A Change of Pace is an American five piece pop punk band from Peoria, Arizona, United States.
In 2003, after a few years of jamming and playing small local shows, bassist Johnny Abdullah and guitarist Adam Rodgers joined the band.
From there they were discovered by manager Jorge Hernandez, and within a few months they were signed to Immortal Records in August 2004,[1] and released their EP Change Is The Only Constant.
In 2005 the band released their first full-length album, An Offer You Can't Refuse, and landed a spot on the Warped Tour.
[9] On March 13, 2011, drummer Jon Kelley announced via Facebook that after 10 years, A Change of Pace was calling it quits.
In April 2011, A Change Of Pace played their final show with singer Micah Bentley as he began to prepare for his solo career.
On Christmas Day 2011, A Change Of Pace was asked to reunite with Torry Jasper and play the ‘South By So What’ festival in Dallas, Texas on March 17 of 2012.
After several discussions, the band agreed to perform at the festival with other acts such as The Early November, Motion City Soundtrack, HelloGoodbye and Cartel.
"[14] AllMusic commented on how all members of the band shared a love for pop punk and Third Eye Blind leading to A Change of Pace's style being described as "explosive, pop-edged alternative rock".