Thursday at Sonic Temple leans hard on turn-of-the-century rock radio, with The Offspring and Switchfoot on the same day's bill, and Wheatus fit that bill exactly. "Teenage Dirtbag," written by singer and guitarist Brendan B. Brown, turned 25 on August 15, 2025. It peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and did far better abroad, reaching No. 2 in the UK.
The anniversary turned into a long victory lap: dates across the U.S., the UK and Ireland, then an 11-date Australia and New Zealand run in January 2026.
The band closed 2025 supporting Bowling for Soup at Wembley Arena in London, and Brown told The Pop Break he had a documentary called You Might Die in the works and about 12 new songs he planned to record in 2026. The catalog behind the hit runs from the 2000 self-titled debut through Hand Over Your Loved Ones (2003) and Too Soon Monsoon (2005).