Dirty Thursday: Fall Out Boy

By COED Staff

THE BAND: Fall Out Boy
HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois
MEMBERS: Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley

THEIR DEAL: Formed in 2001, this Midwestern pop quartet has sky-rocketed toward being one of the biggest pop-punk bands…EVER. They make girls scream and their bassist wears a lot of eyeliner.

THE DIRT: In some sort of charity endeavor, which may or may not be “officially” charity, the band is now looking for unsigned bands to open for them. I guess they finally just got so famous that they wanted to spread the love around. Unsigned bands playing for an arena full of pop-punk Fall Out Boy fans? Umm…this sounds like a disaster to me.

As a side note, if you’re a FOB fan, you can thank Vice President-elect Joe Biden for playing a part in its creation, as Pete Wentz’s parents met during his first run for the the Senate. “I would not be standing here actually in reality at all because my parents met working for Biden,” Wentz told the Associated Press.

“They met on the campaign, so they have this particular affection for Joe. He came to their wedding. If it weren’t for Joe Biden, I would not exist as a human being.”