Live Nation Presents:
Games We Play - I Wish I Never Quit

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Tue Mar 30 2027

8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)

Cafe Du Nord

2174 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94114

Cafe Du Nord

2174 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94114

All Ages

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After years of touring with Fall Out Boy, YUNGBLUD, All Time Low and more, Games We Play is back... and this time, Emmyn is doing it his way.

Built from bedroom-written songs, piano, DIY energy and a refusal to play by the rules, the project is weird, personal, unapologetic, and completely Emmyn's own.

Games We Play is back for real.


Artist Pre-sale: Monday/Sept 21 at 10:00AM 
On-Sale: Friday/Sept 25 at 7:00AM 


The Smash Pre-Show Experience VIP PACKAGE 
  • One (1) GA Ticket
  • The Making Of "I Wish I Never Quit" Exclusive Viewing
  • Pre-Show Acoustic Performance
  • Show-Exclusive Signed Poster
  • Commemorative VIP Laminate
  • First Access Merch Shopping
  • Venue First Entry
All package elements will be rendered invalid if resold. Name changes will be issued at the sole discretion of 237 Global. VIP instructions will be sent via email no later than three days (3) prior to the concert. If you do not receive this email three days (3) prior please email info@237global.com. All packages and contents are non-transferable; no refunds or exchanges; all sales are final. All VIP package items and experiences are subject to change. Please note that the information provided at the time of purchase (e-mail and mailing address) is the same information that will be utilized for individual contact requirements where applicable. 237 Global, the artist, tour, promoter, ticketing company, venue or any other affiliated parties are not responsible for outdated or inaccurate information provided by the consumer at the time of purchase. If you have any questions regarding your VIP package elements, or have not received your package information within three days (3) of the concert date, please email info@237global.com. 

For any event that is listed as 18 or 21 and over, ANY ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.  Any event listed as All Ages, means 6 years of age or older.  ALL tickets are standing room only unless otherwise specified.  If you need special accommodations, contact info@cafedunord.com. 

Support acts are subject to change without refund.

Professional Cameras are not allowed without prior approval.  Professional Camera defined as detachable lens or of professional grade as determined by the venue staff. When in doubt, just email us ahead of the show! We might be able to get you a Photo Pass depending on Artist’s approval.
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  • Games We Play

    Pop Punk

    Hi, my name is Emmyn. I've been doing Games We Play for a long time. Longer than I've done anything. I dropped out of school at 14 to do this band. I'm 25 now, pay rent, and have a child… and I'm still in my 9th grade band.

    In 2022, somebody at Fueled By Ramen found my band, and I signed to the record label I'd been dreaming to be on my whole life. They put me in rooms with incredible writers, helped me make my first album, Life's Going Great, and sent me around the world touring with bands like Fall Out Boy, YUNGBLUD, All Time Low, and more. But — I'm not on that label anymore. Womp womp. 14-year-old Emmyn would be very disappointed in me.

    Here's the thing though…after all of that fell apart and I was solo again, kind of like when I was 14, I somehow ended up doing my most successful tour last year: the Hello Ladies tour. It was 97% sold out, which is amazing, but I’m still mad at the 3% of people who keep me from being able to say it was fully sold out.

    That tour also made me wildly existential. I started wondering why I was still doing this band, why people were paying to come see me, and why I was singing these songs I barely wrote. When you move to Los Angeles, people ask you to do "sessions," where writers get in a room and help you write your music. I did a lot of them and that's how most of the Life's Going Great album came together. I like that album. I really do. But I'd be lying if I said it didn't eat at me that I didn't write most of the lyrics on that record. I've always been insecure about my writing. Even when I was 14, my mom helped me write songs in my bedroom. I’m sure those songs are still somewhere on the internet. Anyway, I got wildly existential on that tour and almost wanted to quit Games We Play entirely.

    So, I made myself a promise, if I ever continued this band, I had to do it the way I did when I was a kid. I don't like all the fancy LA band stuff. I like house shows. I like spray-painting my banner instead of paying $4,000 for a piece of cloth. I like writing songs in my bedroom. I like doing my band the way I used to. I say "band," but it's really just me. Although my wife, brother, and friends help me make all of this happen. So I made myself a deal: if I was going to keep going, I had to do it my way. And the biggest rule of all: I HAVE TO WRITE. MY. OWN. LYRICS. Which is a first for me.

    So besides raising a newborn baby, I spent the past year in my room making some songs I really like. They're weird. I don't even know if I'd call them super catchy. There's a lot of piano, which has been my favorite instrument for years. It's not super commercial. BUT I LIKE THEM. Which is cool.

    I ended up signing to a new label (thank god!) that actually likes my new music and likes the quirkiness too. So yes… all that to say: I'm doing Games We Play again after over a year without releasing music, and almost a year without touring. But this time… it’s Emmyn's way. Like Taylor's Version, but way cooler and way more commercially viable.

    I LIKE MY NEW SONGS. AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T, BECAUSE I LIKE THEM! It would be cool if you did. BUT I WON'T LET IT DETERMINE MY SELF-WORTH! BECAUSE I LIKE THEM!

    So yes, I'm doing Games We Play again but this time for it’s real.

    -Em

  • Bears In Trees

    Indie Pop

Live Nation Presents:

Games We Play - I Wish I Never Quit

Tue Mar 30 2027 8:00 PM

(Doors 7:00 PM)

Cafe Du Nord San Francisco CA
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  • 10:00AM PDT

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All Ages

After years of touring with Fall Out Boy, YUNGBLUD, All Time Low and more, Games We Play is back... and this time, Emmyn is doing it his way.

Built from bedroom-written songs, piano, DIY energy and a refusal to play by the rules, the project is weird, personal, unapologetic, and completely Emmyn's own.

Games We Play is back for real.


Artist Pre-sale: Monday/Sept 21 at 10:00AM 
On-Sale: Friday/Sept 25 at 7:00AM 


The Smash Pre-Show Experience VIP PACKAGE 
  • One (1) GA Ticket
  • The Making Of "I Wish I Never Quit" Exclusive Viewing
  • Pre-Show Acoustic Performance
  • Show-Exclusive Signed Poster
  • Commemorative VIP Laminate
  • First Access Merch Shopping
  • Venue First Entry
All package elements will be rendered invalid if resold. Name changes will be issued at the sole discretion of 237 Global. VIP instructions will be sent via email no later than three days (3) prior to the concert. If you do not receive this email three days (3) prior please email info@237global.com. All packages and contents are non-transferable; no refunds or exchanges; all sales are final. All VIP package items and experiences are subject to change. Please note that the information provided at the time of purchase (e-mail and mailing address) is the same information that will be utilized for individual contact requirements where applicable. 237 Global, the artist, tour, promoter, ticketing company, venue or any other affiliated parties are not responsible for outdated or inaccurate information provided by the consumer at the time of purchase. If you have any questions regarding your VIP package elements, or have not received your package information within three days (3) of the concert date, please email info@237global.com. 

For any event that is listed as 18 or 21 and over, ANY ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.  Any event listed as All Ages, means 6 years of age or older.  ALL tickets are standing room only unless otherwise specified.  If you need special accommodations, contact info@cafedunord.com. 

Support acts are subject to change without refund.

Professional Cameras are not allowed without prior approval.  Professional Camera defined as detachable lens or of professional grade as determined by the venue staff. When in doubt, just email us ahead of the show! We might be able to get you a Photo Pass depending on Artist’s approval.
Hi, my name is Emmyn. I've been doing Games We Play for a long time. Longer than I've done anything. I dropped out of school at 14 to do this band. I'm 25 now, pay rent, and have a child… and I'm still in my 9th grade band.

In 2022, somebody at Fueled By Ramen found my band, and I signed to the record label I'd been dreaming to be on my whole life. They put me in rooms with incredible writers, helped me make my first album, Life's Going Great, and sent me around the world touring with bands like Fall Out Boy, YUNGBLUD, All Time Low, and more. But — I'm not on that label anymore. Womp womp. 14-year-old Emmyn would be very disappointed in me.

Here's the thing though…after all of that fell apart and I was solo again, kind of like when I was 14, I somehow ended up doing my most successful tour last year: the Hello Ladies tour. It was 97% sold out, which is amazing, but I’m still mad at the 3% of people who keep me from being able to say it was fully sold out.

That tour also made me wildly existential. I started wondering why I was still doing this band, why people were paying to come see me, and why I was singing these songs I barely wrote. When you move to Los Angeles, people ask you to do "sessions," where writers get in a room and help you write your music. I did a lot of them and that's how most of the Life's Going Great album came together. I like that album. I really do. But I'd be lying if I said it didn't eat at me that I didn't write most of the lyrics on that record. I've always been insecure about my writing. Even when I was 14, my mom helped me write songs in my bedroom. I’m sure those songs are still somewhere on the internet. Anyway, I got wildly existential on that tour and almost wanted to quit Games We Play entirely.

So, I made myself a promise, if I ever continued this band, I had to do it the way I did when I was a kid. I don't like all the fancy LA band stuff. I like house shows. I like spray-painting my banner instead of paying $4,000 for a piece of cloth. I like writing songs in my bedroom. I like doing my band the way I used to. I say "band," but it's really just me. Although my wife, brother, and friends help me make all of this happen. So I made myself a deal: if I was going to keep going, I had to do it my way. And the biggest rule of all: I HAVE TO WRITE. MY. OWN. LYRICS. Which is a first for me.

So besides raising a newborn baby, I spent the past year in my room making some songs I really like. They're weird. I don't even know if I'd call them super catchy. There's a lot of piano, which has been my favorite instrument for years. It's not super commercial. BUT I LIKE THEM. Which is cool.

I ended up signing to a new label (thank god!) that actually likes my new music and likes the quirkiness too. So yes… all that to say: I'm doing Games We Play again after over a year without releasing music, and almost a year without touring. But this time… it’s Emmyn's way. Like Taylor's Version, but way cooler and way more commercially viable.

I LIKE MY NEW SONGS. AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T, BECAUSE I LIKE THEM! It would be cool if you did. BUT I WON'T LET IT DETERMINE MY SELF-WORTH! BECAUSE I LIKE THEM!

So yes, I'm doing Games We Play again but this time for it’s real.

-Em