Good Charlotte in Düsseldorf

Good Charlotte are an American pop-punk band formed in Waldorf, Maryland, in 1996 by twin brothers Joel and Benji Madden. Their 2002 album The Young and the Hopeless includes “The Anthem,” “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” and “Girls & Boys”; later releases brought songs including “I Just Wanna Live” and “The River.” Good Charlotte played the Vans Warped Tour in 2001, then co-headlined the 2003 Honda Civic Tour with New Found Glory. A performance at London’s Brixton Academy was released on video in 2004. After a hiatus, the band returned to Reading and Leeds in 2016 and later took the album Generation Rx on its own named tour.

Yellowcard is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997. Its pop-punk sound is distinguished by Sean Mackin’s violin, and the 2003 album Ocean Avenue produced the title track, “Way Away” and “Only One.” The band followed it with albums including Lights and Sounds and Paper Walls. Yellowcard played the Vans Warped Tour repeatedly during the 2000s and later mounted a farewell tour that ended at the House of Blues Anaheim in 2017. The band reunited to perform at Riot Fest in Chicago in 2022. In 2023, it marked the twentieth anniversary of Ocean Avenue on a North American tour with Mayday Parade.