US pop punks setting the scene

Tuesday 14th October 2008, 8:00AM BST.

Fall Out Boy, who will be playing Birmingham NEC on 19th October (Photo: Yui Mok / PA Wire)

American punk pop band Fall Out Boy kick off their three-date UK arena tour this Sunday, October 19, with an opening gig at Birmingham’s LG Arena at the NEC.

Formed back in 2001 in the subbrbs of Chicago, the multi-platinum selling quartet has enjoyed continued chart success since their Mercury debut in 2005 with the album From Under The Cork Tree, which sold over three million copies worldwide.

Last year the band – which includes lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Peter Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley – released the hugely popular album Infinity On High, which soared straight to the top of the Billboard 200 charts.

The album includes some of their most crowd-pleasing tracks from ‘Dance, Dance’ to ‘This Ain’t A Scene’.

Fall Out Boy’s latest single Beat It, featuring John Mayer, is out now to download.

Tickets for the LG Arena performance are priced at £21.50 subject to booking fee.

Click here for tickets or visit the Fall Out Boy website.