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Your Last Chance to See Sum 41 in Philly is Saturday

Author Brent Porche
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 performs onstage at the 2024 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO Presented by Capital One at the Honda Center on January 13, 2024 in Anaheim, California.

Sum 41 are hanging it up, but not before one last hurrah. They’re performing live in Philadelphia on Saturday night, performing a mix of their hits alongside material from their new and final album Heaven :X: Hell.

Why are Sum 41 breaking up?

Frontman Deryck Whibley explained in an interview last year: “I felt like after all these years with my 1,000 percent focus on Sum 41 all day, every day, I felt like I don’t have much more of that in me to continue past this record.”

The band are going out on top: “Landmines,” which you’ve heard on WMMR, cracked the number one spot on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart. The song is from their eighth album Heaven :X: Hell, which will be their last, as confirmed by the band on their social media.

The last time they scored a radio chart-topper was with their signature anthem “Fat Lip” in 2001.

When and where can I see the band live?

To celebrate their career and solidify their spot in pop-punk canon, Tour of the Setting Sum will hit Philadelphia on Saturday, May 18th. The band will play the Skyline Stage at the Mann Music Center in Fairmount Park, located at 5201 Parkside Avenue.

The Interrupters and Joey Valence & Brae will open the show. Music starts at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at MannCenter.org.

After this run of shows, Sum 41 will do a farewell tour through Canada in January 2025, including a stop in their hometown of Ontario.

Check the official MMR Concert Calendar for more gigs in and around Philly.

Catch Brent Porche on-air and online weekdays between 3PM – 7PM on WMMR. Brent loves to celebrate important musical anniversaries and milestones on my show, especially on Double Shot Tuesdays! He is honored to continue to the legacy of ‘MMR’s Local Shots Artist of the Month feature every Wednesday on-air at 6:30pm and via the Local Shots Headquarters page online, anytime at WMMR.com.

AC/DC: Their Last Show in Philadelphia at the Big Joint

Let there be rock! Since this week marks the birthday of Angus Young, we thought we’d look back at the last time Philadelphia hosted AC/DC at the Big Joint.

The band wrapped up a tour at the Wells Fargo Center on September 20th, 2016. For several years, this was potentially their last show ever, since after the gig they went away for a little while and then a pandemic put a hard stop to touring for a moment. This show also occurred before longtime frontman Brian Johnson returned to the band, so Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses was singing lead (yep, remember AXL/DC?).

Since that night in South Philly, AC/DC have only performed live one other time, at the Power Trip festival in California last year. They have an extensive European tour planned for this summer, stretching from May to August with our friends in The Pretty Reckless as support.

RELATED: Brian Johnson Remembers Auditioning for AC/DC

As for the birthday boy: Angus Young turned 69 years old this past Sunday (3/31) and he’s still going strong. Here’s hoping that AC/DC returns to the City of Brotherly Love and Sister Affection sooner rather than later! Keep an eye on the official MMR Concert Calendar for a potential date.

In the meantime, we’re looking back at the last time Angus Young and the gang were here. What was even cooler about their show in Philly that night in 2016 is that WMMR gave one lucky listener a chance to meet Angus, and that fan, Mike, showed up in full uniform, as you can see below! Concert photos are courtesy of Radio Sara.

AC/DC: Their Last Show in Philadelphia at the Big Joint (For Now)

SETLIST: Wells Fargo Center, September 20th, 2016
1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder
6. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
7. Rock n’ Roll Damnation
8. Thunderstruck
9. High Voltage
10. Rock n’ Roll Train
11. Hells Bells
12. Givin the Dog a Bone
13. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
14. Live Wire
15. Sin City
16. You Shook Me All Night Long
17. Shot Down In Flames
18. Have a Drink On Me
19. T.N.T.
20. Whole Lotta Rosie
21. Let There Be Rock (with Angus Young guitar solo)
ENCORE:
22. Highway to Hell
23. Riff Raff
24. Problem Child (first time played since 2001)
25. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

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