Get ready for an avalanche of emo.

The Bands

It's billed as "The Music Of The My Space Generation" and it has to be one of the biggest things to ever visit the Hub City. On bill are Hawthorne Heights, Thursday, Anberlin, Cartel, Emery, This Wild Life. (NOTE:  Different bands are on different tour dates. We apologize for any confusion. Find out more below the graphic).

The Date

The show is set for August 28th at the Lone Star Events Center. That date falls on a Wednesday, so I'd go ahead and take a couple of days off of work if you want to catch the whole thing. Tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. and several presell events are to be expected. Many of the bands will also offer V.I.P. packages.

The Extras

This event will include Hawthorne Heights playing their entire debut album, "The Silence Of Black And White" in its entirety.

We're kind of good at this thing and though these aren't "FMX bands" we know they are of interest to a lot of our listeners. We say this to let you know that this event is HIGHLY LIKELY to sell-out very quickly. This is not hype, just a fact when you have this many fanbases colliding in an event center that holds about 6500 people.

The 20 Years of Tears line-ups by date:

June 23 to July 10
Hawthorne Heights/I See Stars/Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
Emery/This Wild Life

July 11
Hawthorne Heights/Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
Stick To Your Guns/This Wild Life

July 14, 17-28
Hawthorne Heights/Thursday/Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
Stick To Your Guns/This Wild Life

July 16
Hawthorne Heights/Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
Stick To Your Guns/This Wild Life

August 9-22
Hawthorne Heights/Thursday/Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
Emery/This Wild Life

August 26-28 (Lubbock Date)
Hawthorne Heights/Thursday/Anberlin
Cartel
Emery/This Wild Life

September 1-5
Hawthorne Heights/Saosin/Anberlin
Cartel
Stick To Your Guns/This Wild Life

September 10-15
Hawthorne Heights/Anberlin/Cartel
Stick To Your Guns
Emery/This Wild Life