But at the same time, Panic! At The Disco had just invited us to their cabin.
The whole thing felt completely surreal. One minute we’re studying for finals, and the next we’re sitting in a cabin with one of our favorite bands talking about our future. We ended up signing our record deal right there.
A moment like that is something you never forget. Not only did these incredible artists help us with our first record deal, but they also became part of our first album. They believed in us before most people even knew who we were.
It’s something we’ve never forgotten, and it’s a big part of why we hope to do the same for up-and-coming artists someday. Someone opened a door for us when they didn’t have to, and we’d love to be able to pass that opportunity on to someone else! - As the years passed since your last album, your sound is still just as fresh and relevant as ever. What has helped your first two albums stand the test of time?
First of all, hearing you call our records timeless is such a compliment. but honestly, if these records have stood the test of time, it’s because of the people who’ve carried them. Our fans. The songs may have started with us, but they’ve belonged to all of you for a long time now.
When we made those albums, we were just a bunch of kids trying to make sense of our lives the best way we knew how. We wrote about what we were going through, what we were feeling, and we just tried to be honest. When you write from a real, vulnerable place, it becomes more than just a way for us to express ourselves and it becomes part of someone else’s story too.
We’ve always been lucky to have fans who have been so open and vulnerable with us over the years, so knowing that they see themselves in these songs and connect with those lyrics all this time later is pretty amazing…and “timeless” is your word, not ours. But we’ll gladly take it. Ha. - We’re in sort of an “emo revival era” – propelled by When We Were Young Festival, the return of Warped Tour, and so many classic albums hitting landmark anniversaries. Why was now the right time for The Cab to make a comeback?
A lot of it came down to growing up, honestly.
When The Cab first started, we were kids, like we were in high school figuring out life in real time. As the years went on, life pulled us in different directions, and we all needed the space to grow as individuals. Then Alex (Marshall) had a serious health scare and I wasn’t going to not reach out. He’s my brother. This whole band, we are family.
It reminded us that friendship is everything and it’s bigger than just music. Reconnecting on that level was incredibly meaningful and it opened the door to conversations we probably weren’t ready to have years ago. And then it just felt right.
We realized The Cab wasn’t just something we did when we were younger but that it’s a part of who we are. It’s our soul and in our DNA.
We realized that we still have more to tell, so we got in a room and brought everything we’ve learned as individuals, everything we’ve been through and brought it into this new chapter. The years apart gave us a new appreciation for the music, for each other, and for the people who never stopped believing in this band. - Performing at When We Were Young 2025 must’ve felt like a full circle moment; performing on the same bill as Panic! At The Disco and many of your peers. What did performing at the festival mean to you? (Did you also catch any stand out sets like Panic!, Blink, or Weezer?)
Full circle moment for sure. I remember being on stage, looking out at the crowd, and said in the mic, “I was born at the hospital right down the street.”
We grew up in Las Vegas dreaming about playing shows, and years later we were standing on that stage at a festival that didn’t even exist when we were kids. What’s so special about this genre is the sense of community.
It’s always been a place where people feel like they belong, and to see that community come together on that scale in our hometown was pretty surreal. It made us incredibly proud—not just of where we came from, but of being part of something that’s meant so much to so many people for so long. We had friends from high school there, our parents, our kids… people who have been part of this journey from the very beginning.
Looking out and seeing all those different chapters of our lives in one place was a memory we’ll have for the rest of our lives. - I read that Chasing Crowns is inspired in part by the Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi — the art of repairing broken pottery with gold, embracing imperfections as part of the story. Can you expand on that and share how the philosophy of Kintsugi is embedded in this new album’s production and performances?
In a lot of ways, Kintsugi is exactly what this chapter of The Cab feels like. The idea that the cracks aren’t something to hide, they’re part of the story and can be pieced together to create something just as beautiful. The years apart, the experiences we had separately, none of that disappeared when we came back together. Those things shaped who we are now, and they naturally found their way into the music. - What do you want people to feel and remember most after listening to your latest album?
The idea behind Chasing Crowns is that all of these things we chase in life — the crown, the jewels, the success — they don’t actually matter in the end. What matters is how you make people feel. There’s this image of a skeleton taking the crown off a king. The message is that when you leave this earth, everyone leaves the same. Whether you’re a king or you’re poor, what matters is how you make people feel. - For many fans, this is likely their first time seeing you live – or their first time in over a decade. What can we expect at your show?
Oh man…a little bit of everything, that’s what made The Cab who we are. We’re playing songs from Symphony Soldier that we’ve never performed before, we’re playing songs that started it all for us and songs that have stayed with people through every moment since.
We’re also excited to bring some new favorites from Chasing Crowns into the set. More than anything though, these shows are about reconnecting. It’s not just The Cab being back, but us being back with you and Cab Community reuniting with each other. It’s like one giant celebration for us and for the fans of everything we’ve shared throughout the years. But we can’t give it all way…so let’s just say to expect a few surprises along the way. - As a Minnesota blog, we have to ask: Do you have any Minnesota memories or connections you’d like to share?
Being a huge football fan, I have been to a ton of football games in Minnesota. From seeing my favorite artist, Justin Timberlake, perform at the Super Bowl, to seeing my Raiders battle the Vikings with my dad, I have so many memories tailgating, bar hopping, and just having a blast. Vikings fans and Minnesotans are incredibly cool people. - What can fans expect for the future of The Cab?
New music, more shows, and a lot of honesty in what we’re creating. We’re writing from a different place now. Mostly, it feels open again. Like there’s room to experiment, to take risks, and to just enjoy making music together without overthinking what it “should” be. - Overall, why should elder emos and new fans alike show up to see The Cab on the Back From The Dead Tour?
Because this tour is really about all of it coming full circle. It’s meant to feel like community. Like nostalgia and discovery happening in the same breath.
For the people who grew up with these songs, it’s a chance to step back into a moment that meant a lot, a time when these records were the soundtrack to everything you were figuring out in your life – only now with a little more life lived, a little more perspective, and the same songs that still hit the same way.
And for new fans, it’s an introduction to where it all started for us, but also where we are now. We’re not trying to recreate the past. We’re bringing it forward with us. There are the songs you know, some new favorites, and a version of this band that’s been shaped by everything we’ve lived through since then.
