Fall Out Boy set everyone on fire at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
The alt rockers took the stage at the annual awards show Tuesday night for a rousing performance of their song “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” which updates the Billy Joel classic of the same name with contemporary references.
The pop-punk band appropriately flooded the MTV stage with pyrotechnics to perform a track from their 2023 album. So much (for) Stardust. Each member of the pop-punk band — Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman — delivered an explosive performance, with each musician ripping through the fast-paced rock song and Stump, 39, belting out reference-laden verses.
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The nods to pop culture didn’t stop with the song’s lyrics either: the “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” hitmakers sported David Byrne-like jackets from The Talking Heads’ iconic oversized suit featured in the concert documentary Stop making sense.
Their performance marked their first appearance at the VMAs since 2007.
Fall Out Boy with Shakira at the 2006 MTV VMAs.
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Alternative favorites were introduced by Bebe Rexha, giving a sweet nod to the long-standing relationship between the two artists. Between 2010 and 2012, the pop singer, 34, was in an electro-pop group with Wentz, 44, called Black Cards.
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Fall Out Boy was up for two VMA awards heading into the night: Best Alternative for “Hold Me Like a Grudge” and Best Visual Effects for “Love from the Other Side.”
The band released their eighth studio album, So much (for) stardust, in March and announced last week that they will extend it So much for (Tour) Dust Tour with 20 new dates across the United States next year. Jimmy Eat World will also perform at the concerts, and the new performance will be called So Much for (2our) Dust.
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Fall Out Boy performs in California in January 2023.
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Upcoming dates will begin on February 28th in Portland, Oregon and end in Minneapolis on April 6th.
On Tuesday, Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneksin, Kelsea Ballerini, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and more took the stage for performances at the 2023 VMAs.
The 2023 MTV VMAs air live from The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday, September 12 on CBS and BET, BET Her, VH1, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV , MTV2, Nickelodeon and Paramount Network. Viewers can also watch the show via the MTV.com live stream or on Paramount+.
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