Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour

The Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour was the first headlining concert tour by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, promoting the band's self-titled debut album. The pre-tour began on 13 November 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona, continuing in Los Angeles, and on 25 February 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The remainder of the tour commenced on 4 May 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal, at Altice Arena and ended on 13 September 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour
Tour by 5 Seconds of Summer
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album5 Seconds of Summer
Start date13 November 2014 (2014-11-13)
End date13 September 2015 (2015-09-13)
Legs3
No. of shows69
Supporting act(s)Hey Violet
5 Seconds of Summer concert chronology

Background

In July 2014 the band, consisting of Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Ashton Irwin, and Calum Hood, announced the European headlining dates, and later followed this up with announcements for both Australia and the US.

Opening acts

Setlist

Europe / Oceania setlist

4 May — 29 June 2015

  1. "End Up Here"
  2. "Out of My Limit"
  3. "Heartbreak Girl"
  4. "Voodoo Doll"
  5. "Permanent Vacation"
  6. "Don't Stop"
  7. "Disconnected"
  8. "Long Way Home"
  9. "Rejects"
  10. "Heartache On The Big Screen"
  11. "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
  12. "Amnesia"
  13. "Beside You"
  14. "Everything I Didn't Say"
  15. "American Idiot" (Green Day cover)
  16. "Kiss Me Kiss Me"
  17. "She Looks So Perfect"
Encore
  1. "Good Girls"
  2. "What I Like About You" (The Romantics cover)
Notes
  • They performed their song "Pizza" during the show in Madrid, Spain; Turin, Italy; Zürich, Switzerland; Munich, Germany; Oslo, Norway; during their second night in Birmingham, England and also during their shows in London, England.
  • They performed a song named "Berlin sausage" during the show in Berlin, Germany.
  • They performed a song named "Toblerone" in Zürich, Switzerland.
  • They performed a song named "Oslo Song" in Oslo, Norway.
  • They performed a song named "Swedish meatballs" on ROWYSO in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • They performed a song named "S'il Vous Plaît" in Paris, France.
  • They performed a song called "Birmingham Smells Like Ham" during the first night in Birmingham, England.
  • They performed a song called "Fiery Dragon" about Michael's encounter with pyrotechnics during the show in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • They performed a song called "English Love Affair" from their debut self-titled album while at their Belfast, Northern Ireland show on 30 May 2015.
  • They performed "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers during their show in Glasgow on 1 June
  • They performed a song about various Belgian kinds of food during the Belgian show on 21 May 2015
  • They performed a song called "Amsterdam" about them not wanting to leave Amsterdam during the show in Amsterdam on 20 May 2015.
North America setlist

17 July — 13 September 2015

  1. "End Up Here"
  2. "Out of My Limit"
  3. "Voodoo Doll"
  4. "Permanent Vacation"
  5. "Don't Stop"
  6. "Disconnected"
  7. "Long Way Home"
  8. "Rejects"
  9. "Heartache On The Big Screen"
  10. "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
  11. "Amnesia"
  12. "Beside You"
  13. "Everything I Didn't Say"
  14. "American Idiot" (Green Day cover)
  15. "Kiss Me Kiss Me"
  16. "She's Kinda Hot"
  17. "She Looks So Perfect"
Encore
  1. "Good Girls"
  2. "What I Like About You" (The Romantics cover)
Notes
  • They performed "Heartbreak Girl and Pizza" at selected shows.
  • They performed a song called "San Diego" in Chula Vista, California
  • They performed a cover of Girls and Boys by Good Charlotte with Joel and Benji Madden in Irvine, California .
  • They performed a song called "Hot Dog" in Irvine, California
  • They performed a song called "Winnipeg Rhymes with Guinea Pig" during a show in Winnipeg, Canada[1]
  • They performed a song called "Sleepless in Seattle" during the show in Seattle
  • They performed a song called "Kentucky Fried Chicken" during the show in Louisville, Kentucky
  • They performed a song called "Howdy Y'all" during the show in Dallas
  • They performed "Jet Black Heart" for the first time live on 2 September in Wantagh, New York.
  • They performed their new single "She's Kinda Hot" for the first time after coming back from a short break before the North American leg of the tour at the Las Vegas, Nevada show, adding it into the set list.
  • They played a song about "eating your phone" at the Chula Vista concert when Calum Hood asked the audience to put their phones away.
  • They performed a song called "Boston, We're Playing Some Jazz" at the show in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Tour dates

Concerts[2]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
Europe
4 May 2015LisbonPortugalAltice ArenaHey Violet8,535 / 8,535$353,500
6 May 2015MadridSpainBarclaycard Center8,407 / 8,407$338,399
8 May 2015TurinItalyTorino Palasport Olimpico8,838 / 8,838$350,913
9 May 2015MilanMediolanum Forum9,163 / 9,163$341,328
10 May 2015ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion7,182 / 7,182$538,466
12 May 2015CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen6,945 / 6,945$402,202
13 May 2015StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe10,751 / 10,751$518,774
14 May 2015OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum6,779 / 6,779$359,240
16 May 2015BerlinGermanyO2 World10,781 / 11,702$412,154
17 May 2015MunichOlympiahalle8,219 / 8,219$365,183
18 May 2015OberhausenKönig Pilsener Arena9,672 / 9,672$443,242
20 May 2015AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome11,861 / 11,861$495,137
21 May 2015BrusselsBelgiumPalais 128,384 / 8,384$383,957
22 May 2015ParisFranceZénith de Paris5,436 / 5,436$231,016
23 May 2015Norwich[3]EnglandEarlham Park
28 May 2015DublinIreland3ArenaHey Violet18,560 / 18,560$805,739
29 May 2015
30 May 2015BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena8,183 / 8,183$396,985
1 June 2015GlasgowScotlandThe SSE Hydro11,108 / 11,108$571,889
2 June 2015NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena9,153 / 9,153$478,250
3 June 2015LeedsFirst Direct Arena11,053 / 11,053$572,733
5 June 2015BirminghamBarclaycard Arena24,565 / 24,565$1,272,940
6 June 2015
7 June 2015CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff7,500 / 7,500$239,189
9 June 2015ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena13,239 / 13,239$683,245
10 June 2015LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool9,152 / 9,152$481,660
12 June 2015LondonThe SSE Arena31,211 / 31,211$1,662,460
13 June 2015[d]
14 June 2015
Oceania
18 June 2015AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaState Champs8,675 / 8,675[4]$488,584
20 June 2015SydneyAustraliaAllphones Arena13,128 / 13,128$806,856
23 June 2015BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre9,340 / 9,340$573,459
25 June 2015MelbourneRod Laver Arena11,259 / 11,259[4]$714,987
27 June 2015AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre7,508 / 7,508[4]$469,699
29 June 2015PerthPerth Arena9,842 / 9,842$600,988
North America
17 July 2015Las VegasUnited StatesMandalay Bay Events CenterHey Violet8,359 / 8,452[4]$660,082
18 July 2015Chula VistaSleep Train Amphitheatre11,068 / 19,406[4]$520,569
20 July 2015IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre14,737 / 14,823[4]$744,594
21 July 2015ConcordConcord Pavilion10,378 / 12,331[4]$435,178
22 July 2015Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheater15,642 / 22,000[4]$475,024
24 July 2015SeattleKeyArena11,395 / 11,813[4]$638,574
25 July 2015VancouverCanadaRogers Arena9,933 / 13,326[4]$531,734
27 July 2015EdmontonRexall Place11,407 / 12,418[4]$604,177
29 July 2015WinnipegMTS Centre7,740 / 11,186[4]$391,835
31 July 2015St. PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center13,626 / 14,205[4]$798,934
1 August 2015Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre30,609 / 57,092[4]$1,252,026
2 August 2015
4 August 2015LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center13,120 / 15,284[4]$743,678
5 August 2015AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre17,214 / 18,644[4]$642,400
7 August 2015DallasGexa Energy Pavilion20,340 / 20,382[4]$802,041
8 August 2015The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion16,416 / 16,416[4]$677,821
19 August 2015Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills13,206 / 13,361[4]$769,481
21 August 2015ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena12,349 / 14,075[4]$732,114
22 August 2015NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center14,810 / 23,348[4]$438,488
23 August 2015BurgettstownFirst Niagara Pavilion10,879 / 22,945[4]$404,540
25 August 2015TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre15,686 / 15,741[4]$587,361
26 August 2015Saratoga SpringsUnited StatesSaratoga Performing Arts Center8,907 / 24,993[4]$402,873
28 August 2015MansfieldXfinity Center19,183 / 19,647[4]$766,110
29 August 2015HersheyHersheypark Stadium22,151 / 24,077[4]$1,124,163
30 August 2015HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center16,808 / 16,808[4]$656,630
1 September 2015WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater22,750 / 27,405[4]$1,446,727
2 September 2015
4 September 2015CamdenBB&T Pavilion13,180 / 24,581[4]$522,884
5 September 2015HartfordXfinity Theatre11,917 / 23,922[4]$458,585
6 September 2015BristowJiffy Lube Live13,141 / 22,368[4]$666,552
7 September 2015Virginia BeachFarm Bureau Live7,127 / 19,943[4]$309,204
9 September 2015CharlottePNC Music Pavilion11,739 / 18,441[4]$513,631
10 September 2015RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheatre8,806 / 19,836[4]$296,743
12 September 2015[b]TampaMidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre16,027 / 19,147[4]$618,493
13 September 2015West Palm BeachPerfect Vodka Amphitheatre11,911 / 19,288[4]$440,374
Total782,735 / 959,820$37,427,794

Notes

a Extra date added on 15 June 2015 due to demand.[5]

b Extra date added on 10 September 2015 due to demand.[6]

c The 23 May 2015 concert in Norwich, England was a part of Radio 1's Big Weekend.[7]

d Guitarist Michael Clifford incurred burns to his head and left side of his face during "She Looks So Perfect". As a result of his injuries, the band didn't complete the encore.[8]

e During the BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, lead singer and guitarist Luke Hemmings had a case of laryngitis, but proceeded to perform.

f During the band's show in Holmdel, New Jersey on 30 August 2015, the band found out onstage that they had won the Video Music Award for "She's Kinda Hot" being Song of the Summer.

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