Skillet’s John Cooper chats with SWOMP at Louder Than Life 2024

Skillet rocked the Main Stage at Louder Than Life on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Prior to their performance, John Cooper, the lead vocalist and bass guitar player for Skillet, sat down with SWOMP for an interview. Listen, below:

Photographer Steve Thrasher captured these photos from their performance:

22x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rockers SKILLET are partnering with VET TIX to provide free concert tickets to veterans.

Their latest digital track, “All That Matters,” off their upcoming album REVOLUTION (11/1/24), has resonated loudly with military families, and in support of them for every preorder of REVOLUTION placed between Sept 25th and Oct 10th, 2024, Skillet will donate one concert ticket.

Additionally, the band will grant a Hero’s Wish, where a specific event wish is granted to Active Duty Military Personnel (up to six months after their deployments), severely wounded Veterans (Purple Heart Required) or the families of men and women killed in action (KIA).

Click here to pre-order/donate, learn more about Vet Tix here , and about Hero’s Wish here.

“Vet Tix is grateful for Skillet’s support of the Vet Tix mission,” remarked Vet Tix Founder, CEO, and U.S. Navy veteran, Michael A. Focareto III. “Their passion for creating music and performing live for their legions of fans, coupled with their generous donations to Vet Tix through this partnership exemplifies Skillet’s support for our veterans, military members, and their families.”

“In ‘All That Matters’ I sing, ‘my faith, my family, my freedom, that’s what’s backin’ me and gives me a reason for living, I gotta fight for what I believe in,'” says SKILLET lead singer John Cooper.

“I think we’re getting such strong feedback from military families because these words are what they live day in and day out – their entire lives are about fighting for what they believe in – fighting for our country, for their families and the rest of us as Americans. We have loved playing shows at military bases, meeting these families and the brave men and women of the armed forces – I am thrilled we can partner with Vet Tix and do something to support them.”

EVOLUTION’s first single, “Unpopular,” premiered on SIRIUS XM’s OCTANE channel, is climbing the Active Rock radio chart and has received over 5M streams, and 1.5M views of its music video.

REVOLUTION is expected to only extend Skillet’s formidable legacy.

As of 2024, the band have received two GRAMMY® Award nominations, picked up a Billboard Music Award, and landed three albums in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. Selling over 22 million units worldwide with over 24 billion global streams to date, SKILLET have notched multi-platinum, platinum, or gold RIAA certifications for a total of 12 singles and four full-length albums. Their latest RIAA Gold certifications just hit this summer with the tracks “Legendary” and “Stars.” Not to mention, they have regularly attracted 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, boasting “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time” with the 5x-platinum “Monster.”

Last week SKILLET kicked of a co-headline tour with another one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, SEETHER. Well known as two of the rock scene’s biggest acts of the past two decades, the tour will hit 18 cities through October 20th. Tickets are available via Skillet.com. Remaining routing below.
After years of selling out shows across Western Europe, Australia, Japan and more SKILLET will embark on their first-ever tour of the Middle East in November. The band will be playing in Turkey, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, and more. All dates are below at at Skillet.com.

SEETHER + SKILLET ON TOUR:
9/25 — Chicago, IL — Radius
9/26 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theater (Skillet only)
9/27 — Huntington, WV — Marshall Health Network Arena
10/2 — Kansas City, MO — The Midland Theatre
10/3 — St. Louis, MO — Saint Louis Music Park
10/5 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall Lawn
10/6 — Dallas, TX — Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
10/8 — Lubbock, TX — Lonestar Events Center
10/9 — Albuquerque, NM — Revel ABQ
10/11 — Mesa, AZ — Mesa Amphitheatre
10/15 — Denver, CO — The Mission Ballroom
10/18 — Omaha, NE — The Astro Amphitheater
10/19 — Des Moines, IA — Vibrant Music Hall

After nearly three decades, 11 albums, and thousands of shows worldwide, Skillet play louder, fight harder, and sound more rebellious than ever.

As of 2024, the band have received two-time GRAMMY® Award nominations, picked up a Billboard Music Award, and landed three albums in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. Selling over 22 million units worldwide, they have notched multiplatinum, platinum, or gold RIAA certifications for a total of 12 singles and four full-length albums.

Not to mention, they have regularly attracted 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify, boasting “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time” with the 5x-platinum “Monster.”

Their presence has impressively surged throughout popular culture with syncs by WWE, Marvel, ESPN, and NFL in addition to coverage from USA Today, The New York Times, and more.

As a live force of nature, they have touched down on four continents and in 26 countries, packing arenas everywhere from the Middle East to Russia.

Not to mention, Skillet expanded their world with the graphic novel series EDEN.

The first installment stood out as Z2 Comics’ best-selling book of all-time. Now, the global hard rock quartet—John Cooper [lead vocals, bass], Korey Cooper [guitar, keys], Jen Ledger [drums, vocals], and Seth Morrison [lead guitar]—deliver an insurgent, infectious, and inimitable body of work with their twelfth full-length offering and first-ever independent album, REVOLUTION, led by the single “Unpopular.”

Follow the band at https://www.skillet.com/.

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