5 Seconds of Summer In Melbourne: What Did Calum Hood Catch His Dad Doing During His Band’s Set At Rod Laver Arena? [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
On Thursday, June 25, 5 Seconds of Summer's New Zealand and Australia leg of their Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour continued in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena.
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It is officially Friday, June 26, in Australia right now, but the band was quick to post all about their sold out gig at this venue on social media before it began and after it ended.
The day before the show the Aussies shared their limited edition tour poster for this stop.
MELBOURNE 25.06.15 pic.twitter.com/HbbsqmeAIh
— DOGE SOS (@5SOS) June 25, 2015
On the day of the show, Michael Clifford tweeted, "Rod [L]aver holy s---balls," as if he were in shock abut getting to play there.
Rod laver holy s---balls — Majestic Doge (@Michael5SOS) June 25, 2015
The band has played in this venue before as the opening act for their One Direction buddies in 2013, but this is their first time headlining at it. Drummer Ashton Irwin felt sure that the arena would "be rockin" during their set and surely it was given his tweet after the show.
Melbourne is awesome!!! thank you for having us here again! Rod laver arena is gonna be rockin tonight x — Ashton Irwin (@Ashton5SOS) June 25, 2015
He was in amazement that they played at the arena and even recalled how the band played one of their very first shows in Melbourne.
Thank you Melbourne, can't believe we just played an arena here... This is where we played one of our first shows 4 years ago! — Ashton Irwin (@Ashton5SOS) June 25, 2015
Clifford celebrated the success of the sold out show at Rod Laver by having a beer, which he opened "with a mouthwash bottle."
hell yes Melbourne. thank you so much for having us. I just opened a beer with a mouthwash bottle
— Majestic Doge (@Michael5SOS) June 25, 2015
Bassist Calum Hood felt like he was on a serious high at this gig since he witnessed his dad in the crowd singing along, but it wasn't to just any of their songs. It's one Hood penned at the age of 15 in his bedroom.
I saw my father singing along tonight to a song I wrote in my bedroom when I was 15. Thankyou for giving me a chance to make him proud. — Calum Hood (@Calum5SOS) June 25, 2015
"Thank you for giving me a chance to make him proud," he tweeted to his fans about what he witnessed his dad doing at the show.
Hours after the gig, Hood even shared a photo of himself with his bandmate Clifford. They seem like their full of happiness and loads of energy after playing to a great sold out crowd.
YEAH pic.twitter.com/x6xqLygBCj
— Calum Hood (@Calum5SOS) June 25, 2015
The band has two more dates in Australia before they head stateside!
