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Capturing The Magic
Capturing The Magic

t’s always cool and exciting when you do and high-energy live shows. Since then the band
“Isomething for the first time,” Simple have toured all over the world, released five suc-
Plan drummer Chuck Comeau notes. “ere’s cessful albums and won multiple awards. Fast
something really special when you go some- forward to 2020, Simple Plan and Bowling For
where for the first time and you play these rooms Soup joined forces once again for the ‘Together
for the first time - that tour really captured that Again, You’re Welcome’ Tour. When the six-date
for us,” Chuck says, referring to Simple Plan’s extravaganza stopped in Birmingham, we caught
debut UK tour which took place 17 years ago, up with Chuck to discuss the tour and Simple
supporting fellow pop-punksters Bowling For Plan’s forthcoming album. Chuck also reveals
Soup. It was a tour that helped the Canadian how the decisions the band made in the early
quintet build their fanbase on this side of the At- years affected their career and how the band has
lantic, thanks to their catchy, up-tempo melodies learned to embrace their past and who they are.

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