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Janick Thibault, Cody Carson & Elton Castee joined Simple Plan for I’m Just A Kid in Orlando

AUTHOR: Dominika | 5. August 2018 | 2 comments

On the second-to-last ever Warped Tour in Orlando, FL, Simple Plan brought another bunch of guys to perform I’m Just A Kid with the on stage, as a special surprise to the crowd that came to see them. This time around, Simple Plan welcomed on stage their old friends Janick Thibault from Story Untold, Cody Carson from Set It Off and the third personality to jump on the stage was Viner and YouTuber Elton Castee, who was later seen completely fangirling about this special opportunity on Twitter.

Check out a short clip of Janick, Cody and Elton singing I’m Just A Kid on stage with Simple Plan, while Pierre took over the drums and Chuck went crowdsurfing last night in Orlando:

Lead singers of Tonight Alive and State Champs name SP amongst their favorite Warped memories in new Billboard article

AUTHOR: Dominika | 5. August 2018 | no comments

To commemorate Warped Tour coming to its close (with today actually being the very last Warped Tour day), Billboard released a new article entitled “Goodbye, Warped Tour: 21 Bands Relive Their Favorite Festival Memories in Their Own Words”.

From our point of view, it’s certainly very interesting to see how much of a footprint Simple Plan have left not only in the hearts of Warped attendees, but also in the bands that took part in the final cross-country tour. For example, the lead singers of both Tonight Alive/b> and State Champs mentioned Simple Plan as one of the people who’ve made their Warped memories even greater. Check out what Jenna McDougall from Tonight Alive and Derek DiScanio from State Champs said about Simple Plan below:

‘Whoever we met and toured with on Warped Tour that summer, we would often go out with the next fall or the next spring. This year Simple Plan is on the tour, and it’s not the first time that we’ve toured together. They’re really beautiful people, and it’s just this really amazing experience to ride the same wavelength as the people who’ve influenced your musical career. We used to watch Simple Plan DVDs when we had band practice when I was 15 years old. These bands seeped into our bloodstreams, and now we are out here touring with them. We’re still on completely different levels, but it is cool to be on the same lineup, eat together, and sit out on the back of the trailers every night.’

– Jenna McDougall (Tonight Alive) –

‘The small bands look up to larger bands, but those larger bands will do everything they can to help the smaller ones. Everyone is here for the right reasons. Simple Plan, who I have loved forever, on the first day of the tour [this year] came right up to us saying, “Hey, we love your band, will you guys come on stage and sing with us tomorrow?” So now I’m singing “I’m Just A Kid” with Simple Plan during shows, and I’m like a kid in a candy store up there. There is no room for egos on this tour, and that’s why it’s going to be sad to see it go. ‘

– Derek DiScanio (State Champs) –

Another Warped surprise: Pierre joined State Champs on drums in Atlanta

AUTHOR: Dominika | 1. August 2018 | no comments

It is no secret that Pierre Bouvier always wanted to be a drummer – after all that’s what the whole I’m Just A Kid switcheroo on recent Simple Plan shows in based on. But what would it be like if Pierre was drumming a completely different band instead, you ask?

You can actually see for yourself! Last night at the Warped Tour show in Atlanta, GA, in the middle of the State Champs set, Pierre switched places with Evan Ambrosio, State Champs’ drummer mid-song and finished the rest of the song from behind the drumkit. Check out the awesome video Pierre published on Instagram, which documents this great moment:

Cassadee Pope joined Simple Plan on stage for ‘I’m Just A Kid’ in Atlanta

AUTHOR: Dominika | 1. August 2018 | no comments

At last night’s Simple Plan show on Warped Tour in Atlanta, GA, Simple Plan once again surprised the local crowd with a new special guest, who joined them on stage during ‘I’m Just A Kid’, which was the former Hey Monday singer and winner of The Voice, Cassadee Pope.

Since Cassadee is a self-proclaimed Simple Plan fan since her childhood, this was a very special moment also for her. On her own Instagram, Cassadee later shared a video of her performance with SP, thanking the band for having her on stage in Atlanta:

‘Can definitely cross “singing with Simple Plan” off my bucket list. “I’m Just A Kid” is my JAM. What an awesome group of dudes. Thanks for bringing me up, guys!!’

– Cassadee Pope –

Check out the video below:

Simple Plan take a stand against the opioid crisis & help support the cause with exclusive recordings from the last Warped

AUTHOR: Dominika | 29. July 2018 | no comments

Various artists on Vans Warped Tour, that is currently hitting some of its final stops in the USA this summer on its final cross-country tour, have expressed their support of the FEND movement. By spreading awareness via its new app, the FEND campaign’s goal is to inform the public about the dangers of opioids. According to FEND’s website, “over the past four years, the misuse of opioids by 15-19 year olds has dramatically increased, [and] sadly, so have drug overdose deaths. Most of these overdose deaths are accidental, and over half are caused by prescription painkillers (opioids) – opioids are also a known gateway drug to heroin.”

In a video campaign for FEND, artists from Warped touring bands such as Story Untold, Waterparks, Don Broco, Simple Plan and more discussed the importance of awareness of this issue. From Simple Plan, you can find its lead singer Pierre Bouvier appearing in the video:

And that is not where Simple Plan’s involvement with this campaign ends. In order to help raise funds for FEND to help fight the opioid crisis, Vans Warped Tour partnered up with Set.fm and together they decided to put a very special recording from the final day of Warped Tour up for sale, entitled “Vans Warped Tour – The Final Hours” with all proceeds going directly to FEND.

The recording will be featuring the last two songs from the live Warped Tour sets of each participating band on August 5th 2018 at Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL and will be available as a compilation for download within 24 hours of the final note played. The bands that will be a part of this compilation include Ice Nine Kills, In Hearts Wake, Unearth, Capstan, Doll Skin, The Maine, We The Kings, Chelsea Grin, Every Time I Die, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Kublai Khan, Tropidelic, Mayday Parade, Crown The Empire, Palaye Royale, Deez Nuts, My Children My Bride and of course Simple Plan. And since Simple Plan’s setlist has remained practically unchanged over the course of Warped Tour, we can safely say that the featured songs by SP on this special compilation will be ‘I’m Just A Kid’ and ‘Perfect’, given they are the final two songs on the band’s setlist.

So if you’d like to help a good cause and also keep a souvenir in the form of the last Warped notes, for a $20 minimum donation, you can already pre-order this special “Vans Warped Tour – The Final Hours” compilation here.