Simple Plan played about 16 songs during their set. Around six (6) were from their brand new CD, "Still Not Getting Any," which came out on October 26, 2004, (on Lava Records) and certainly is one of the must buy album's of the year.

Singer Pierre Bouvier was entertaining as always; dancing around the stage like there was no tomorrow and poking fun at an entertainer who had lip-synching problems on a late night show. Guitarist Seb Lefebvre was giving his guitar picks to fans all night long and jumping around like a basketball player. Chuck was throwing his drum sticks to willing fans and I saw bassist David Desrosiers give a young fan a pick. People were singing the words to all their songs and having an incredible amount of fun. I saw one girl try to crowd surf. They only downside of the night were people who kept pushing their way to the front.

Highlights of the show included a great rendition of "Addicted" and "I'm just a Kid" both from their "No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls" album. Top notch versions of "Welcome To My Life" and "Me Against the World" were the songs that stood out from their new album. They even played an old song called “Happy Together,” which is on the "Freaky Friday" soundtrack.

They had an autograph signing earlier in the day and a camera phone contest where fans email their personal photos to a phone number. Between sets a huge screen displayed some of the photos and one lucky winner got to meet Simple Plan after the show. If that wasn't enough some fans were able to get posters of the band. All in all it was a great night of fun and music by one of the better live bands I have seen perform.


Review by Elizabeth Kane - © 2004 Florida Entertainment Scene - All Rights Reserved. To send us your Simple Plan Comments Click on this link. To ensure publication please include your full name when making comments.