Simple Plan have rocked the first stop of Warped Tour in Australia – in Brisbane just a couple hours ago and they had a great time. Check out these first images from the show and also one from the backstage of David and Peter John (the director of the upcoming live DVD who also produced the live footage of “Loser Of The Year”):
In a brand new interview that TheMusic.com.au’s Benny Doyle conducted with Chuck Comeau, Simple Plan’s drummer revealed that the upcoming EP (exact release date is expected to be revealed any day now) might even be release before Simple Plan hit Australia for Warped Tour – and since the first Warped show is scheduled for November 29th (Brisbane), we might get some new SP music already this month!
Check out an excerpt from the article (and the full version here):
Songwriting sessions for an anticipated fifth record have started in earnest under the Californian sunshine. However, before they get down to serious business, Simple Plan are going to give us a musical wedge in the way of an EP. Comeau hopes the bridging release – a first for the band – will be out before their Warped visit.
Daniel Cribb from TheMusic.com.au recently did an interview with Sebastien from Simple Plan in which they discussed various subjects from Warped Tour, direction of the next record to the connection with Simple Plan fans.
Check out the full article here or just Seb’s quotes from the interview below:
“They say Warped Tour is a punk rock summer camp, right? It’s true. There’s definitely a lot of bands coming together and helping each other out. Maybe ten years ago it was about who the coolest band was, but I think Warped has evolved from that, and now it’s just about the music and having a good time and the kids coming to the shows and enjoying a million different bands playing. We did it a few years ago in the US and it was great; I think it’s going to be even better in Australia… [Australia] feels like Canada with a lot of beaches and beautiful weather,” – Sebastien on Warped Tour
“It’s crazy how simple it can be to make a difference in someone’s life, and when we saw that, there was no way around it for us, we had to get involved somehow and try to help out as much as we could. We never thought it would be that much work. I mean, it is simple to make a difference, but there is a lot of logistics involved. Whether it’s been locally or abroad, we’ve definitely met some people who we’ve had a positive impact on. We met some kids in Africa who were able to go to school because of our support, and we’ve met some people in our neighbourhood who have a hard time, whether it’s coming out or depression or general illness, and it’s huge. It’s very difficult to grow up nowadays and if we can be there to help, we will.” – Sebastien on the band’s charitable efforts through the Simple Plan Foundation
“There’s part of Simple Plan that just wants to have a good time and not take things too seriously. We really, really enjoyed the philosophy of the last record, which was to just have a good time, and we’re going to carry on in that vein and write songs that are going to be fun to play and tour on, so that’s the general direction of our new album.” – Sebastien on the direction of their next album
“They say you’re only as hot as your current single, so if we have a flop, people will forget about us. We’ve always taken the approach that with every new album we start over, we’re a new band. We always try to make the right decisions and not base it on who we are and what we’ve done before. I think for us, as long as we’re relevant to our fans, that’s all that matters; as long as we’re connecting with them, and as long as we put out music they can identify with and can say, ‘Yes, Simple Plan is still my favourite band’, that’s being relevant to us. I mean, it’s very difficult to be a trendsetter or be the band that everybody looks to and all the critics say, ‘Oh my god, this is the greatest band in the world’ – that’s not what we try for. We just want that connection to the fans, and I think we’ve been pretty good at maintaining it so far and we’re happy to keep it going.” – Sebastien on the band’s connection with their fans
Despite the previous reports that Simple Plan would not be partaking in any sideshows of the Australian Warped Tour and after all the Australian fans on the West coast lost all their hope, the tides have finally turned! It has been confirmed this morning that Simple Plan will be playing a headlining show (NOT a Warped Tour sideshow) in Perth, Australia on December 3rd – with Tonight Alive as their opening act.
I should be able to post the audio of Chuck’s announcement of this show tomorrow. Until then, check out more details below:
| Date | City | Country | Info |
| 12/03/2013 | Perth | Australia | here |
Check out all the upcoming Simple Plan tourdates.
In a recent interview that Chuck Comeau did for Forte magazine, he did not only proclaim his love for Australia, but also talked about the bands that will be appearing on this year’s edition of Warped Tour there, alongside Simple Plan.
Check out what Chuck said about them below:
“We all love The Offspring – they’re one of the first bands that made me want to form a punk band. When we were young we’d watch snowboarding videos and their first record, Ignition, was always on the soundtrack. From there we discovered Pennywise, NOFX, Bad Religion, Lagwagon and Strung Out. They were a huge part of introducing us to that whole scene, that whole world of music that we fell in love with. It was truly a game changer for us. Since then we’ve had a chance to play with them, so we’re friends … It’s weird to say because they’re such idols to us.
An Australian band we love is Tonight Alive. They’re really awesome and when we had them on our tour two years ago they blew us away. Their new record is dope, and the singer Jenna sang with us on the track ‘Jet Lag’ every night on the tour, so hopefully she’ll do that again. The Used are also amazing. I really enjoy them.”