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A\u00a0metalcore<\/a> band that gained notoriety for its unconventional show inside a Denny’s restaurant has returned 13 years after their viral moment.<\/p>\n Texas-based act Live Without<\/a>\u00a0are back, and this time they want you to get food from the national diner chain.<\/p>\n This week marks the 13th anniversary of Live Without sharing a video on YouTube titled “The Dennys Grand Slam.” The four-minute clip shows the band performing in a mostly empty Denny’s restaurant.<\/p>\n Since then, the video has amassed 5.3 million views thanks to Live Without’s creative choice of venue and the lead singer asking, “What the fuck is up, Denny’s?”<\/p>\n Live Without had been fairly quiet on social media the past couple of years until Denny’s official social media accounts shared a video on Tuesday showing the band’s official return as part of a promotion for a sandwich called the mozz pit (mosh pit) burger.<\/p>\n “Oh, and if this video gets 500k likes, my boss said we can do a live show,” the post promises.<\/p>\n As of Wednesday afternoon, posts featuring the video on each of Denny’s social media accounts had generated a combined 15,000 views.<\/p>\n Live Without’s rise to stardom was unique, even for bands that have found a larger audience after going viral online.<\/p>\n According to information shared on YouTube after the “The Dennys Grand Slam” video blew up, the band approached the restaurant’s owners about a potential performance in 2013 after learning their lease was about to expire.<\/p>\n “They were shutting down for business the next day and we asked if we could have a small show there. We would charge (minimum) $1 and they could keep all proceeds,” Live Without explained on YouTube. “The owners were very cool and thought it was a great idea.”<\/p>\n Less than 24 hours later, Live Without secured a PA system and had told as many people as they could about the impromptu Denny’s show.<\/p>\n The viral video from the show features three songs in under five minutes, with the band set up in front of the seating booths. A small mosh pit breaks out within seconds of the first note dropping.<\/p>\n Live Without’s restaurant performance was seemingly inescapable online after the video first appeared on YouTube. The clip eventually caught the attention of Blink-182<\/a>.<\/p>\n In 2023,\u00a0the veteran pop-punk act attempted to recreate Live Without’s viral moment by performing at a Denny’s location in Long Beach, California. The video was used to promote Blink-182’s 2024 tour dates with Pierce the Veil<\/a>.<\/p>\n Live Without was later invited to open for Blink-182 and Pierce the Veil during the tour’s stops in San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n Think Live Without should have been bigger than opening shows for Blink-182? Keep scrolling to see even more 2000s metalcore acts that deserve more appreciation.<\/p>\n Here’s a handful of 2000s metalcore bands that absolutely should’ve been bigger.<\/p>\n You need these breakdowns in your life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow Denny’s Celebrated Anniversary of Viral Concert Video<\/h3>\n
Original Denny’s Show Happened With Just 24 Hours’ Notice<\/h3>\n
Live Without, “The Dennys Grand Slam”<\/h3>\n
How Live Without’s Denny’s Performance Connected Them With Blink-182<\/h3>\n
5 2000s Metalcore Bands That Should’ve Been Bigger<\/h2>\n