Fall Out Boy Concerts Setlist

Fall Out Boy is an American rock band. They were founded in 2001 in Wilmette, Illinois. The founding members were bassist Pete Wentz (born in 1979 in Wilmette, Illinois) and guitarist and vocalist Joe Trohman (1984, Hollywood, Florida).

Wentz had been a part of the Chicago underground punk scene, playing for bands such as Birthright and First Born, before deciding to form a new band with his teenage friend in 2001. They happened to run into drummer Patrick Stump in a bookstore who overheard their conversation about an avant-garde metal band. This chance encounter led to him joining their new project. However, they ended up making him their lead guitarist, not the drummer, the instrument he played for bands previously. Stump later became their lead singer.

They booked their first live show at the cafeteria of DePaul University. The lackluster first performance urged Wentz to keep looking for new members. Soon thereafter, they also settled on a band name by vote. The winner was “Fall Out Boy”, a character on the animated show The Simpsons. The new band kept doing live Fall Out Boy concert shows in the area, and they also produced two demo tapes in the meantime.

Soon, music labels started noticing them. Uprising Records was interested in releasing their debut album. However, since the band had only made 3 singles at the time, the rushed production of the remaining songs left everyone unsatisfied. The debut Fall Out Boy album eventually came out in May 2003, with the title “Take This to Your Grave”. At the time, they were in contract with both the indie label Fueled by Ramen and the major industry player Island Records. The deal was to have their debut album be released by FBR, while their second record was to be published under Island.

The album was a moderate success, getting on the Billboard 200 list at the #140 spot. At that point, their line-up was made up of the founders Wentz and Troman, as well as Stump as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist, and Andy Hurley on the drums.

Fall Out Boy’s second album brought them the mainstream success they were after from the start. “From Under the Cork Tree” was released in May 2005, and ended up selling 2.7 million copies in the US alone. It peaked at the #9 spot on Billboard 200.

Since then, the Illinois-based rock stars released 5 studio albums, thus they have 7 in total. The best selling one among them has remained “From Under the Cork Tree” from 2005. Their latest project came out in January 2018, with the title “Mania”. The band hasn’t put out a new Fall Out Boy album in a long time because their frontman Stump has been focusing on a solo career.

Fall Out Boy’s biggest hits to date are “Thnks fr th Mmrs” (2007), “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” (2013), “Centuries” (2014), and “Immortals” (also 2014). Check where the nearest Fall Out Boy concert is taking place on our paeg above.