{"id":259747,"date":"2025-09-27T22:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T22:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259747\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T22:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T22:03:12","slug":"5sos-go-full-rockstar-mode-for-secret-l-a-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259747\/","title":{"rendered":"5SOS Go Full Rockstar Mode for Secret L.A. Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

The concert followed the Australian quartet\u2019s announcement of a new forthcoming album <\/p>\n

\"5Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

As teen rockers, pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer never cared for being called a boyband.\u00a0But just over a decade later \u2014 a string of No.1 albums, a slew of chart-topping tracks and solo projects under the belt \u2014 Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin are embracing the label. \u00a0<\/p>\n

On Sept. 24, the Aussie group officially reemerged with its first new music since 2022\u2019s 5SOS5. Whispers of a return began the day before when the band\u2019s Instagram was wiped clean, save for a carousel of images<\/a> that began with \u201c5SOS are breaking up?? Click here for proof.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

Equipped with a\u00a0new look that lands somewhere between goth-punk and \u201890s boyband extravagance, 5 Seconds of Summer<\/a> ignited its new album cycle with the release of \u201cNot Ok,\u201d an arena-ready track that puts instrumental showmanship and rockstar bravado front and center. The lead single gives a taste of what\u2019s to come on the rest of the album, Everyone\u2019s a Star!, out on Nov. 14 through Republic Records. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

With its well-honed boyband powers, 5SOS ignited the fan bat signal and announced a free show in West Hollywood just a few hours before showtime. First come, first served, No RSVP. The girls (and some guys) came running, looping Olive Drive and down Sunset Boulevard with the hopes of being one of the lucky crowd members. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

Just after 6 p.m., a baby pink limo rolled onto The Sun Rose West Hollywood\u2019s checkered piazza, which had been transformed from valet zone to pop-up concert, complete with a circular hot pink stage emblazoned with a black star. All fans in attendance wore t-shirts (also hot pink and black) that proclaimed \u201cYour Favorite Boy Band.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

Hemmings, Clifford, Hood and Irwin hopped\u00a0out of the limo to stand on top of the stretched vehicle for a moment of glory, taking in the screams and applause before hitting the stage for the live debut of \u201cNot Ok.\u201d Performing through technical issues, the band showed their ever-present sense of humor and encouraged the crowd to chant \u201cRefund! Refund! Refund!\u201d Past the blip, 5SOS powered through \u201cTeeth\u201d from 2020\u2019s Calm to the palpable excitement of fans \u2014 Hemmings hardly had to sing the chorus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

Much of the concert was dedicated to previewing the new album with more than half of the set dedicated to Everyone\u2019s a Star! Closing with a redo of \u201cNot Ok,\u201d 5SOS also debuted the title track, \u201cBoyband,\u201d \u201cTelephone Busy,\u201d and \u201cNo. 1 Obsession.\u201d But as any good boyband knows to do, the group played two other longtime favorites: pop punk breakthrough \u201cShe Looks So Perfect\u201d and the infectious \u201cYoungblood.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

\"\"Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n

After taking a group bow, 5SOS piled back into the limo for an especially stylish exit. Peeling out of The Sun Rose West Hollywood<\/a> driveway, the vehicle moved out slowly, careful while driving past the dedicated fans that stayed for the concert on the sidewalk, even if only to listen. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"5Credit: Andy DeLuca<\/p>\n