Photo of Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley live at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on 08.27.23 by Colin Williams. Click here to check out the full review and photo gallery.
w/ The Interrupters, Joey Valence, and Brae | 7:00pm | 17105 N. Outer 40 Rd., Chesterfield | All ages | $59.50 – $99.50
There’s a song on Heaven :x: Hell, the last ever release from the Canadian punk band Sum 41, fittingly called “How the End Begins” and, to be honest, I don’t want to hear it because it solidifies this is, indeed, the end. One of easily the greatest pop/punk/emo bands to me, the breakup is understandable but I’m selfish because of how happy I feel when I hear them or get to experience them live. For over two decades, Sum 41 brought me fun ninety percent of the time. The other ten? That time vocalist Deryck Whibley wasn’t doing his best and I felt like he wouldn’t make it. It’s almost silly because I don’t know him, but I’ve felt quite a few of his songs really to the core. When I’d struggle with something, those words that he wrote of my favorite songs helped me, yet there wasn’t a thing I could’ve done to help him. In any case—the band treks through the STL one more time at the Factory April 24 with the Interrupters and, at least for one more night, we get to relish amidst Billboard hits (“Fat Lip,” “In Too Deep,” “Still Waiting”), fun party songs, emotional staples, and a few of what they peppered in to leave their legacy for us all. I plan to join what I know will be a packed house singing, screaming, and probably crying my eyes out. I hope St. Louis shows up and rocks their asses off to an absolutely legendary band. With over twenty years of entertainment that they’ve given to us, it’s time for us to give some of us to take with them. | Diane Ruff
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Sum 41 2024 US and Canadian tour dates:
04.19.24 FRI | THE ASTRO @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | LA VISTA, NE
04.20 SAT | WAVE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | WICHITA, KS
04.21 SUN | UPTOWN THEATER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | KANSAS CITY, MO
04.23 TUE | ARMORY @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN
04.24 WED | THE FACTORY @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | CHESTERFIELD, MO
04.26 FRI | GLC LIVE AT 20 MONROE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
04.27 SAT | THE RAVE / EAGLES CLUB @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | MILWAUKEE, WI
04.29 MON | PIER SIX PAVILION @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | BALTIMORE, MD
04.30 TUE | MGM MUSIC HALL AT FENWAY @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | BOSTON, MA
05.01 WED | CROSS INSURANCE ARENA @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | PORTLAND, ME
05.04 SAT | STONE PONY SUMMER STAGE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | ASBURY PARK, NJ
05.05 SUN | BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT @ 6:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | BROOKLYN, NY
05.06 MON | BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | BROOKLYN, NY
05.08 WED | SANTANDER ARENA @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | READING, PA
05.09 THU | RED HAT AMPHITHEATER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | RALEIGH, NC
05.11 SAT | COCA-COLA ROXY @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | ATLANTA, GA
05.12 SUN | WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2024 @ 4:00PM | DAYTONA BEACH, FL
05.14 TUE | RYMAN AUDITORIUM @ 7:00PM | NASHVILLE, TN
05.15 WED | SKYLA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | CHARLOTTE, NC
05.17 FRI | SONIC TEMPLE FESTIVAL 2024 @ 7:00PM | COLUMBUS, OH
05.18 SAT | TD PAVILION AT THE MANN @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA
05.19 SUN | CHARTWAY ARENA @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | NORFOLK, VA
08.01 THU | PARC BEAUSÉJOUR @ 7:00PM | RIMOUSKI, QC, CANADA
08.03 SAT | THE JUBILEE 2024 @ 7:00PM | NEW GLASGOW, NS, CANADA
08.04 SUN | AREA 506 FESTIVAL 2024 @ 7:00PM | SAINT JOHN, NB, CANADA
08.07 WED | LA BAIE’S HARBOR VILLAGE AGORA @ 7:00PM | PUP | SAGUENAY, QC, CANADA
08.08 THU | QUEBEC CITY OLD PORT AGORA @ 7:00PM | PUP | QUÉBEC, QC, CANADA
08.09 FRI | ROCK LA CAUZE 2024 @ 7:00PM | VICTORIAVILLE, QC, CANADA
09.03 TUE | THE MASONIC @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA
09.04 WED | THE MASONIC @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA
09.06 FRI | THEATER OF THE CLOUDS @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | PORTLAND, OR
09.07 SAT | WAMU THEATER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | SEATTLE, WA
09.08 SUN | REVOLUTION CENTER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | BOISE, ID
09.10 TUE | THE COMPLEX @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | SALT LAKE CITY, UT
09.11 WED | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | MORRISON, CO
09.12 THU | VIBRANT MUSIC HALL @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | WAUKEE, IA
09.14 SAT | MASONIC TEMPLE THEATRE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | DETROIT, MI
09.15 SUN | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
09.17 TUE | UPMC EVENTS CENTER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | MOON TOWNSHIP, PA
09.23 MON | THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | MIAMI BEACH, FL
09.24 TUE | THE ORLANDO AMPHITHEATER AT CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | ORLANDO, FL
09.26 THU | LOUDER THAN LIFE 2024 @ 7:00PM | SLIPKNOT, THE OFFSPRING, SEETHER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | LOUISVILLE, KY
09.28 SAT | H-E-B @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | AUSTIN, TX
09.29 SUN | 713 MUSIC HALL @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | HOUSTON, TX
09.30 MON | THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | IRVING, TX
10.02 WED | ARIZONA FINANCIAL THEATRE @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | PHOENIX, AZ
10.03 THU | YOUTUBE THEATER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | LOS ANGELES, CA
10.05 SAT | BAKKT THEATER @ 7:00PM | THE INTERRUPTERS | LAS VEGAS, NV
