LIVE: Sum 41 / Simple Plan @ Alexandra Palace, London
If you were remotely interested in pop culture in the early 2000s, the chances are you heard Simple Plan and Sum 41. From the former’s appearance on Mary Kate and Ashley’s New York Minute, to the latter’s place on side two of the Now CD upon the release of ‘In Too Deep’, you didn’t have to be a pop punk or metal enthusiast to know these two bands. Today, they’re back together as Simple Plan support the mighty Sum 41 at London’s packed Ally Pally, and whilst Sum 41 are tonight’s main event, equal numbers of both band’s T-shirts appear on the backs of attendees tonight. Simple Plan kick us off, their pop punk sound of ‘I’d Do Anything’ seeping past the doors of the great hall into the queues waiting for burgers outside. The already packed hall became even tighter at the recogni...
