Twenty One Pilots in concert at this year’s PinkPop festival, recorded on July 9, 2026 of this year.
Twenty One Pilots was formed in 2009 by Joseph, bassist Nick Thomas, and drummer Chris Salih. After independently releasing their first album, Twenty One Pilots (2009), Salih was replaced by Dun in May 2011 and Thomas left the following month, with the group continuing as a duo. Following their second independent album, Regional at Best (2011), the duo was signed by record label Fueled by Ramen in 2012. Their label debut, Vessel (2013), became the second album in history on which every track received at least a gold certification.
The duo achieved breakthrough success in 2015 with their fourth album, Blurryface, which produced the hit singles “Stressed Out” and “Ride” and became the first album on which every track received at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. “Stressed Out” earned Twenty One Pilots a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The release of “Heathens” in 2016 also made the group the first alternative artist in history to have two concurrent top five singles in the Billboard Hot 100 and the third rock act in history to have two singles simultaneously chart in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, joining the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
If you didn’t know before, now you do (thanks Wikipedia). All that’s left for you to do it press Play and get comfy.
It’s Friday after all . . .
