# Simple Plan, Hoobastank, and The Used Turn Southwest Flight into In-Air Concert

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/simple-plan-hoobastank-and-the-used-turn-southwest-flight-into-in-air-concert/
- Published: 2026-11-14T17:32:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T18:25:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/simple-plan-hoobastank-and-the-used-turn-southwest-flight-into-in-air-concert/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Music, Travel

## Key points

- Three bands staged an impromptu concert aboard a Southwest flight.
- They were travelling to the final 2026 Vans Warped Tour stop.
- The flight left Los Angeles shortly before a nationwide ground stop.

## Summary

Simple Plan, Hoobastank and The Used gave passengers on a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Orlando an impromptu acoustic concert in the aisles. The unusual performance came hours before a nationwide FAA ground stop halted departing flights, making the flight’s timely departure especially notable.

The bands performed popular songs from the 2000s, including Hoobastank’s “The Reason”, Simple Plan’s “Perfect” and “I’m Just a Kid”, and The Used’s “The Taste of Ink”. They were travelling to Orlando for the final stop of the 2026 Vans Warped Tour, scheduled for 14 and 15 November. A passenger who posted videos said the flight was among the last to leave Los Angeles before the ground stop, which followed a telecommunications outage affecting air traffic control centres.

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