5 Seconds of Summer on 'The Today Show': Witnessing The Power of Youth
For most bands, getting to play a national morning show like TODAY is a telling sign of sustained success. 5 Seconds of Summer, who performed on the show on Wednesday (Oct. 28), have been there before, almost a year ago to the day. That was when they were still introducing themselves to U.S. audiences; this year, the moment feels much bigger. It's a huge deal for them, now, as a band who've proven themselves to have real staying power. It's an even bigger deal for their young fans, and the dedicated masses showed that no one was going to keep them from enjoying it.
Prior to the scheduled 7:00 AM start time, 5SOS set forth on an epic sound-check, running through hits "She Looks So Perfect" and the Madden Brothers-penned "Amnesia." They work through "She's Kinda Hot" and "Hey Everybody!" the latter causes every older gent in Rockefeller Plaza to namecheck the Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf" influence. It becomes clear that this is going to take a while, and that the crowd is in it for the long haul.
41m
46s
20m
1h 27m
1m
1h 22m
19m
20m
14m
44m
20m
16m
41m
5m
8m
1h 33m
20m
1h 49m
2m
1m
9m
41m
2m
42m
43m
1h 1m
20m
1h 39m
21m
20m
3m
41m
2m
3m
1m
5m
23m
1h 2m
2m
1m
10m
21m
1m
2m
1m
2m
21m
22m
22m
22m
44m
45m
2m
1m
2m
5m
1m
1m
12m
12m
3m
1m
55s
23m
20m
1m
1m
1m
21m
1m
23m
1m
1m
51s
23m
2m
1m
22m
1h 14m
44m
1h 34m
20m
1h 45m
12m
1h 2m
1m
43m
1m
41m
21m
22m
21m
23m
45m
1h 3m
42m