5 Seconds Of Summer
The top Australian band
5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in late 2011. The group consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood, and drummer Ashton Irwin. Originally beginning their career as YouTube celebrities, they rose to international fame while touring with English-Irish boy band One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and have attained more than 7 billion streams of their songs on music streaming services, making them one of the most successful Australian musical acts in history.
How it all started...
5 Seconds of Summer formed in late 2011 when Luke Hemmings, Michael
Clifford, and Calum Hood, who all attended the same high-school: Norwest
Christian College, began posting videos of themselves performing covers
of popular songs together on Hemmings' YouTube channel. In December
2011, the trio invited drummer Ashton Irwin, and the four-man lineup was
completed. The band's name was created by Clifford. On 3 December 2011,
the band played their first show at Sydney pub, Annandale Hotel,
reportedly playing for only 12 people.
The band attracted interest from major music labels and publishers and
signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Despite having
no promotion apart from on Facebook and Twitter, their first music
release, an EP titled Unplugged, reached number 3 on the iTunes chart in
Australia and the Top 20 in both New Zealand and Sweden.
Upcoming Tour 🌎
The 5SOS Show is the 2023 world tour that the band is promoting. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW 🌎
"It doesn't really matter what genre [our music] fits in, if it's fitting in an area that works for people who connect to it than that's all that matters".
- 5 Seconds Of Summer"