The pop-punk princess herself, 1 Avril Lavigne, kicked off her sprawling North American tour in Vancouver this week. Canada’s small-city homegirl proved she is still in sizzling demand, taking part in a big-scale stadium present to a jam-packed house at Rogers Enviornment.

"Who here is over thirty? " Avril known as out to the crowd during her set. "Well tonight we’re seventeen once more! Who wouldn’t want to travel again to that second, not less than only for a short while? Especially for Lavigne who, as a fresh-faced seventeen-12 months-old, was remarkably breaking records and touching the world with a new and irresistible sound. " she cried, toasting to never growing up. The artist seemed crammed with joy for the possibility to time travel by her music with this Greatest Hits Tour. An excellent chunk of the group roared, having grown up with the singer.

So many in the crowd were there to scratch that very same itch, filling in a colouring web page from their youth that they missed or reliving a second. For individuals who played their copy of Let Go until it was scratched and skipped, you don’t go up on the chance to belt alongside to all the classics alongside Avril in the flesh.

However Avril is a lot greater than a nostalgia journey. She has earned the standing of a full-blown cultural icon, not just within the realm of Canada, but on a global scale. As so lots of the fashions and trends of the flip of the millennium have clawed their means back into recognition, it appears stars like Avril Lavigne have been handed down too, as she has clearly accrued a powerful Gen Z fan presence. I've little doubt that young ladies now connect with the songstress in the exact same manner that I did as a teen-her angst and tenderness, expressions of frivolity and doubt alike resonate throughout the a long time.

Supporting Avril on this leg of the tour had been rebellious indie pop gem Royal & the Serpent and fellow stalwarts of the 00s pop-punk scene All Time Low. Recent off her first headline tour, the new Jersey singer-songwriter tread the line between digital and punk rocking sounds in her unique expression. Royal relished for the time being to showcase her newest single "Kinda Smacks" and viral pandemic hit "Overwhelmed".

All Time Low performing at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC on May 22nd 2024

All Time Low played a sizeable set, standing on the shoulders of those more gargantuan acts that came just earlier than them. Like Avril and her pop-punk cohorts, the group has managed to transcend generations, with a huge contingent of hardcore fans in attendance leaping to their feet and waving their arms again and forth organically during "Something’s Gotta Give".