Sum 41 fans, get ready for an unforgettable episode! Sum 41 has announced their final headlining world tour, ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’, celebrating the release of their last album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’, and their farewell as a band. They’re hitting major stops across the globe, ending with their ultimate farewell in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena on January 30, 2025. Join us as we share our thoughts about their final show in New York! We discuss the electrifying opening acts Joey Valence & Brae and The Interrupters, break down their epic setlist, and relive the unforgettable moment when Sum 41 played “Fat Lip” twice due to a sound system mishap. Tune in for all this and more, and don’t miss part 2 where Erick and I rank the band’s entire discography! Listen now and be part of Sum 41's historic farewell—you won’t want to miss it!
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This is their final tour as Sum 41 & I feel so damn grateful to have been able to attend this beautiful celebration. This final tour definitely brought on a different type of nostalgia. I’ve been a fan of theirs since I was just 11 years old. I’ll never forget buying their debut album the week it was released & all of the afternoons that I spent blasting ‘All Killer No Filler’ on my boombox outside after school as I played on the jungle gym & swung on my swingset. So many memories of mine throughout the years are tied to their albums & songs. Trust me when I say, all of the “favorite bands” you grow up loving & watching from the start really do hit different & will forever hold a different type of significance to you personally. & I could feel that deeply.. not just with myself, but with every other fan in attendance last night. This band has left a long lasting impact in so many of our lives & the energy in the room last night as they played strongly replicated that. It was fucking indescribable. This is definitely one of the best shows I’ve ever been to & it really meant so damn much to me to be able to be there 🥹💥🖤
The popular rock of the noughts remains hated. While this assessment might be way too harsh, very few groups from the time have gotten reappraised. For instance, Sum 41 have been recognized as one of the more interesting bands from the era recently, though I do agree their most known stuff does grate a bit. I am not sure on the why of this, either the noughts didn't reach the retro power of the 80's yet or the TRL-zation of the rock idiom cause us to cringe. True, I shouldn't blame any musician from then for that, since some seem to be aware of both problems, especially the latter. I mean, Sum 41 bested most of their peers with the consequent work that is anything but nostalgic, though I am sure many too visit their current tours for their greatest hits.
Some brief takeaways from the last few days of listening to Heaven :x: Hell.
I've definitely listened to the 'Heaven' side more, so far. But I love how distinctive Dave Baksh's solos are on 'Hell'. It's very much a style he's had since his return on 13 Voices. That whole build-build-build and then the high octane, highly charged, widdly solos. The woahs on 'Landmines' will fuel me for days, that song is easily up there with their best pop-punk stuff. There are some lyrics on the song 'Not Quite Myself' that are genius: "Words to say, but all my people skills get in the way", I thought that was such a cool line. I've been reminded just how unique a band they are. They, along with The Offspring, were some of the first bands I got into, but even within that punk rock/pop punk scene, they are so, so unique. I'm sad to see them go. When Cone was asked on his radio show, 'Do you think you'll have 12 reunions, Mötley Crüe style?' he seemed quite open to it. In a never say never, kind of way. I have a feeling they'll pop up somewhere along the line.