Straight out of Wilmette, IL, Fall Out Boy is a rock band consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. In 2003, the group’s debut album Take This to Your Grave was released and became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fan base and selling out venues coast to coast. The band’s 2005 major-label breakthrough, From Under the Cork Tree, produced two hit singles, “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Dance, Dance,” and went double platinum, transforming the group into superstars and making Wentz a celebrity and tabloid fixture. Fall Out Boy received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
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