April 17.
Back in Oklahoma City.
Local H at Bricktown Live. Ten bucks. Short and Sweet, Andy, and Ballista on the bill. Ballista was local. Tight scene. Downtown Bricktown energy. That room was loud, sweaty, and perfect for a band like Local H.
And yes, being thanked in the liner notes hits different. That’s a permanent receipt.
Two days later?
Sum 41, Unwritten Law, and Hawthorne Heights at Bricktown Event Center.
Twenty-five bucks.
That lineup was stacked.
Sum 41 in their prime. Unwritten Law steady as ever. Hawthorne Heights pulling that emotional crowd. That was a moment in the mid-2000s alt-rock run.
Fast forward and Sum 41 announces retirement from touring. End of an era. Deryck Whibley’s name always tied to Avril Lavigne. Then her move to Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Music circles stay small.
And Nickelback? Say what you want. They’re still moving tickets. Still touring. One of the mentors in this story runs that tour.
That’s the thread.
Ten-dollar club nights. Twenty-five-dollar stacked tours. Liner note thank-yous. Retirements years later.
It all connects.
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