Fall Out Boy's Island Dream

3 months ago 19th Aug 13:15

Fall Out Boy want to perform on a tiny island populated by less than 30 people.

The group are preparing to go on a year-long hiatus following the completion of their current tour dates but bassist Pete Wentz says they would be tempted to make an early return if they were invited to play in Sealand - a sovereign principality off the south east coast of England with a population of 27.

Yo, I want to go to Sealand. ... That is the craziest kind of story ever! I wanna play the first fest in Sealand.

He said: "Yo, I want to go to Sealand. ... That is the craziest kind of story ever! I wanna play the first fest in Sealand.

"The only thing I'm worried about is that the dude may shoot us, and I know we'll be paid in native currency. We'll be like, 'We want a million Sealand bucks,' and he'll be like, 'I'll double it. I'll give you two million,' because the dude is just printing them.

"We would totally do it. As long as passports, safe entry and a lot of Sealand bucks are guaranteed."

Sealand was founded on an abandoned British sea fort in 1967 by radio broadcaster and British Army Major Paddy Roy Bates, who operates the fort as an independent micro-nation, printing currency and passports, and has survived forcible takeovers.