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X-WR-CALNAME:SIMPLE PLAN in Montreal\, Canada at Bell Centre - Eventfu
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SUMMARY:SIMPLE PLAN
DESCRIPTION: About SIMPLE PLANSimple Plan began in 1995 with the forma
	tion of a band named Reset by friends Pierre Bouvier\, Charles-André 
	"Chuck" Comeau\, Philippe Jolicoeur\, and Adrian White.Reset toured ar
	ound Canada with bands such as MxPx\, Ten Foot Pole\, and Face to Face
	\, but only managed to gain modest popularity. The debut album\, No Wo
	rries\, was released in 1998\, and Comeau left soon after to go to col
	lege.Two years later he met with high school friends Jean-François "J
	eff" Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre who were in separate bands of thei
	r own\, and combined to create the band. Meanwhile\, Reset released a 
	second CD\, No Limits (the two CDs would be re-released as a single CD
	 in 2006\, with liner note comments from Bouvier and Comeau). In late 
	1999\, Comeau and Bouvier reacquainted at a Sugar Ray concert and Bouv
	ier left Reset soon after to join Comeau. David Desrosiers replaced Bo
	uvier in Reset\, but when asked to join the foursome\, he too left the
	 band six months later. This allowed Bouvier\, who had doubled as the 
	band's front man and bassist\, to concentrate on the singing.The origi
	n of the band's name is obscure. Band members have given various respo
	nses on this point\, including a liking for the movie A Simple Plan\; 
	that the band was their simple plan to avoid getting a "real" job\; an
	d that the name was only intended to be temporary\, but they never tho
	ught of anything better\, and with shows coming up for the new band\, 
	they needed a name.No Pads\, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002-2004)Main a
	rticle: No Pads\, No Helmets...Just BallsIn 2002\, Simple Plan release
	d their first studio album\, No Pads\, No Helmets...Just Balls which l
	ed to the singles\, "I'm Just a Kid"\, "I'd Do Anything"\, "Addicted"\
	, and "Perfect". Simple Plan is noted as saying that they were aiming 
	at a pure pop-punk record. The name of the CD echoes the popular tag l
	ine for the sport of rugby\, "No pads\, no helmets\, no pussies."The r
	ecord was originally released in the United States with twelve tracks\
	, ending with "Perfect". Enhanced and foreign editions came in several
	 different versions with up to two additional tracks in addition to th
	e original twelve. For example\, the U.S. release contained the extra 
	songs "Grow Up"\, and "My Christmas List"\, while the UK release conta
	ined the extra songs "One By One" and "American Jesus" (a live version
	 of a cover of a Bad Religion song)\, as well as the two music videos\
	, "I'd Do Anything" and "I'm Just a Kid".The record also contained voc
	als from singers from two other pop-punk bands as "I'd Do Anything" in
	cluded vocals by Mark Hoppus from blink-182\, and "You Don't Mean Anyt
	hing" included vocals by Joel Madden from Good Charlotte.In 2002\, the
	 year Simple Plan released the album\, Simple Plan played more than 30
	0 shows\, topped the Alternative New Artist Chart\, and played a sold 
	out tour in Japan. In 2003\, the band played as a headliner on the Van
	s Warped Tour--an appearance memorialized in the comedy slasher film\,
	 Punk Rock Holocaust\, in which four of the five band members are kill
	ed. They would also play short stints on the Warped Tour in 2004 and 2
	005. Also in 2003\, they opened for Avril Lavigne on her "Try To Shut 
	Me Up" Tour. In addition to several headlining tours\, they have also 
	opened for Green Day and Good Charlotte.    \n
LOCATION:Bell Centre @ 1260 Rue De La Gauchetiere West, Montreal, Queb
	ec H3B 5E8 Canada
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