A month has passed and the first leg of the United States NPNHJB 15th anniversary tour has come to its end. But before we say goodbye to the recaps of the U.S. tour (before SP return there in August), let’s talk about the final one: for the last show in San Diego, California.
The show took place at the House Of Blues San Diego, which is a middle-sized venue that holds up to 1500 people and the room was packed. And not just with fans – according to some of the more observant fans, among the attendees of the show was also Arnold Lanni, the very producer of Simple Plan’s debut album – “No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls”.
After the opening acts, Seaway and Set It Off, Simple Plan hit the stage and played their first album front to back, and as always left the encore for a mix of some of their greatest hits from their other records. It was the place to be on a Tuesday night – mostly as once again Simple Plan decided to have this concert filmed as well! You may recall that a couple days ago at the show in Anaheim, CA, Simple Plan filmed their show with a professional film crew, stating it’s “for a DVD”. This time around in San Diego, some filming already started away before the show has even begun. Peter John, the Australian director, who has been co-producing the Resurgence film about the reappearance of pop-punk in the music industry with Chuck Comeau, was there, as well as Dan Coronado, who is the assistant director of this documentary. The team, alongside Chady Awad were seen filming some of the members of Simple Plan in the backstage of the HOB San Diego before the show, which is also where the following picture with Jeff comes from:
Now, the question remains: was last night’s filming in San Diego for Resurgence, given the team behind the documentary was present and filming at the event, or can we really expect some possible live DVD to commemorate the 15th anniversary NPNHJB tour? Of course, it very well could be both – with Chuck possibly using some of the footage for Resurgence, but there is another clue that makes us think the filming could be for not just a live DVD, but also some behind the scenes of this tour as well. According to May, who was present at the show, the film crew also interviewed a number of fans waiting in line before the show. The fans were asked questions such as “What Simple Plan means to you?” and “What is your favorite NPNHJB song and why?”. And that to us sounds like something that could greatly fit onto a NPNHJB 15th anniversary tour DVD.
There is currently still no release date for any of the two projects, but if Simple Plan are really planning a live DVD to celebrate the NPNHJB tour, it is fair to assume they may film at shows at other continents as well. After all, Simple Plan are bringing the tour to Europe next month, then it’s back to the U.S. in the summer and in September it’s Canada’s turn with more dates yet to be announced.
And while we continue wondering about the new DVD, let’s have a look inside the gallery, where you can already find pictures from the show in San Diego:
