President are confident their growth is genuine and not something manufactured

The masked alternative metal band President has refuted claims that they are an industry plant, as per theprp. Although the group is often associated with Charlie Simpson of Fightstar and Busted, and shares management with Sleep Token through Future History, their vocalist maintains that their rapid rise is not due to industry manipulation or corporate support.

When you blow up really quickly, it’s assumed you’re backed by a huge corporate machine. People find it hard to accept that something can just explode organically. But if something’s getting a lot of attention, you’re gonna draw equal measures of hate as you are love. I’d rather people felt something than nothing at all.

One of the primary arguments used to label the band as an industry plant was their prominent live debut at this year’s Download Festival in Donington, UK. The vocalist argues that this performance was more a personal challenge than the result of financial backing.

If it [the Download performance] went wrong, it would have been a fucking disaster. But it spurred me on to rise to the challenge. And hearing everyone shouting ‘President!’ made it all worth it; when I walked offstage, I was wiping tears off of my mask. It was such an emotional moment.

Recently, U.S. audiences experienced the band live for the first time with performances in New York and Los Angeles earlier this month. President is scheduled to support Bad Omens and Beartooth during their winter 2026 tour.

02/22 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
02/24 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
02/26 Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
02/28 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
03/02 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
03/04 Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
03/06 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
03/08 Laval, QC – Place Bell
03/10 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
03/11 Boston, MA – TD Garden
03/13 Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
03/14 Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
03/16 Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
03/17 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
03/19 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
03/20 San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
03/22 Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
03/24 Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
03/26 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
03/27 Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena