RIYL: All American Rejects, Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3, Good Charlotte August 7, 2026 was a night of nostalgia when Simple Plan brought “The Bigger Than You Think Tour, The Sequel!” to Austin’s Moody Amphitheater. People of all ages gathered on a hot Texas night to celebrate three amazing bands playing their catalogs from the past two decades. Even though it was almost 100 degrees, that didn’t stop people from dancing the whole night and screaming on the top of their lungs to

I've come to greatly appreciate the thought that goes into planning tours, as more and more artists take on the storytelling approach to their performances instead of just playing through their discography. 5 Seconds of Summer is the perfect example of how this storytelling can not only be used to frame the structure of the show, but can also comment on topics impacting our world, the band, or their fans. 5SOS opened their Austin show in the most predictable way possible: by