Who Are You People?

Get Sad Y'all started as a small, one-man emo night at a now-defunct dive bar in downtown Raleigh, NC. They've since worked with Live Nation, idobi Radio, and some of the biggest names in the scene, including Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday, Jack Barakat of All Time Low, Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens, New Found Glory, Motion City Soundtrack, and many more.

In addition to events, Get Sad Y'all has also built a successful clothing brand, working with local Raleigh outlets like Munjo Munjo, SPK Design, and more.

Get Sad Y'all looks poised for continued growth in 2025 with further expansion into the Charlotte market and new partnerships in the works.

meet our team

Chris Macintosh

Founder // Emo Daddy

@gumberz

hometown: St. Charles, MO

favorite band: The Wonder Years

first show: Fall Out Boy with All-American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights, From First to Last, and The Hush Sound in 2006

most memorable concert experience: Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes busting a mic over a guy's head at Warped Tour 2007

favorite music venue: Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison, CO // The Pageant, St. Louis, MO

what should be the emo national anthem: "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance. Duh.

Courtney Taylor

Operations // Marketing // Social Media Queen

@courtneyflockaa

hometown: Hope Mills, NC

favorite band: Movements

first show: Korn, Evanescence, Five Finger Death Punch, and Shinedown

most memorable concert experience: It was the final Warped Tour in 2018 and Pierre from Simple Plan was talking to me from the stage and threw me his Monster Tour Water :'-)

favorite music venue: The Underground, Charlotte, NC

what should be the emo national anthem: "Ohio Is For Lovers" by Hawthorne Heights

Kevin La Chiana

Operations // Man with the Camera

@ayojigglejiggle

hometown: Wendell, NC

favorite band: Foo Fighters

first show: Memphis Mayfire & Pierce the Veil

most memorable concert experience: Jason from Letlive jumping off the balcony at the Lincoln Theatre. Rock and roll incarnate.

favorite music venue: Pour House, Raleigh, NC

what should be the emo national anthem: "Weightless" by All Time Low

Kat Fox

Marketing // Resident Swiftie

@fatkox

hometown: Raleigh, NC

favorite band: Taylor Swift, Blink-182

first show: The Wiggles

most memorable concert experience: Being so close to Taylor Swift that I could see her split ends. Then she played my all time favorite songs as a surprise mashup.

favorite music venue: Chapel of Bones, Raleigh, NC

what should be the emo national anthem: "First Date" by Blink-182

Matty Smith