Avril Lavigne has surprised fans in Las Vegas by bringing out her ex-husband and Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley. Find fan-captured footage below.
The collaboration between the two took place in Nevada over the weekend, as the ‘00s pop-punk singer continued her run ‘Greatest Hits’ tour dates.
Taking to the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night (June 1), Lavigne opened the show with fan favourites including ‘Girlfriend’, ‘What The Hell’ and ‘Complicated’, before embedding tracks from her latest album – 2022’s ‘Love Sux’ – into the setlist, such as ‘Bite Me’ and ‘Love It When You Hate Me’.
She also continued her trend of inviting opening act All Time Low to the stage midway through the set, and joining forces with them to perform a cover of their hit ‘Fake As Hell’.
For the show in Las Vegas, however, Lavigne had another surprise up her sleeve, as she brought out Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley to the stage for a duet.
🚨 | Avril Lavigne invited Sum 41's Deryck Whibley on stage to perform "In Too Deep" on her Greatest Hits Tour in Las Vegas#GreatestHitsTour pic.twitter.com/YnrM2peErd
— Avril Lavigne News (@AvrilNewsFans) June 2, 2024
“Tonight we have a special guest, and he plays guitar in one of my favourite bands, and your favourite bands,” Avril said before inviting him onto the stage (via Kerrang!).
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The two were a couple for just under seven years, and married for three. The appearance at the Avril Lavigne greatest hits shows came as Sum 41 have been embarking on their ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’ live shows across the US.
While on stage at MGM Grand Garden Arena, the two duetted on a cover of Sum 41’s huge hit ‘In Too Deep’. Check out more footage of the show below, as well as the full tracklist.
Avril Lavigne brought her ex-husband Deryck Whibley from sum 41 to perform In Too Deep!!
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— Avrilfan (@Avril_fan_acc) June 2, 2024
Deryck Whibley, vocalista do Sum 41, foi convidado por Avril Lavigne para tocar “In Too Deep” na Greatest Tour Hits, em Las Vegas! 📍
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— emo songs (@emosongsz) June 2, 2024
@avrillavignetribe Avril Lavigne with Deryck Whibley performs “In To Deep” on stage during her ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA on 1 June, 2024. #avrillavigne #avrillavignefan #avrillavignefans #avrillavignesong #avril #lavigne #avrilramonalavigne #littleblackstar #littleblackstars #lbs #avrilforever #avrilislife #headabovewater #avrillavignetour #letgo #undermyskin #thebestdamnthing #goodbyelullaby #avrillavignealbum #lovesux #lovesuxtour #letgo20thanniversary #undermyskin20thanniversary #AL8 #greatesthitstour #avrillavignegreatesthitstour #simpleplan #alltimelow #sum41 #deryckwhibley @Avril Lavigne @Sum 41
Saw Avril Lavigne’s greatest hits concert for our anniversary last night! Took us right back to middle school 🥹
Girlfriend, Complicated, My Happy Ending, Sk8er Boi, I’m With You 🎶 #lasvegas #mgmgrand pic.twitter.com/4141t6GWW4
— steph (@stephprincess95) June 2, 2024
Avril Lavigne’s Las Vegas setlist was:
1. ‘Girlfriend’
2. ‘What The Hell’
3. ‘Complicated’
4. ‘Here’s To Never Growing Up’
5. ‘Hot’
6. ‘My Happy Ending’
7. ‘He Wasn’t’
8. ‘Don’t Tell Me’
9. ‘Losing Grip’
10. ‘When You’re Gone’
11. ‘Fake As Hell’ (All Time Low cover – with All Time Low)
12. ‘Bite Me’
13. ‘Love It When You Hate Me’
14. ‘In Too Deep’ (Sum 41 cover – with Deryck Whibley)
15. ‘Sk8er Boi’
16. ‘Head Above Water’
17. ‘I’m With You’
The ongoing run of tour dates comes in celebration of the Canadian pop-punk star’s first greatest hits album, and leads up to her first-ever performance at Glastonbury. She will release the LP on June 21 – just days before she performs at the legendary Worthy Farm festival.
As well as US shows and her Glasto debut slot lined up, the singer will perform at various places across Europe, including a set at Mad Cool in Madrid. She also has a run of huge outdoor gigs planned across the UK. Visit here for all UK tickets.
The singer’s latest album, ‘Love Sux‘, came out in February of 2022 and was described by NME in a three-star review as “a modern update on early ’00s pop-punk”. It added: “‘Love Sux’ is a progressive pop-punk album that eschews the old rules – but not at the expense of maximalist, joyful guitar anthems.”
As for Sum 41, the band will be performing at Download 2024 alongside Queens Of The Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, Royal Blood, The Offspring, Machine Head, Pantera, Bad Omens, Corey Taylor, While She Sleeps and many more.
As for Whibley, the singer recently celebrated a decade of sobriety and shared memories of his recovery from alcohol addiction.
The band released their eighth and final record ‘Heaven :x: Hell’ in March. It is a double album, with the ‘Heaven’ side featuring 10 tracks of pop-punk-inspired music, influenced by their 2001’s ‘All Killer, No Filler’ and 2002’s ‘Does This Look Infected?’, and ‘Hell’ showcasing the heavier style that has defined recent Sum 41 releases like 2019’s ‘Order In Decline’.
At the end of 2023, Whibley spoke to NME about the record, saying, “there’s more to the album than nostalgia.”
“Even if I tried to write ‘All Killer, No Filler’ again, I wouldn’t be able to,” he added. “It just doesn’t come out the same. The songs sound like they could be from those eras though.”
In a three-star review, NME wrote: “Truly a melting pot of soundscapes cherry-picked from their career, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’ is a fitting last hurrah for a band who sealed their place in history long ago.”