Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti discussed the surprising demographic makeup of the band's current fanbase in a recent interview.
For years, Creed and its post-grunge counterparts were often mercilessly mocked by a wide array of tastemakers. But that apparently didn't stop younger listeners from getting into the band after it broke up in 2004.
The band broke up in 2004 after achieving massive commercial success.
Tremonti spoke about the trend in a recent interview with the YouTuber Belgian Jasper, which was transcribed by Blabbermouth.
"When the tour went on sale, we get to see all the ages of people buying the tickets and if it’s male, female or whatnot," the guitarist said.
"We were blown away to see that the biggest fanbase buying the tickets are between 25 and 35 years old. So a lot of these people were too young to be around when Creed was touring back in the day. So it’s good to see a whole new generation of Creed fans out there."
Tremonti noted that Creed's music never completely disappeared from the zeitgeist. "A bunch of athletes have been using [a Creed] song as kind of their go-to-battle kind of music."
That's why the band has had a comeback tour in the works for years.
"To be honest, we've been planning stuff and talking since before COVID about when the timing would be right," the guitarist said. "When COVID hit, it kind of derailed things."
'We were blown away to see that the biggest fanbase buying the tickets are between 25 and 35 years old,' the guitarist said.
Earlier this month, Tremonti also spoke to the New Jersey radio station 105.5 WDHA about Creed's popularity.
"We appreciate it, because ever since Creed broke up for the first time, we took that break, you realize how well we had it, as far as the radio play and the ticket sales and all that stuff," he said in the interview also transcribed by Blabbermouth.
He noted that it's been much harder to make money to make money with Alter Bridge, which is mostly made up of Creed alumni, and his solo project Tremonti.
Creed's 40-city North American tour will begin in Wisconsin next July.
Check out a complete list of the upcoming tour dates below:
July 17 | Green Bay, WI | Resch Center
July 19 | Monticello, IA | Great Jones County Fair
July 20 | Walker, MN | Moondance Jam
July 23 | Simpsonville, SC | CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
July 24 | Charlotte, NC | PNC Music Pavilion
July 26 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live
July 27 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
July 30 | Toronto, ON | Budweiser Stage
July 31 | Detroit, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 2 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center
August 3 | Burgettstown, PA | The Pavilion at Star Lake
August 6 | Bridgeport, CT | Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
August 7| Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center
August 9 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
August 10 | Indianapolis, IN | Ruoff Music Center
August 13 | Nashville, TN | Ascend Amphitheater
August 14 | Pelham, AL | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 16 | Tinley Park, IL | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
August 17 | Welch, MN | Treasure Island Event Center
August 20 | Gilford, NH | BankNH Pavilion
August 21 | Boston, MA | The Xfinity Center
August 23 | Hershey, PA | Hersheypark Stadium
August 24 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 31 | San Bernardino, CA | Glen Helen Pavilion (Summer of '99 And Beyond Festival with 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Finger Eleven, Fuel, Vertical Horizon, The Verve Pipe)
September 1 | Wheatland, CA | Toyota Amphitheatre
September 4 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
September 6 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre
September 7 | Denver, CO | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 10 | Rogers, AR | The Walmart AMP
September 11 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion
September 13 | San Antonio, TX | Frost Bank Center
September 14 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 16 | Brandon, MS | Brandon Amphitheater
September 18| Raleigh, NC | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
September 20 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 21 | West Palm Beach, FL | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
September 24 | Jacksonville, FL | Daily's Place
September 25 | Alpharetta, GA | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
September 27 | Darien Lake, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
September 28 | Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Hotel
