Three Iconic Bands Surprise Passengers With Mid-Flight Performance On Way To Tour
Three Iconic Bands Surprise Passengers With Mid-Flight Performance On Way To Tour
Mark Tanos Sat, November 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM UTC
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Three Iconic Bands Surprise Passengers With Mid-Flight Performance On Way To Tour ©(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Three early-2000s rock bands turned a Southwest Airlines flight to Orlando into a mid-flight concert Friday.
Hoobastank, Simple Plan and The Used each played short acoustic sets in the aisle as the plane traveled from Los Angeles to Orlando, Simple Flying reported. Frontman Doug Robb led Hoobastank through the band's 2004 hit "The Reason." Simple Plan answered with "Perfect" and "I'm Just a Kid." The Used wrapped the cabin set with "The Taste of Ink."
Cabin lights dropped while travelers raised their arms, filmed the sets and sang along, according to Daily Voice.
"Now that's what I call in-flight entertainment," passenger Jordan Orion wrote on a clip shared online, Yahoo News Canada reported. Fellow traveler Tori Kravitz described the moment as a childhood dream come true, Dim Sum Daily reported.
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The flight ran as part of Southwest's Live at 35 series, which books surprise performances at cruising altitude, according to Simple Flying. The festival's site bills the partnership as a first-of-its-kind Warped Tour experience in the air. Southwest serves as the Preferred Airline Partner of Vans Warped Tour.
Singer LØLØ, who flew with the group and performed, called the trip a chartered service for festival-goers. She captioned one clip, "Every plane was grounded today, but the emo gods made sure this one flew."
The jet was among the last to leave Los Angeles before a nationwide ground stop took hold that day, Dim Sum Daily reported. (RELATED: FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop, Halting All US Flight Departures)
The three acts all appear at the festival's Orlando finale. Hoobastank and Simple Plan take the stage Saturday, while The Used performs Sunday, EntertainmentNow reported.
The 2026 run is Hoobastank's first appearance at the event. Vans Warped Tour runs Nov. 14 and 15 at the Camping World Stadium campus in Orlando, according to JamBase.
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
