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PHOTOS: Aspen Ideas Festival hits stride with concert by All-American Rejects

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Tyson Ritter, lead singer for The All-American Rejects, performs with the band for National Public Radio as part of Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Aspen. NPR Music's special field recordings are an extension of its popular "Tiny Desk" concerts. Formed in 1999, the band is known for hits like "Dirty Little Secret" and "Move Along." They also played a special concert last week as part of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.
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Aspen Ideas Festival is well underway in its annual return to the Aspen Institute campus. Among the highlights on Thursday was a special performance by The All-American Rejects, a band known for hits like “Dirty Little Secret” and “Move Along.” They played as part of National Public Radio Music’s field recordings, an extension of their popular Tiny Desk concerts. Ideas Festival goes through July 1.

The All-American Rejects perform for NPR as part of Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Aspen.
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Former national security advisor Jake Sullivan talks during Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Aspen.
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Guests walk across the Aspen Institute campus during Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Aspen.
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Rabbi Shira Stutman, right, talks about religion during Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Aspen.
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Chef Christina Tosi, who is CEO of Milk Bar, talks during Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Aspen.
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