5SOS (5sauce) are an Australian pop rock/pop
punk band. Founded in 2011, it consists of members Luke Hemmings, born July 16th, 1996 (lead vocals/guitar) Calum Hood, born January 25th, 1996 (vocals/bass guitar) Michael Clifford, born November 20th, 1995 (lead guitar/vocals) and Ashton Irwin, born July 7th, 1994 (drummer/vocals). Commenly called a boy band although not one under any form of
dictionary. (According to the Oxford
dictionary, a boy band is a /vocal focused/
pop group made up of late teen/early twenties attractive males appealing to a young female audience, 5SOS' appeal was strictly coincidental) They have released one studio album and one live album respectfully named '5 Seconds Of Summer' and 'LiveSOS'. Another studio album is set for release October 23rd, 2015 named 'Sounds Good Feels Good', already number 1 in over 50 countries on pre-orders alone. Their fanbase is a dedicated one called the 5SOS
Fam,
Fam being short for Family. The band has started a revolution in the music industry named The
New Broken Scene, created to make everybody feel like they belong. The bands biggest inspirations are other bands such as
Green Day, All Time Low, Good Charlotte, Fall Out Boy, Boys Like Girls, etc.
