5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer at B96 Pepsi SummerBash 2019.From left to right: Calum Hood, Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin.
Background information
Also known as	5SOS
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Pop rock pop punk power pop pop alternative rock
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Capitol Hi or Hey Interscope
Associated acts	Alex Gaskarth The Madden Brothers John Feldmann Hey Violet All Time Low Green Day
Website	5sos.com
Members	Luke Hemmings Calum Hood Ashton Irwin Michael Clifford

5 Seconds of Summer (abbreviated 5SOS) is a pop-rock band from Quakers Hill, a Western suburb of Sydney, Australia. The band has 4 members: Calum Hood (bass guitar, vocals), Michael Clifford (guitar, vocals), Luke Hemmings (lead vocals, guitar), and Ashton Irwin (drums, vocals). Luke, Calum, and Michael all attended Norwest Christian College in Riverstone, NSW. Ashton, however, attended Richmond High School in Richmond, NSW. Michael came up with the name '5 Seconds of Summer'. Calum writes most of their music and they often sing about love or according to Ashton, life. The band have talked about being heavily influenced by famous rock bands such as Green Day, All Time Low, Blink-182, and Nirvana. In an interview, they stated that their music was "Basically the love child of all their favorite bands". They have also said that their hero is Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of Green Day. They supported Hot Chelle Rae on their 2012 "Whatever" tour. They toured with One Direction for their TMH and WWA tours and gained international fame. They now have their own tour "Rock Out With Your Socks Out" (ROWYSO). Their second headline tour started in February 2016, "Sounds Live Feels Live" (SLFL). The band has released four albums, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sounds Good Feel Good, Youngblood and Calm, in that order. view more...