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The next Gin Blossoms concert is scheduled for Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Tree House Brewing Company in South Deerfield, MA, United States. See all 37 upcoming concerts
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About Gin Blossoms
Hometown
Tempe, AZ, United States
Formed
1987
Genre
Rock
Before naming themselves Gin Blossoms, the Arizona alt-rock band was called Cap’n Crunch, Algebra Ranch, and The Psalms.
∙ Along with The Meat Puppets and The Refreshments, Gin Blossoms were well-known graduates of Tempe, Arizona’s Mill Avenue indie-rock scene.
∙ In 1989, they were named Best Unsigned Band in America by College Music Journal.
∙ Their breakthrough album, 1992’s New Miserable Experience, sold 4 million copies in the US.
∙ “Hey Jealousy” became a smash hit nearly a year after it was released, reaching No. 25 on the Billboard 200 chart.
∙ Gin Blossoms had the honor of closing out Wayne’s World 2 by performing “Idiot Summer” at the movie’s “Waynestock” festival.
∙ Late Show with David Letterman musical director Paul Shaffer frequently used Gin Blossoms songs to segue in and out of commercials.
Members of Gin Blossoms include, or have included, Robin Wilson, Jesse Valenzuela, Phillip Rhodes and more.
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