So long, goodbye: Sum 41 tour report
As Sum 41 lower the curtain on their 30-year touring career, IQ goes backstage on the year-long farewell jaunt
Feature By IQ | 1 July 2025
Tenth grade, 1996. A fledgling high school band called Kaspir in Ontario, Canada decides to change their name, as their new music – mainly inspired by NOFX and hardcore punk – no longer suits their original moniker.
For various reasons, “Sum 41” is chosen; within two years, they release a mixtape called Rock Out with Your Cock Out and songs with catchy titles like Grab The Devil By The Horns And Fuck Him Up The Ass. These might not seem like sensible first…
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