Remember the band Lifehouse? They were behind that song “Hanging By a Moment” back in 2000. And apparently they have a new song called “Hurricane,” which they performed on a commercial flight from Los Angeles to Denver today.
So why did Lifehouse perform on a plane? Well, it seems to be some sort of sponsored mid-air event that traps innocent passengers on a plane and forces them to listen to early-2000s adult-contemporary rock.
“We are performing on our flight to Denver today!! Rock at 35000 feet,”
These passengers have no idea…
# LITV— Lifehouse (@lifehouse)
But if you’re not one of the band’s 190,000 (!!!) followers, you might never have known. Happily for us and sadly for journalist Jonah Keri, he was on that flight, and decided to share his experience via Twitter.
https://twitter.com/jonahkeri/status/575763139867734017
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https://twitter.com/jonahkeri/status/575764589226278912
https://twitter.com/jonahkeri/status/575766700295000064
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Maybe that’s a bit hyperbolic, but anyone who’s been trapped in a New York City subway car with unwelcome musicians knows that being confined to a small metal tube while someone forces you to hear their music knows Keri’s pain. This kind of performance is born of the the arrogant assumption that a random group of people will really, really enjoy it if you surprise them with your music.
Back to the original question: Why? It looks like this was part of an ongoing in-flight concert series from Southwest Airlines called . Other artists to be featured have included American Authors, O.A.R., Five for Fighting, Plain White T’s and Better Than Ezra.
No video has surfaced so far. If you happened to be on that flight, let us know in the comments. Either way, you can add Lifehouse to the list of things to worry about ruining a plane trip.
https://twitter.com/jonahkeri/status/575776045179224064
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Ashley Dean is an editor and designer for YourHub at the Denver Post and a regular contributor to Reverb.
