All-American Rejects’ ‘House Party Tour’ goes viral as cop shuts down backyard show—then lets them play one last song for their 20th anniversary

Clips from the All-American Rejects' 'House Party Tour' are going viral in the most legendary way.

In footage circulating online, the legendary rock band can be seen celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album, Move Along, complete with pop-up performances and bowling alleys in their backyards. Amid the chaos, which took place at a house near the University of Missouri in Columbia on May 18, however, cops had to interject, as reported by People Magazine.

In a video uploaded on the band's official YouTube channel, the group was in the thick of belting out their 2005 hit when, nearing the end, bandleader Tyson Ritter announced,

"Alright guys. Whoa, whoa whoa. We've gotta stop it." He clarified, "The cops just shut us down." He said, to a booing crowd, "Sorry, y'all. We just got kicked off campus."

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As reported by People Magazine, Ritter, 41, also told the fans, who were chanting "f--- the police,"

"They said we can play one more f------ song!” He went on, "I haven't done this in a long time, but I'd really like to thank the local police for letting us f------ keep carrying on. Holy s---. How often do you get a blessing from an officer? Well, I guess we've got one more song for you, and I'll give you 1 million guesses to guess which one. You might recognize it."

He then went on to perform their 2008 hit track Gives You Hell. Towards the end, he advised fans to "get home safely because the man let us keep playing," referring to the cop earlier.

On Wednesday, May 21, Mark Fitzgerald, who serves as the Columbia Police Department’s assistant chief of police, spoke to CNN about the band and its fans' behavior. He noted that they were all “very cooperative," despite being “in violation of several local ordinances."

The responding officers “listened to a couple of songs” before the patrolling sergeant outlined the laws to All-American Rejects and its security. Fitzgerald affirmed that the sergeant “allowed the band to play a final song before they ended the concert.”

“The Sergeant told me that he knew exactly who the band was and listened to them a lot while he was in college,” he added. "The police department would be happy to have the All-American Rejects return and play in Columbia, hopefully with the proper permits and approval."

The acclaimed 2000s punk-rock band is on a mission to make house parties a thing again, as they embarked on their current tour to promote their new single. Fans now stand a chance at attending one of these parties by heading over to their Linktree page and RSVPing to the venues listed.

Thus far, All-American Rejects has held performances in a backyard in Chicago, a bowling alley in Minneapolis, a grad party for Columbia in Missouri, and at the quad of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The first of these events began on April 30, just a week after Sandbox made its debut.

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Sandbox is a part of All-American Rejects' new album, Easy Come, Easy Go, which drops this June 5. It will be their first album to drop in 13 years. The band is also calling on fans to send in potential venues via a post on social media.

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