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Nationwide Ground Stop Brings Impromptu Midair Shows From Iconic 2000s Bands
Hoobastank and Simple Plan performed in the cabin after a nationwide flight halt left passengers with an unexpected concert.
- On Friday, Hoobastank, Simple Plan, and The Used performed impromptu concerts aboard a Southwest Airlines flight headed to Orlando for the Vans Warped Tour during a nationwide Federal Aviation Administration ground stop.
- More than 12,500 cancellations occurred over two days after the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the disruption to outdated air traffic control technology and overloaded equipment, according to ABC News.
- Part of Southwest Airlines' 'Live at 35' program, the surprise performances occurred at 35,000 feet. Hoobastank frontman Doug Robb sang the 2004 hit 'The Reason,' while Simple Plan and The Used also performed acoustic sets.
- Passengers shared the rare experience on social media, with one user writing, 'When my childhood dream comes true and Simple Plan performs on my Southwest flight to the Vans Warped Tour.' Another added, 'I will never recover from this.'
- Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman said organizers are working to mitigate flight cancellations for Saturday's event at Camping World Stadium. Bands are driving from as far as Chicago and Houston to ensure performances continue.
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The suspension of take-off in the United States last Friday (13) caused disturbances and more than 12,000 cancelled flights in the country. But there was a passenger who did not even get so upset with the paralysis. Some of the rock bands that marked the American and Canadian scene of the 2000s were on one of the aircraft that did not receive permission to land. They quickly pulled out guitars, microphones and sound boxes to do, right there, an …
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