Pop-punk band played to all ages past Sunday

Canadian pop punk sensation Simple Plan captivated an audience of all ages Sunday evening at Paramount's King Island Timberwolf Theater.

From the first minute the band took the stage, the action never stopped. Simple Plan opened with "Shut Up," the first song off of their latest album.

The show progressed through an extensive set, covering their material off both albums in a span of one and a half hours.

They managed to keep the audience engaged during the whole show, either from clapping in rhythm to such hits as "I'm Just A Kid" or bouncing up and down to the energetic "Jump."

The group glided between songs smoothly, usually with sarcastic interludes while one band member played a backdrop to the next song.

The band performed numerous solo stints, be it guitar, bass or drum, allowing for some creative improvisation and a showcasing of their musical abilities.

The variety also included bass player David Desrosiers performing a stint on drums during "I'm Just a Kid" while drummer Chuck Comeau ran out into the audience.

Nothing seemed sacred as Simple Plan also performed their cover of the Turtles' "Happy Together" with a punk twist.

Even a touch of hip-hop surfaced when the band performed a light hearted spoof of rapper Jay Z's "Izzo," then strayed briefly into Snoop Dogg territory.

The evening came to a somber end with an acoustic rendition of their hit song "Perfect," from their first album.

The audience was awash in the glow of waving lights during this piece - either from glow sticks, cell phones or lighters.

Not many concerts mange to keep a crowd captivated, but Simple Plan managed it, and more.

From teenagers, young adults, young children and even to chaperoning parents, the whole crowd joined in singing every ballad along with the band.

Temperatures dipped into the mid-40s, yet it was hard to feel it at King's Island.

The throngs of screaming voices at the park's Timberwolf Theater displayed no evidence of feeling cold, too engrossed in jumping, singing and shouting to the ballads of pop-punk sensation Simple Plan.

The five-member band came together as high-school friends from Montreal and first gained recognition for their musical style with their 2003 release of "No Pads, No Helmets.... Just Balls"

That album was soon followed by a second, "Still Not Getting Any..." a year later.

The band features a spunky and energetic sound that resembles Cheap Trick, but with more of a raw sound of the likes of Pennywise.