From Billboard · Jessica Lynch · · 1m
Simple Plan Fans Meet New Generation
Simple Plan plays 25-year-old hits to first-time fans on tour.
In brief
Simple Plan plays 25-year-old hits to first-time fans on tour. Simple Plan's 25-year career sees them connecting with new fans through live shows and TikTok trends. Originally reported by Billboard.
Simple Plan Tour
Simple Plan plays 25-year-old hits to first-time fans on tour.
“Every night we ask people, 'Hey, how many people are here for the first time?'”
First-Time Fans
85% of audience at shows have never seen the band live.
“Sometimes it’s like 85% have never seen the band”
TikTok Trend
I'm Just a Kid went viral on TikTok for childhood photo challenges.
“It’s a gigantic gift”
2004 Album
Still Not Getting Any… debuted at No. 3 on Billboard 200 in 2004.
“The band’s 2004 album Still Not Getting Any… debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200”
Australia Tour
Simple Plan performs at Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
“We love Australia. What can I say?”
Genre Mix
Tour lineup mixes pop-punk with nu-metal and hardcore rock.
“Being on this lineup would have been a bit more intimidating 25 years ago”
New Album
Band starts writing seventh studio album with 2027 release target.
“We’ve been around for 25 years and we only have six albums”
Children's Book
I'm Just a Kid: The Story of Simple Plan releases March 9, 2027.
“We want to be there with them in this new chapter of their lives”
Here's the gist
Simple Plan's 25-year career sees them connecting with new fans through live shows and TikTok trends.
