It might just be my nostalgia for high school and college, but this is one of the most awesome music tours I've ever heard of. The All-American Rejects are randomly popping up at house parties this month and they're absolutely rocking it.
It's not just college campuses. These dudes are popping up everywhere: A bowling alley in Minneapolis, a farm in Iowa, house parties in Chicago, Green Bay, and Columbia, Missouri.
Frontman Tyson Ritter told Vulture:
This is the reason people are showing up. It's the have-nots and have-littles in the middle-of-nowhere America who keep the lights on for our country. They're often drive-through states for many of these big tours. Who's playing Ames, Iowa? Who's playing Green Bay, Wisconsin? Unless it's a big arena with the big old sponsor. You're seeing it now where these giant artists — I'm not going to say her name — aren't really selling out their shows anymore, and they pay for these arenas to make it look like they did. The first 25 percent of the arena gets sold from people buying $300 tickets, and they don't even know that the local promoter is getting hundreds of free tickets to fill the rest of the venue.
So keep your eyes peeled, people. The All-American Rejects just might be playing a pop-up show in your town next!
You can even message them on Instagram to get your hometown considered.
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