The Business of Pop Punk
In a move that upset many punk purists, this Green Day album was turned into a Broadway musical in 2010.
American Idiot
3+2
5 Seconds of Summer
This Blink-182 drummer made headlines with his high-profile relationship to a Kardashian and for reviving the genre by producing Gen Z pop punk albums
Travis Barker
"The Anthem" + the author of Jane Eyre
Good Charlotte Brönte
Josh Farro left this band twice amid public disputes, inspiring songs like “Playing God” and “Ain’t It Fun.”
Paramore
Pop punk bands often make more than 50% of their touring revenue from this high-margin product category
Merchandise
3*6+23
Sum 41
This female singer broke up with Chad Kroeger, the Nickelback frontman, in 2015 after two years of marriage — "she said see you later boi, he wasn't good enough for her"
Avril Lavigne
"What I've Done" + the White Lotus actress behind "Harper noooo" and "Lorazepam"
Linkin Parker Posey
Pete Wentz, the bassist for this band that gave us "Dance, Dance", infamously leaked his own nudes in 2006
Fall Out Boy
Patreon and Bandcamp are examples of this type of recurring revenue model bands use to build financial sustainability
A subscription
SQRT(400)
Matchbox Twenty
In 2021, this Euphoria actress walked the red carpet in a punked-out look and said she was going through her “Travis Barker phase.”
Sydney Sweeney
Emma Stone's character in the Andrew Garfield Spiderman movies + Fountains of Wayne
Gwen Stacy's Mom
This band, who sang "Dear Maria, Count Me In", was caught up in serious legal allegations by a fake fan who was trying to run a smear campaign in 2021.
All Time Low
Hot Topic became a staple retailer for band tees in the 2000s. In 2020s nostalgia cycles, pop punk brands returned to this fast fashion retailer.
Urban Outfitters
3*3-6
We Three Kings
In the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" which is featured in the movie EuroTrip, the lead singer of the band is played by this famous actor often quoted in Team America: World Police
Matt Damon
Lead singer of Paramore + a consumer retail company that sells kitchenware and home furnishings based out of SF
Hayley Williams Sonoma
Tom DeLonge, the guitarist for this band, shocked fans in 2005 when he left the band to focus on UFOs and his side project Angels & Airwaves.
Blink-182
When this band reunited for a global tour in 2022, they reportedly grossed over $60M in ticket sales — showing just how profitable nostalgia can be.
My Chemical Romance
101*3
Hint: The area code of Denver
3OH!3
The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game franchise introduced millions to pop punk by including tracks from Goldfinger, Millencolin, and this band that sang “My Friends Over You.”
New Found Glory
We Three Kings famous song + Gossip Girl villain in Season 4 played by Katie Cassidy
Check Yes, Juliet Sharp
This former Metro Station singer and Miley Cyrus’s brother was accused of domestic abuse by multiple partners, making headlines for years of erratic behavior
Trace Cyrus