While overseas for the Leed’s festival, members of MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, KEVIN DEVINE, and BRAND NEW all thought it would be a fun idea to get on an “open mic” side-stage and perform a cover song. That song was “My Name Is Jonas” by Weezer.

A posting on punktastic.com by Paul Savage tells the story.

The strangest thing happened Saturday at Leeds Festival. I was walking to get some chips and went past a tent that Nokia had, where anyone could sign up to play a song. Mostly shit bands doing shit covers. I heard “My Name Is Jonas” playing so i couldn’t help to poke my head in and my jaw almost hit the ground. It was Jesse & Vin & Brian from Brand New, with a few of the Manchester Orchestra guys and Kevin Devine. They must have just signed up like everyone and played as a surprise. There were only about 30 people in the tent and nobody seemed to know who they even were. They were playing like it was on the main stage and really going for it. It was sloppy but incredible.. Afterwards the announcer said that their name was Dark Horse or something. I snapped this pic. Someone seemed to be filming video…I am hoping it will turn up somewhere.

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