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• Twenty One Pilots are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio
• The group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who both left in 2011
• Since their departure, the line-up has consisted of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun
• The duo is best known for their singles "Stressed Out", "Ride", and "Heathens", which achieved commercial success between 2015 and 2016
• The duo received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for "Stressed Out"
• The duo independently released two albums, Twenty One Pilots (2009) and Regional at Best (2011), before being signed by record label Fueled by Ramen in 2012
• Their label debut Vessel (2013) became the second album in history on which every track received at least a gold certification, making Twenty One Pilots the first and only band to see every song on two albums earn gold or platinum awards
• The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album, Blurryface (2015), which produced the hit singles "Stressed Out" and "Ride" and became the first album on which every track received at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America
• The release of "Heathens" also made the group the first alternative artist in history to have two concurrent top five singles in the Billboard Hot 100 and the third rock act in history to have two singles simultaneously chart in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, joining the Beatles and Elvis Presley
• The duo released two further studio albums, Trench (2018) and Scaled and Icy (2021), with their upcoming seventh album, Clancy, set to be released in 2024
• They have also garnered ten number-one songs on the Alternative Songs chart, making them the artist with the joint third-most number-one songs on the chart
• Radio, Trees

  Songs re-recorded and released for their third album
• Lovely


  Song re-recorded and released as a single in Japan on April 17, 2013
• Bonus tracks on the UK version of Vessel

  • Glowing Eyes
  • Kitchen Sink
  • Forest
• Twenty One Pilots' third album, Vessel, was released


  January 8, 2013
• Vessel reached No. 21 on the Billboard 200, No. 9 on the Digital Albums chart, No. 17 on the Internet Albums chart, No. 15 on the Rock Albums Chart, and No. 10 on the Alternative Albums Chart
• The band's first charting single, "Holding On to You", reached No. 10 on the Billboard US Rock Airplay chart
• "Guns for Hands" and "Lovely" reached No. 21 and No. 67, respectively, on the Japan Hot 100
• In 2013, Twenty One Pilots (along with Panic! at the Disco) were one of the opening acts for Fall Out Boy on their Save Rock and Roll Arena Tour
• Twenty One Pilots performed "House of Gold" on Conan in their late night debut


  August 8, 2013
• The music video for the song "House of Gold" was uploaded onto YouTube


  October 2, 2013
• Twenty One Pilots performed a set at the MTVU Woodie Awards during SXSW

  March 17, 2014
• Twenty One Pilots performed "Car Radio" at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards


  April 13, 2014
• The band performed "Car Radio" on Late Night with Seth Meyers


  April 28, 2014
• In 2014, Twenty One Pilots played a number of music festivals and other events around the United States, such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Boston Calling, and Firefly
• Requests from many of these cities were incorporated into the band's first headlining tour, the Quiet Is Violent World Tour, which began in September 2014 and ended in November of the same year
• The band released a music video for "Ode to Sleep"


  December 31, 2014
• The video depicted the band's growth from their origins as a small local band to a nationally popular alternative act
• The band announced that a new album, Blurryface, was to be released on May 19


  March 16, 2015
• They released the first single, "Fairly Local", on March 17
• Their second single of the album, "Tear in My Heart", and its music video were released on April 5, 2015
• "Stressed Out", the third song released from the album, was released along with a music video on April 28
• "Stressed Out" became the group's best-selling single, peaking at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on both Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs charts, while also surpassing over 2.5 billion views on YouTube
• Blurryface was released two days early on May 17, 2015 and sold 134,000 copies in the first week in the U.S. which made it the band's first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200
• On May 22, 2016, Blurryface won in the category of "Top Rock Album" at the Billboard Music Awards, while the band won the category of "Top Rock Artist"
• The band began the Blurryface Tour on May 11, 2015, in Glasgow, Scotland. Their headline route spanned the United States, England, and Canada
• The U.S. leg began September 8, 2015 and featured Echosmith and Finish Ticket as openers
• Twenty One Pilots performed "Stressed Out" on Late Night with Seth Meyers


  September 14, 2015
• The band announced a London show in February 2016, and later announced a run of UK dates, with a second London date added. The band Transviolet served as openers
• The Emotional Roadshow World Tour started in Cincinnati


  May 31, 2016