THE SIMPLE PLAN & FRIENDS BENEFIT CONCERT RETURNS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED

SIMPLE PLAN COME HOME FOR AN INTIMATE, ONE-NIGHT-ONLY MONTRÉAL PERFORMANCE SUPPORTING THE SIMPLE PLAN FOUNDATION

On sale: Thursday, December 4th at 10AM ET

Tickets and details: officialsimpleplan.com

All proceeds from the show will benefit the Simple Plan Foundation.

Montréal, December 2nd, 2025 — Fresh off the announcement of their Fall 2026 European Tour, Simple Plan are coming home for the holidays with a gift that gives back. The Simple Plan Foundation and evenko proudly present “The Simple Plan & Friends” benefit concert taking place December 16, 2025, at Beanfield Theatre in Montréal.

This one-night-only, intimate benefit concert marks the return of a beloved holiday tradition — and arrives in a milestone year for the band’s charitable work. This year, the Simple Plan Foundation (SPF) celebrates its 20th anniversary, honouring two decades of commitment to supporting young people in need.

20 YEARS OF IMPACT: THE SIMPLE PLAN FOUNDATION’S MISSION

Created in 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation’s mission is to help young people facing adversity. Its work focuses on three key pillars:

1. Supporting youth facing major life challenges. Helping organizations working with young people dealing with mental health struggles, drug use, depression, bullying, poverty, suicide risks, and the effects of war.

2. Assisting social and medical organizations that help ill or disabled children and teens. Supporting hospitals, care programs, and specialized services that improve quality of life for sick children.

3. Promoting access to music, musical training and musical therapy programs Encouraging the practice of music in schools and supporting music therapy programs as tools to build self-esteem, purpose, and resilience.

Over the last 20 years, the Foundation has donated $3 million to dozens of charitable organizations across Canada. The Foundation will announce its 2025 donations on the day of the show.

A RARE AND EXCLUSIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE

For only the second time in their entire career, Simple Plan will perform their iconic 2004 album “Still Not Getting Any…” in full. This Montréal performance is a truly rare opportunity for fans to experience the album in its entirety and hear songs the band rarely plays live.

Adding to the celebration, the band will be joined by Québec royalty Les Trois Accords, who graciously accepted the invitation to be part of this special evening.

Quote from Simple Plan:

“We are extremely happy to bring back a tradition that is very important to us by announcing the return of the Simple Plan Foundation’s annual show, which will take place on December 16th at the Beanfield Theatre!

The Simple Plan Foundation’s benefit concert has always been a very special event for us, and we had so much fun playing these benefit-shows over the past 20 years. It is one of our favorite ways to raise funds to help young people in need, a cause to which our Foundation is dedicated. It is also the opportunity to invite our fans and supporters to join us in making a difference in their community and to offer them a unique and very different show from our regular concerts.

This year, we had the idea of celebrating the 21st anniversary of our second album Still Not Getting Any… and offering a full performance of the album’s songs, something we have only done once in our career. It is therefore a very rare opportunity for our fans to attend a very exclusive show and contribute to the SP Foundation, and for us to play songs we love and don’t often perform live.

On top of that, our good friends Les Trois Accords have very graciously agreed to join us to make the evening even more memorable. We thank them for their great generosity and kindness.

All money raised from the evening will go to our Foundation, which is dedicated to helping young people across the country. We can’t wait to see everyone on December 16th at the Beanfield Theatre for what promises to be an amazing evening.”

ABOUT THE SIMPLE PLAN FOUNDATION

Founded in 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation is dedicated to helping young people in need across Canada. Its mission focuses on supporting mental health and suicide prevention programs, assisting youth facing poverty, illness, exclusion, or addiction, and partnering with organizations that use music as a tool for empowerment, resilience, and direction.

Since its creation, the Foundation has donated $3 million to charitable causes. Its impactful community work has earned multiple national distinctions and highlights Simple Plan’s long- standing commitment to giving back.

Simple Plan also donates $1 from each ticket and VIP package sold on tour to the Foundation.

Source: The Simple Plan Foundation

For more information:

PHIL VANDEN BRANDE | phil@annexe.media

The Simple Plan Foundation unveils the recipients of its donations for 2024

Today, the Simple Plan Foundation celebrated its comeback with a moving press conference at the Hotel W Montréal, marking its first official donation since the end of the pandemic. On this occasion, the band members proudly announced the 2024 donation recipients from their Foundation, celebrating the remarkable and inspiring contributions of 28 organizations from mostly Quebec, as well as Canada and around the world.

This year, the programs selected focused on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention, access to care and support for seriously ill youth, promoting respect and diversity, and helping young people find purpose and direction in life through the arts and music.

Since 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation has donated close to $3 million to non-profit organizations that reflect the values of the group's members.

The list of this year's recipients can be found here

“For over 20 years, the Simple Plan Foundation has been an integral part of the group, and has given us the opportunity to meet many inspiring individuals,” says Simple Plan. “Being involved and giving back to organizations that help people in difficult situations makes us extremely proud. Our goal is to continue this annual commitment and pursue our collaboration with extraordinary organizations that work tirelessly to help young people,” say the group members.

Simple Plan would like to sincerely thank its fans and the Foundation volunteers who make this concrete commitment to young people possible. Today's event marks an important milestone for the Foundation, which is already preparing ambitious projects for 2025 and beyond.

Simple Plan Teams up with Fandiem to raise funds for Simple Plan Foundation

We’re teaming up with Fandiem to offer you a very special chance to win a trip to see us play and meet us at our upcoming show this August in NYC and raise money for the Simple Plan Foundation!

That’s right, you can help us support young people in need by donating to the Simple Plan Foundation for your chance to win round trip travel to the show, hotel accommodations, a signed Fender Player Telecaster HH played by Jeff, side stage access during our concert, a photo and meet and greet with us backstage, photo pit access and so much more!

If you donate $150+, you will receive a signed “Harder Than It Looks” vinyl (available to the first 100 $150+ donors) & if you pledge $100$, you get a Simple Plan t-shirt.

All details and contest rules are at http://www.fandiem.com/simpleplan

SIMPLE PLAN PROMOTES DONATION CAMPAIGN FOR RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Having just visited Brazil a few months ago for some of the most amazing shows of their career, the band has been heartbroken watching the devastating news of the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, a region where many of their fans have been directly affected. 

That's why the Simple Plan Foundation is making a $10,000 USD donation to Fiocruz to assist the flood victims. Additionally, the band is offering a special and exclusive Brazilian football shirt on their online stores, with all proceeds benefiting the relief efforts. They would like to extend their support, raise awareness and funds through this merch item, and encourage others to help. The band members hope these small gestures will have a positive impact on the tragic situation.

Donations 2024

We're thrilled to announce the return of the Simple Plan Foundation for 2024. The unforeseen challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic created a brief pause in our activities. However, we're back in full swing, with big plans for 2024 and 2025 already underway. 

 

This year's touring success has allowed us to reinstate our commitment to donate $1 from every ticket sold worldwide to the SP Foundation. Both the band members and our dedicated volunteers are eager to resume the vital work that has defined the Foundation over the last 19 years, making a significant positive impact on many lives.

 

We're inspired by the opportunity to continue this journey and immensely grateful for the ongoing support that makes our work possible.

Simple Plan and the Simple Plan Foundation