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Simple Plan

Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 1999, the band's current lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and departed in July 2020 due to sexual misconduct accusations.The band has released six studio albums: No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002), Still Not Getting Any... (2004), Simple Plan (2008), Get Your Heart On! (2011), Taking One for the Team (2016), and Harder Than It Looks (2022). The band has also released an EP titled Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming! (2013), in addition to two live albums: Live in Japan 2002 (2003) and MTV Hard Rock Live (2005).

The band performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005, and in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018. The band also performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Vancouver, along with The X Factor Australia. In December 2012, the band performed at Mood Indigo, the college festival of IIT Bombay in Mumbai, India. In 2004, the band appeared as themselves in the film New York Minute, starring the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley. Simple Plan also performed "O Canada" at the 2016 NHL Winter Classic. Additionally, they performed the theme music for, and were featured on an episode of, What's New, Scooby-Doo?.

Albums

2002 No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls
2004 Still Not Getting Any…
2008 Simple Plan
2011 Get Your Heart On!
2016 Taking One for the Team
2022 Harder Than It Looks
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Latest Articles

News / Music
Video Tour Diary - Part Two: Stateside Take Us Behind The Scenes On Their Tour With Simple Plan
All the action from the Brisbane show.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Simple Plan, Eat Your Heart Out, Stateside
"Just when we think the night couldn't get any better, out come the balls! Beach balls that is!"
News / Music
Video Tour Diary: Stateside Take Us Behind The Scenes On Their Tour With Simple Plan
This is just part one.
News / Music
Simple Plan Announce 'No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls' 15th Anniversary Aus Tour
We'd do anything.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Simple Plan, Forever Ends Here
"Bouvier suggests, 'Music can make a real difference in your life and sometimes it really speaks to you.'"
News / Music
Pop Punk Is Alive And Well - Simple Plan Are Coming To Town This Year
What year is it?
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Simple Plan - 'Taking One For The Team'
This album sounds exactly how you expect it to.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Simple Plan - Taking One For The Team
"Pierre Bouvier is still as charismatic as ever with his witty lyrics and exceptional vocals."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Simple Plan, Tonight Alive
Closing on infamous track Perfect, this wasn’t a rave-worthy show; however, for the seasoned fans who grew up on this music, it was an uplifting journey down memory lane.
Features / Music
Staying True To Themselves
Simple Plan don't want to let their fans down, or themselves - that's what it comes down to. “We love what we do and we love our career. I'll be straight with you - I don't want it to stop. If we make a shitty record it might, so I don't want to do that,” levels the drummer.
Features / Music
The Drawing Board
“They say Warped Tour is a punk rock summer camp, right? It’s true."
News / Music
Simple Plan To Play Headline Show In Perth
The pop-punk outfit will perform the one-off gig this December