5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) today announce the release of their third studio album, ‘Youngblood’, set for release on June 22 via Capitol Records. Today, the band shared the album’s cover and let fans know the title track will be released this Thursday, April 12, at 3pm BST.
On ‘Youngblood’, 5SOS expands its musical parameters while retaining the hooks and trademark DNA that’s always been a massive part of the band’s appeal. Vocalist/guitarist Luke Hemmings explains, “Growing up is what we had to do on ‘Youngblood’. Seven years as a band may seem like a long time, but we were teenagers when we started. We had to look at each other and say, ‘Are we going to stop now, or do this forever? Because if we continue, then we have to go farther than we ever have before.”
With the spring 5SOS3 tour completely sold out, the band is making good on its promise to fans for a more extensive outing, including larger venues and amphitheaters across the run. The ‘Meet You There Tour’, produced by Live Nation, will launch on August 27 in Toronto, ON and include a show at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL on September 8. The 25-city North American headline trek will conclude on October 12 with a concert at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre.
5SOS are also due to perform ‘Want You Back’, the first single from the new album, on NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ this Wednesday, April 11 – the eve of the band’s sold-out show at New York City’s Irving Plaza. The track debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in over 18 countries and has already amassed more than 60 million streams worldwide. ‘Want You Back’ showcases the bold new approach 5SOS takes on ‘Youngblood’. Luke Hemmings’ passionate yearning for lost love finds him breaking into a searing falsetto on the infectious chorus. The soaring production and upfront bass line, meanwhile, finds the band exploring grooves and emotions like never before.
An acoustic version of ‘Want You Back’ is out now along with ‘Want You Back’ (Tritonal Remix). The official video, which was directed by James Larese (Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons), can be seen HERE.
Hailed as the “biggest new rock act in the world” by Rolling Stone, 5SOS is the only band (not vocal group) in history to see its first two full-length studio albums enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1. 5SOS’s self-titled debut album has sold more than three million units worldwide, with 1.5 million albums and more than 4.5 million single tracks sold in the U.S. alone. 2015’s Sounds Good Feels Good charted at No. 1 in 12 countries, including the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. “She’s Kinda Hot,” the album’s first single, topped the iTunes charts in 44 countries. 5SOS – comprising Luke Hemmings (vocals/guitar), Michael Clifford (vocals/guitar), Calum Hood (vocals/bass) and Ashton Irwin (vocals/drums) – has won an American Music Award, a People’s Choice Award, an iHeartRadio Music Award, five MTV European Music Awards, two ARIA Awards and an MTV Video Music Award.
SUMMER NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, April 13 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com
8/27 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach
8/29 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
8/30 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
9/1 Allentown, PA* The Great Allentown Fair
9/2 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre at Virginia Beach
9/5 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap
9/7 Allegan, MI* Allegan County Fair
9/8 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
9/9 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
9/11 Rochester Hills, MI Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
9/13 York, PA* York Fair
9/14 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
9/16 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/18 Orlando, FL House of Blues
9/19 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
9/24 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium
9/26 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
9/27 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/28 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre
9/30 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
10/2 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
10/3 San Jose, CA Event Center at San Jose State
10/5 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre
10/11 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
10/12 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
*non-Live Nation date
SPRING 5SOS3 TOUR
All dates below are sold out.
4/8 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
4/9 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
4/10 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
4/12 New York, NY Irving Plaza
4/13 Toronto, ON The Danforth Music Hall
4/15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
4/16 Chicago, IL House of Blues Chicago
4/18 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
4/19 Dallas, TX House of Blues Dallas
4/21 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston
4/23 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
4/25 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco Theater
4/26 San Diego, CA House of Blues San Diego
4/27 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
