SimplePlan.cz recap of London show: basketball, passed-out fans & crazy atmosphere

On Friday night, Simple Plan returned to the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London, where they had another unforgettable No Pads show ahead of them. This time around SimplePlan.cz was there again to bring you some more in-depth info straight from the crowd.

The audience was very diverse: people from countries like Canada, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, China, Slovakia or Czech Republic all came to London to witness this very special 15th anniversary show.

And it was quite an eventful night! The first time that the members of the general public were able to see a member of SP on stage, actually came much sooner than anybody expected! During The Bottom Line‘s set, this opening band decided to invite Pierre to take part in their new on-stage game they started on this tour in Germany, when a member of the audience is chosen to shoot a ball through a basketball hoop held up in the middle of the audience. It took him 2 shots, but finally Pierre scored with loud cheers from the audience accompanying his victory.

See it all on the video SimplePlan.cz filmed for you below:

After The Bottom Line’s set, two more opening bands took the stage: Milestones and Trashboat. Around 9pm the stage was all clear again, ready for the best part of the night to begin.

From the first notes of I’d Do Anything all the way to the final song Welcome To My Life, the London crowd very actively engaged in the show, holding up signs (note the quite impressive lit up sign on the right!), jumping, singing along and trying to get various items of ladies’ underwear thrown on stage.

Big props should go to the middle section of the crowd which right after the beginning of Boom made sure to call security in order to help a girl who’s passed out of exhaustion and made sure there was enough room around her. The band immediately stopped playing and patiently waited a number of minutes to make sure the girl was carried out safely. See tiny parts of this moments caught on our Instagram Stories:

David’s absence on this tour was once again explained during the show when Pierre took the microphone to discuss the issue of depression that their bassplayer is fighting right now. See his speech in the video below:

The recent attacks in the United Kingdom resonated in Pierre’s speech in the middle of Crazy more than ever and everybody in the crowd loudly joined in the ‘Is everybody going crazy?’ sing-alongs while Pierre stood on top of the front of house area.

It looks like it’s confirmed now that Jet Lag has become a full-time addition to the NPNHJB show setlist. The band played the same songs as they did in Tilburg:

Come check out the SimplePlan.cz gallery now for our photos from this show and try to soak up the atmosphere of this magical night in London: