Five Finger Death Punch fans in Noblesville, Indiana were shocked to see Bad Wolves vocalist Tommy Vext standing front and center instead of Ivan Moody when the band hit the stage on August 31st with "Lift Me Up". They soon learned the entire thing was an elaborate prank set up by the band. Check out the Instagram post below.

 

Hahah 🤣 so last night when the curtain dropped - we had @tommyvext standing on stage instead of Ivan 🤣 it was funny as hell - all the confused faces thinking in unison “oh nooo here we go again” 🤣 then Ivan ran out and sang the song with Tommy #5FDPrank

A post shared by Five Finger Death Punch (@5fdp) on Sep 1, 2018 at 9:01am PDT

Vext temporarily replaced Moody in 2017 while Moody was dealing with personal issues that prevented him from performing.

Due to high fan-demand, Five Finger Death Punch and Breaking Benjamin have announced an expansion of their co-headlining North American Outdoor Amphitheater tour with additional dates which will take both bands through fall 2018.

The group's launched their massive summer tour with electrifying performances and stage production to ravenous packed crowds in Seattle on July 16th. The tour is co-produced by Live Nation and Frank Productions and features special guests Nothing More and Bad Wolves on the current summer leg.

On the fall leg of the tour, global 2018 breakout rock band Bad Wolves will once again join the trek on select dates and Swedish heavy weights In Flames on other select shows. Chart toppers From Ashes To New will be support on all fall dates.

The artists on the tour are also dominating the rock charts with their most current singles with Five Finger Death Punch at #7, Breaking Benjamin at #8, Bad Wolves at #16 and From Ashes To New at #3 this week. For tickets to the biggest rock event of the year, VIP offerings and more info, visit fivefingerdeathpunch.com and breakingbenjamin.com.

"We have an extremely loyal travel-to-the-end-of-the-world diehard fanbase, so our shows are always packed and a blast. With that said, this current run turned out to be the most-attended, most-successful tour we have done to date,” explains Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory. “Those cities we couldn’t fit into this summer run - worry not - we heard you all! We’re extending this tour all the way through the fall, so we will see you soon."

“We’ve been having a blast on this Summer tour with Five Finger Death Punch,” adds Breaking Benjamin lead vocalist Benjamin Burnley. “The reactions to this tour from both of our fanbases have been huge, so it only made sense to keep the fun going this Fall. We’re happy to have a chance to play more songs from Ember while reminding the World that Rock’s Not Dead. See you there!”

"The summer tour has been incredible; the sales, performances, and fan reactions have gone above and beyond our wildest dreams!” explains Larry Frank, COO of Frank Productions. “We had to bring this tour back to arenas in the fall to make sure every fan gets to experience one of the best shows of their life.”

Fans purchasing a ticket to the tour are also supporting two charities that are close to the co-headliner’s hearts as they are donating a portion of every ticket sold to two charity organizations. Five Finger Death Punch has chosen C.O.P.S - Concerns Of Police Survivors, an organization whose mission is rebuilding shattered lives of survivors and co-workers affected by line of duty deaths, through partnerships with law enforcement and the community. Breaking Benjamin has chosen Prevent Child Abuse America to help counteract the abuse and neglect of our nation’s children by promoting services that improve child well-being and developing programs that help to prevent all types of abuse and neglect.