When I last spoke to Pierce the Veil frontman Vic Fuentes in 2023, the band were on the cusp of releasing their fifth album, The Jaws Of Life – their first record since 2016. At the same time, King for a Day was receiving the most online streams it ever had due to various TikTok and short-form video trends. On top of that, they were playing some of their biggest shows of all time. As a result, the band were likely in the best spot they had ever been. So when I caught up with Fuentes again this year, in 2025, the scenario felt eerily similar.
Pierce the Veil are now playing even larger venues as a part of their I Can’t Hear You World Tour. And their continued success isn’t secluded just in the tangible realm, either. They once again have another track, So Far So Fake, doing the rounds online, dominating trends around the world. And this one seems to hit much harder.
The So Far So Fake trend, in particular, feels different as it isn’t fuelled by nostalgia. This is a brand new (2023) song, enticing music-lovers into the contemporary Pierce the Veil ethos once more.
Chatting over Zoom, Fuentes explained how humbled and happy he was for yet another online hit in So Far So Fake – but he admitted it wasn’t without their input. “Honestly,” he said, looking into the middle-distance. “It’s hard to wrap your head around. [But] I think these moments don’t happen without laying the groundwork, and touring and building.
“So, I think it all makes sense in that way. It doesn’t all work without the whole story. We’ve been touring since even before the record came out, really heavily. So, yeah, I don’t know… it’s incredible. I’m very, very proud of what we’re building, and I’m really just loving our fan base and the whole culture that we’ve built.”
Outside of the internet (if that exists anymore), Pierce the Veil are growing at an exponential rate. And that’s proven by the size of the venues they’re playing on their UK tour this month.
The band are performing five arena shows up and down the country, including one monumental night at London’s Wembley Arena, where they’ll deliver their frantic setlist to more than 12,000 people.
Fuentes noted that this tour isn’t just business as usual for Pierce the Veil, though. “It’s hard for American bands to ship a whole show over [to the UK],” he explained. “But we are. We’re doing the biggest thing possible that we’re able to do, and so it will be the biggest production we’ve ever done in Europe and UK.
“We will be trying to bring as much of the American show over to the UK – and also building a bit of special show just for the UK and in Europe – that will feel a little different. We’re going as hard as we possibly can, and pushing our budget as hard as we can – and harder than we’ve ever done in the UK.”
Fuentes admitted this is a point of pride for him and the rest of the band. He acknowledged the unspoken rule of having to perform in “stepping stones” throughout the country; proving one’s worth at a range of smaller venues before taking a step up. And, considering they last sold out Alexandra Palace, Wembley Arena seems like the logical next step.
But once Pierce the Veil have finished their epic journey through the UK (between September 20-27), they’ll return home. And then what? A new album? Or are fans going to have to wait another seven years for the next record?
“I think we’re getting towards the peak of the cycle,” Fuentes said, carefully. “You know, this I Can’t Hear You World Tour… everything was built up to this point. After this, we’ll probably start working on new songs and a new record.”
That doesn’t mean fans ought to expect the same kind of music when their next album does finally arrive, though. When The Jaws of Life was about to be released, Fuentes was an expecting first-time father. Since then, he’s had another child. And all of this is no doubt going to be reflected in his craft.
Fuentes mused: “I’m finding that all the records that we’re doing are in completely different times of our lives. So this record in particular, the band is in a different place than we’ve ever been [before]. There’s more attention on the band, and there’s more happening and more riding on everything right now. So we… we don’t want to take forever to do another record.
“And also: we have families – and I have two kids now – and it puts you in a completely different headspace for working and touring and writing. And I think it’s exciting for me to kind of make a record as a family man, you know? As having a family.”
While Fuentes couldn’t give any kind of hint as to when fans could expect their next record, he finished our conversation by admitting he felt “driven” and “excited” to get to work on Pierce the Veil’s new tracks.
Pierce the Veil are on tour in the UK and Ireland from September 20. Get tickets here.
