Simple Plan — https://simpleplan.com — bring the “Bigger Than You Think Tour” to Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on August 15, 2026, headlining a run that moves across North America with select dates overseas in Europe and Australia. They’ve been called pop-punk lifers, but critics usually land closer to melodic power-pop with a punk backbone: bright hooks, tight verse-chorus economy, and a refusal to sand down emotional directness. Two decades in, they’re still writing from the same vantage point, just older and less defensive about it. Multi-platinum sales, JUNO Awards, MTV rotation in the TRL era, and a long record of charity work through the Simple Plan Foundation back up the staying power. Their most recent full-length, Harder Than It Looks, doubles down on big choruses without chasing trends — listen here: https://open.spotify.com/search/Harder%20Than%20It%20Looks%20Simple%20Plan.

3OH!3 — https://www.3oh3music.com — slot in direct support, still operating in that space between crunk-era electro-pop, rap-rock, and absurdist club music that defined late-2000s radio but never really left festival stages. Critics have described them as party-rap provocateurs with a sharp pop instinct; beneath the punchlines, they’ve always understood structure and dynamics. “Don’t Trust Me” might be the headline, but the catalog runs deeper, and their live sets are built for compression — no downtime, no ballads, just velocity. The duo has racked up platinum singles, Billboard chart placements, and years of touring across North America and Europe while supporting youth and environmental causes. Their latest album, NEED, leans into glossy production without losing the bratty edge — hear it here: https://open.spotify.com/search/NEED%203OH!3.

Bowling for Soup — https://www.bowlingforsoup.com — open the night with the kind of veteran ease that comes from decades of writing loud, funny, tightly constructed pop-punk. Critics often frame them as novelty adjacent, but that misses the craft: they work in classic pop structure, stacking harmonies and hooks over palm-muted riffs, closer to Cheap Trick than a Warped Tour caricature. Grammy nominations, gold records, theme songs that outlived the shows they were written for, and relentless international touring across the U.S., U.K., and Japan have kept them visible. They also remain active in charitable efforts supporting mental health and community arts programs. Their latest record, Pop Drunk Snot Bread, sounds exactly like a band that knows its lane and enjoys it — listen here: https://open.spotify.com/search/Pop%20Drunk%20Snot%20Bread%20Bowling%20for%20Soup.