Musicians Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings of 5 Seconds of Summer pose backstage during Vevo Certified Live at Barker Hangar, Aug. 17, 2015, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Drummer Ashton Irwin counts Green Day’s 2005 live album/DVD Bullet in a Bible as his entry point. (“Seeing Billie Joe up in front of 60,000 people – that’s what I wanted to do,” says Irwin.) ...