Simple Plan Teams Up With Jax For A Brand New Spin On Their Song ‘Iconic’. Touring Nationally In 2024
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SIMPLE PLAN TEAMS UP WITH JAX FOR A BRAND NEW SPIN ON
THEIR SONG ICONIC
TOURING NATIONALLY IN APRIL 2024 WITH BOYS LIKE GIRLS & WE THE KINGS
Simple Plan, the renowned Canadian rock band, is teaming up with Jax, the rising pop star, for a groundbreaking collaboration of their song Iconic. Simple Plan, known for their chart-topping hits and energetic live performances, has joined forces with Jax, a music and social media sensation after amassing close to 15 million TikTok followers and releasing her top 40 smash-hit Victoria’s Secret in 2022. With her powerful vocals and dynamic performances, Jax has captivated audiences around the world. This collaboration with Simple Plan on Iconic showcases her versatility and ability to seamlessly fuse different genres of music. The song has already been featured on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation “Advanced Placement” programming, and has received many playlist looks including Apple’s New Music Daily, Spotify’s Ready to Rock, and various New Music Friday territory looks.
“I was so so so excited when Simple Plan asked me to be part of Iconic!”, states Jax enthusiastically. “Pierre brought me up to his home and we had such a fun time cutting my verse and then having dinner with his beautiful family! I grew up listening to them and was trying my best not to fangirl. The boys are all ‘Icons’ and it is a dream come true to be on this song with them!”
“Iconic is a song about dreamers; people who have big, crazy ideas. Often, they’re told to forget about them, to be realistic, to give up on these « crazy » ambitions…” explained Chuck Comeau from Simple Plan.
“We wanted to write a song for all these dreamers and tell them they didn’t have to give up. That they should keep going, keep believing in their crazy dreams, ignore the haters, believe in themselves and their talent and use all the negative comments they hear as fuel to stay motivated and prove everyone wrong,” Chuck continued.
“That’s what we tried to do when we started this band in our parents’ basement 25 years ago and today we were so grateful we kept going and dreaming big. That’s also why we thought Jax was the perfect artist to join us on the song. She embodies everything « Iconic » stands for. She’s forging her own path, breaking rules and doing things her own way and it’s been cool to watch her use her platform in such a positive and inspiring way. We couldn’t be happier to be friends and have her on this song,” lead singer, Pierre Bouvier added with excitement.
The music video for Iconic was captured live during Simple Plan’s tour, alongside The Offspring and Sum 41, at Jones Beach. New York.
Simple Planare set to appear at When We Were Young Festival later this year, before kicking off 2024 with the Hard As Rock Tour in Europe and the UK, appearances at the I Wanna Be Brazil Tour, a new emo and pop-punk filled tour heading to Brazil. The band will then return to Australia next April, with a national run alongside special guests and fellow pop punk royals BOYS LIKE GIRLS and We The Kings. Tickets are already going fast, with Brisbane already sold out on Sunday 14 April.
Get set for an international pop punk celebration for the ages next April, you absolutely won’t want to stay at home all alone next April. Simple Plan will donate $1 from each ticket sold on this tour to the Simple Plan Foundation. Established in 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation focuses on helping young people in need and showcasing the power of music as a tool to find purpose and direction in life. Since its inception the Simple Plan Foundation has donated over $2M to various charitable causes in Canada and has been awarded many prestigious distinctions for its philanthropic work.
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SIMPLE PLAN AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2024 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
BOYS LIKE GIRLS & WE THE KINGS
SUNDAY 7 APRIL – METRO CITY, PERTH
TUESDAY 9 APRIL – ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE THEATRE, ADELAIDE
THURSDAY 11 APRIL – MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 13 APRIL – HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY
SUNDAY 14 APRIL – FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE SOLD OUT
ABOUT SIMPLE PLAN:
From their new millennium rise to MTV superstardom through pop-punk’s modern resurgence, SIMPLE PLAN have been an indelible part of pop culture since forming in Montreal in 1999. They’ve sold 10 million albums worldwide, won multiple Juno Awards, performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics – and, most recently, la in unched the omnipresent #ImJustAKid TikTok challenge that’s spawned more than 3.4 million videos, including clips from Hilary Duff, Ed Sheeran, Usher and Venus and Serena Williams.
That ambition is fully on display on the band’s sixth studio album, HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. The first self-released album from Chuck Comeau, vocalist Pierre Bouvier and guitarists Sébastien Lefebvre and Jeff Stinco, the album respects Simple Plan’s storied career while pushing forward in new ways, with songs like The Antidote, Ruin My Life (ft. Deryck Whibley), Congratulations, Wake Me Up (When This Nightmare’s Over) and Iconic set to stand as fan favorites for years to come.
“It’s amazingly complex to be in a band for 20-plus years, to keep going, stay relevant and manage all the challenges that come your way,”Bouvier says. “It’s the furthest thing from a ‘simple plan’ – it’s truly a lot harder than it looks. Throughout our career, it’s taken a while to be mature enough to understand that our sound is an asset, not a liability. On this album we said: ‘Let’s just embrace who we are and not be afraid to do what we do best.’ Making a good Simple Plan record is just as hard as making something off the beaten path.”
ABOUT JAX: Jax is a rising pop star known for her soulful voice, powerful performances, and captivating stage presence who rose to prominence on TikTok with her viral and top 40 hit Victoria’s Secret. With her unique blend of pop and R&B elements, Jax has garnered attention and accolades from fans and industry professionals. She continues to make waves in the music industry with her infectious music and authentic persona.
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