Australian pop rockers 5 Seconds of Summer thrilled fans with an acoustic performance in Sydney, on Friday.
The four-piece group took to the stage as part of the Spotify Fans First Event.
Music streaming service Spotify had invited its top-streaming 5SOS fans for an intimate Q&A, album preview and performance.
Don’t Stop! 5 Seconds of Summer thrill fans with an acoustic performance at an intimate Spotify gig in Sydney
The group, consisting of Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin, played to a small but captivated audience.
The 5SOS set included songs from their new album, Youngblood, to be released in June.
The LA-based band rose to fame in 2011, after releasing cover songs on YouTube.
On stage: Music streaming service Spotify had invited its top-streaming 5SOS fans for an intimate Q&A, album preview and acoustic performance
And on Friday’s Today show, they admitted that their level of notoriety now is quite ‘scary.’
The group’s guitarist, Luke, explained to entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins that once a certain level of success is achieved, it’s ‘equally as hard’ to maintain it.
Richard quizzed the boys on whether it’s more difficult to ‘become famous or stay famous’.
Blood brothers: The 5SOS set included songs from their new album, Youngblood, to be released in June
‘I think they’re equally as hard. At the start you’re very naïve, it’s almost like an impossible dream,’ Luke, 21, responded.
Feeling pressure in keeping up the chart-toppers and appearances, the musician went on to explain: ‘But now it’s like a real-life thing, every day your job is to keep 5 Seconds of Summer moving.’
Luke said that the boys are still the best of mates since their high school days.
Hot stuff: The group, consisting of Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin, played to a small but captivated audience
The stage is set: The group have been gigging in preparation for the release of their new album, Youngblood, due in June
‘I still don’t have anyone as close as these guys.’
‘I still go over their house and hang out with them, you know [they’re] the first person to text or call or whatever,’ he explained.
The Aussie pop rockers performed to a sold-out show at Sydney’s The Metro on Thursday, and are heavily promoting their third studio album, Youngblood, to be released June 22.