Simple Plan — Pinkpop, 2011

Drawn from the official Pinkpop festival archive, this full performance filmed in 2011 in Landgraaf, the Netherlands, features Simple Plan, the Canadian pop-punk band formed in Montreal in 1999. On one of Europe’s oldest festival stages, the group led by Pierre Bouvier unleashes the infectious energy that won over the teenage audiences of the 2000s, with anthemic choruses, saturated guitars and knowing address to the crowd. The set foregrounds the hits that marked the pop-punk generation — from “Welcome to My Life” to “Jet Lag” by way of “Summer Paradise” — in a stage delivery honed by years of international touring. This multi-song filmed live set, taken from the legendary Pinkpop that has hosted the biggest names in rock, conveys the festival atmosphere and the band’s rapport with its audience. An ideal live concert to relive the golden age of pop-punk, this Pinkpop 2011 appearance confirms the stage solidity of a band that became a benchmark of the genre.