“Pierce the Veil” is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2006 in San Diego by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes. They incorporate their Mexican heritage into their music to represent their roots and culture.

​This band remains active with ongoing tours and teases of new music. Fans are most excited for the upcoming 2026 show in their hometown of San Diego, the largest date of their ambitious “I Can’t Hear You” world tour.

“Pierce the Veil” is famous for its strong and powerful lyrics that can be interpreted in many different ways. The lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter, Vic Fuentes writes lyrics that are powerful and open to interpretation, often touching on themes like vulnerability, longing, contentment and personal struggle. From an outside perspective, it is coherent that the impact of this band goes a long way for the fans that surround it.

The true impact which was said in an article of “Pierce the Veil” is best understood through the voices of the fans whose lives have been shaped by their music.

“We may have felt like outsiders everywhere else, but at Warped Tour, we felt like we truly belonged somewhere. For that generation, “Pierce The Veil” was our lifeline,”  a concert photographer, Melanie Mae Williamson, said. 

For many concertgoers, the music was not the only highlight; the “Pierce the Veil” events created an atmosphere among the fans.

“Everybody was really nice. I exchanged some, like, bracelets with people and stuff, and it was honestly really, really fun,” Mia Mitchell-Antonio (11) said.

The environment and music held and played at the concerts swept fans all over up off their feet and left them emotional.

“I remember from the concert, everybody was screaming or like, crying and stuff, and I was like, oh yeah, me too, girl,” Mitchell-Antonio (11) said.

When some fans were asked how they got hooked and drawn into “Pierce the Vei”l as a band, their responses reflected on the moment the band stood out to them. 

“Like the whole thing, the way it sounds, like, sonically, it’s a masterpiece. Everything about it was just so much different than what I had normally listened to. And it kind of, like, drew me into them as a whole,” Aiden Darnell (11) said. 

The music Vic wrote has impacted many people over the years, with real-life experiences sometimes being referenced in ways that highlight important issues.

“If you listen to the vocal track [Bulls in the Bronx], there’s a part where in the back of your left ear, and he’s reading the letter she [a fan] wrote to Vic, and literally the whole time, she’s like, ‘I can’t live like this anymore,’” Darnell (11) said.

Fans appreciate the band’s way of interpreting their music in ways that are uncommon for other bands. 

“A lot of their saddest songs have really happy and cheery beats. And I’ve always appreciated that…the feel of “Pierce the Veil” is a very relatable feel.” Hunter Cole (9) said. 

The melody and intensity of the music the band plays are what makes the band stand out to fans.

“There is so much energy behind literally everything…Tony’s guitar playing is totally unnatural, like, you almost never see someone playing rhythm guitar and doing lead lines…The drums are killer,” Darnell (11) said.

Like every fanbase, some fans are negative in how they interact with other fans. 

“Some of the fans definitely pushed me away from the band because they’re like real serious about music and stuff, and I’m not. And some of the fans were very nice,” physics teacher Gordon Hallmark, said. 

While Hallmark suggests a different viewpoint, there are also different community viewpoints that thrive on connection formed through collective experiences.

“I saw her [a friend of a friend] at the concert, that’s how I started kind of talking to her, and everything was just through them. It was like a very mutual connection, which was cool to find.” Darnell said.

Even though people don’t really meet new friends through the community, they bond a lot over the music and band itself.

“I have a couple of friends who like them, we’re able to bond more over the music,” Bella Haake-Taylor (10) said.

“Pierce the Veil” is known for being a representative band, hitting close to home for Mexican-Americans.

“I was surprised to see they all looked like me. It was a pretty big moment of representation in my life to see I wasn’t the only Latinx kid struggling with these all-too-big emotions,” a well-known journalist, Marilyn La Jeunesse said. 

When asked about how people connect with the music and songs, there was a heartfelt answer.

“No matter what you’re going through, there’s always something that they’re going to write that you can relate to, whether it’s like super happy fun time where you’re going through a really tough time,” Bella Haake-Taylor (10) said.

All these experiences show that “Pierce the Veil” isn’t just a band that you move on from; it’s something ineffable, a comfortable place where others feel understood and recognized.

“After this show, I know one thing for sure: I’ll be there every time they return, screaming every word,” Williamson said.