2025 JUNO Awards Gala
Sum 41
Canadian rock band Sum 41, which just wrapped up their final whirl around the world behind their eighth and final studio album, Heaven :x: Hell, will perform one last time together at their Canadian Music Hall of Fame Induction. The ceremony, presented by TD Bank Group, will air on The JUNO Awards Broadcast, March 30, live from Vancouver's Rogers Arena.
"It was definitely not something we were expecting. Not even close. It was like a punch in the face in a good way," says frontman Deryck Whibley of Sum 41's induction. "We found out right before we were going on stage in LA. We were like, 'Wait, what?""
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honours artists who have made an outstanding contribution to Canadian music, both nationally and globally. Sum 41 have sold over 15 million albums, scored multiple Billboard charting releases, a Grammy Award nomination, seven JUNO nominations, two JUNO wins, and countless other awards and accolades.
For their Tour of the Setting Sum, the band - comprised of Whibley (lead vocals, guitar), Cone McCaslin (bass), Dave Baksh (guitar), Tom Thacker (guitar, keyboards) and Frank Zummo (drums) I played 117 shows, beginning Feb. 27, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea and concluding at home with two sold-out dates at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, the finale on January 30, 2025
Whibley, 45, also released a best-selling memoir, Walking Disaster, which chronicles his life from childhood to husband and father, and almost 30 years of Sum 41.
Forming in Ajax, Ontario in 1996, the metal-injected punk- pop act released their debut EP, Half Hour of Power, in 2000, followed by their breakthrough album, All Killer No Filler, in 2001, featuring the anthem "Fat Lip." 2002's Does This Look Infected? came next, earning the 2003 JUNO for Group of the Year.
In 2004, the band went on a humanitarian trip with War Child Canada to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they got caught in a crossfire. Their third album, Chuck, is named after the UN peacekeeper who kept them safe and won a 2005 JUNO for rock album.
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The fourth album, Underclass Hero, was the first of two without Baksh, and reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 7 in the U.S. Three more albums followed that next decade: 2011's Screaming Bloody Murder, 2016's 13 Voices, and 2019's Order in Decline, and then nothing until they announced a double album, Heaven :x: Hell.
But, On May 8, 2023, via their socials, came the shocker, which read in part: "We are forever grateful to our fans both old and new...we wanted you to hear this from us first. Sum 41 will be disbanding...We're looking forward to releasing our final album "Heaven :x: Hell," along with a final worldwide headlining tour to celebrate."
Sum 41 is now immortalized at Calgary's National Music Centre with a Canadian Music Hall of Fame exhibition inside Studio Bell, containing everything from their famed "Homemade EPK" on VHS to instruments, outfits, and outtakes from their last tour. The history-spanning display runs until February 2026.
La formation canadienne Sum 41, qui vient de terminer sa dernière tournée mondiale dans la foulée de son huitième et ultime opus, Heaven :x: Hell, se réunira sur scène pour une ultime prestation d'adieu. Présentées par le Groupe Banque TD, l'intronisation au Panthéon de la musique canadienne et la prestation d'adieu de SUM 41 seront retransmises en direct le 30 mars depuis le Rogers Arena de Vancouver dans le cadre de la Soirée des Prix JUNO.
<< Nous ne nous y attendions pas du tout. Vraiment pas. C'est comme un coup de poing au visage, mais dans un sens positif »>, assure le leader du groupe Deryck Whibley à propos de son intronisation. « On l'a appris juste avant de monter sur scène à LA. On se disait Attends, on a gagné quoi? >>
Le Panthéon de la musique canadienne a été établi afin de rendre hommage aux artistes qui ont contribué de façon exceptionnelle à la reconnaissance de la musique canadienne, tant à l'échelle nationale qu'à l'international. Sum 41 a vendu plus 15 millions d'albums, inscrit une multitude de titres au palmarès Billboard, récolté une