Mad About Rock

  London, UK, 12:00PM Friday 14 November 2025: Punk rock juggernauts The Offspring have today announced a huge outdoor show, taking place at London’s Crystal Palace Park on Sunday 28 June 2026. The legendary band will be joined on the day by special guests Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, PUP and Destroy Boys. The Offspring say: “Nobody Rocks like the UK Rocks. This is gonna be a great day out” Sign up for the artist pre-sale starting at 9AM on Tuesday 18 November via www.offspring.com . Tickets go on general sale at 9AM Friday 21 November via www.ticketmaster.co.uk . Legends and innovators of the Southern California punk rock scene, The Offspring have sold millions of records, won countless awards and have toured consistently, playing more than 500 shows in the last decade alone. The lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Noodles, bassist Todd Morse, drummer Brandon Pertzborn, and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy, their music has had a la...

  Following last week's release of their highly anticipated new album SUPERCHARGED, US punk legends THE OFFSPRING can now announce that they will return to the UK for a headline tour in November 2025. This is the band's first headline run in the UK since 2021, they also headlined Slam Dunk Festival in 2023 and played Download Festival this summer just gone in 2024. With over 45 million albums sold worldwide, still the biggest selling independent rock album in history (1994's 11 million selling 'Smash') and a recent number 3 UK album charting place for 2021's 'Let The Bad Times Roll' (their highest placing ever in the UK), THE OFFSPRING are truly one of the great rock bands of their generation. The band will be supported by special guest Simple Plan and the full list of dates for the tour are below: THE OFFSPRING Headline Tour 2025 10th November 2025 -Utilita Arena, Cardiff 14th November 2025 - The O2, London 15th November 2025 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle ...

  The Offspring have fans from all over the world, but today they have released a song to celebrate their fans who are asking them to “Come To Brazil” with their aptly named new single.The track produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith) is another killer track off of the band’s SUPERCHARGED album out 11th October 2024 via Concord Records. Listen to “Come To Brazil” HERE On the track Dexter Holland says: “Every time we announce any shows we get comments from our Brazilian fans saying ‘Come to Brazil!’ which we love! Brazil really does go off. It has enthusiasm, passion and is an amazing place to play! I hope the Brazilian fans really make this one their own!” The song opens up with an iconic intro featuring heavy guitars and ends with the iconic football chant “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé” all the while talking about how their Brazilian fans can’t get enough of The Offspring, noting lyrically: “It doesn’t matter how many times we came, ‘Cause they want us back again just the...

  Going full speed into summer, The Offspring have released another killer track off of their highly anticipated new album SUPERCHARGED, out 11th October 2024 via Concord Records, aptly named “Light It Up.” Listen to “Light It Up” HERE On the new track Dexter Holland commented: “This song is a full speed ahead juggernaut! This character in the song is fed up, he's had enough, and he’s gonna light it up. He’s ready for a fight. And I definitely sense a lot of that around me. Growing up, some of my favorite songs were by punk bands that were just like, “I'm sick of your shit.” And that was ok! It wasn’t like a negative thing to have those feelings and express that. And I think that's kind of the vibe of where “Light It Up” is: You're fed up, you've had it and you want to do something about it. That’s one of things I've always loved about punk rock. It’s always been about letting out your aggressions, and I think that’s still true. I still love writing songs ...

  One of the most successful and much loved punk rock bands of all time, California legends THE OFFSPRING, today announce a brilliant, brand new album 'SUPERCHARGED '. A follow up to the massive 2021 Top 4 album 'Let The Bad Times Roll', the new record will be released on the 11th October through Concord Records, and the album pre-order begins today (Friday 7th June). The band have also today released a huge new single 'Make It All Right' which is out and streaming everywhere now. Pre-Order SUPERCHARGED HERE Listen to 'Make It All Right' HERE 'Make It All Right' is classic The Offspring, with huge punk rock riffs, massive production and a mountain sized chorus. Lyrically though, it talks about how it feels to have your “partner in crime” by your side, the person who makes you feel like you can do anything and give you confidence things will work out: “And you make it all right, And it’s gonna be fine, We’re like partners in crime, And you make...

  Paris’ most anticipated music festival Rock en Seine returns for summer 2024 from August 22 to 25 at Domaine national de Saint-Cloud. In this stunning setting on the edges of Paris, five stages will host an unmissable lineup across 4 days with headliners Fred again., LCD Soundsystem, Måneskin, Massive Attack, PJ Harvey, The Offspring and The Smile. As reflected in its name, the festival is forever dedicated to the genre and invites the most worthy rockers to take to the stage. The enchanting PJ Harvey, known for her strong and enigmatic performances, distinct artistic vision and a fearless approach to experimentation, and will no doubt be a wondrous headliner for the final night of Rock en Seine 2024. PJ Harvey is joined by the larger-than-life Italian rock group Måneskin, and the Irish newcomers Inhaler plus, the legendary pop punk hitmakers The Offspring armed with all their classics, the fiery duo The Kills, the electrifying The Hives, and the US alt-rock trio Blonde Redhead. ...

  Hellfest today has unveiled its full 2024 line-up for its 17th edition of the festival (see above!). 178 bands (+ 4 bands to be announced before the festival), 6 stages, and undoubtedly one of the most diverse and open line-ups in terms of “extreme music”! For more on Hellfest visit: https://hellfest.fr/en/ https://www.facebook.com/hellfest

  Slam Dunk Festival 2023 celebrates the south site at Hatfield Park selling-out, with only a limited number of tickets available for the north edition, taking place at Leeds Temple Newsam. Remaining tickets can be purchased at www.slamdunkfestival.com . Slam Dunk Festival is guaranteed to once again be one of the biggest weekends in the alternative calendar as headliners the mighty Enter Shikari will return to the festival for mind-blowing sets as Californian punk icons The Offspring make their Slam Dunk debut. Stage headliners feature an abundance of alternative talent in Yellowcard, Creeper, Malevolence, The Hunna and The Maine. This years festival will kick off with an earlier start time - festival gates will open at 9am with the main arena opening at 11am each day. The Dickies Stage will host the highly-anticipated headline performance from The Offspring. This packed stage (compered by punk afficionado and Life In The Stocks Podcast host, Matt Stocks) is your one-stop-shop for...

  WoR, groove metal hailing from Raleigh, USA unleashed their debut album “Prisoners” on August 7th of this year via Bungalo Records/Universal. On the full length, the band takes a grinding chainsaw with a pummeling battering ram to pulverize a heavy cover version of one of The Offspring‘s most beloved tracks “Come and Out Play”, which the band is sharing today with a streaming visualizer below. The band comments on covering the track: “We chose this iconic song for its energy, attitude, and lyrical message. We felt it spoke to the overall theme of our album, which discusses similar topics such as rebellion, anger, and rage. We were messing around at practice one day and were playing this song and felt that we could really inject some new life into it. We bumped up the tempo, tuned down, threw a breakdown in the middle, and incorporated Bobby Demoss’ trademark screaming vocals to achieve that goal.” Listen to “Come and Out Play” on YouTube (Visualizer). Throwing in elemen...

    Check out the new issue of Stencil Mag! This issue features my interview with festival organiser of MammothFest Brighton, Steve Dickson here: http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue25/151  as well as my reviews of Breathe Carolina, Distant Signals and Bear Trade on pages:  http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue25/160 & http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue25/167 All this plus loads of other awesome interviews and reviews from the likes of The Offspring, Bury Tomorrow, Crossfaith, I Killed The Prom Queen plus tonnes more!   http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue25/   Carina