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The next The Offspring concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025 at The Piazza in Aurora, IL, United States. See all 65 upcoming concerts
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- Jun28Jun 28, 2025The PiazzaAurora
- Jul11Jul 11, 2025iTHINK Financial AmphitheatreWest Palm Beach
- Jul12Jul 12, 2025MIDFLORIDA Credit Union AmphitheatreTampa
- Jul15Jul 15, 2025Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta
- Jul16Jul 16, 2025Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh
- Jul18Jul 18, 2025Veterans United Home Loans AmphitheaterVirginia Beach
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The post-Nirvana ‘90s saw all manner of freaks crop up from the underground and make a bid for MTV glory, but no one could’ve predicted that the biggest-selling independent album of the era would come from these skate-punk pranksters. Originally formed by frontman Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K. in Orange County circa 1984, The Offspring (né Manic Subsidal) spent nearly a decade in the SoCal hardcore trenches before blindsiding the alterna-nation with “Come Out and Play,” a muscular rocker about gangland violence that nonetheless boasted a quirky, cheeky appeal thanks to guitarist Noodles’ snake-charming lick and a shout-it-out catchphrase delivered in a faux-Latino accent. That song served as the centerpiece of the group’s third album, Smash, whose equally potent follow-up singles “Gotta Get Away” and “Self Esteem” further mined the middle ground between circle-pit punk and hooky hard rock. Released in the spring of 1994, Smash blasted through the mainstream pop-punk portal that had been pried open by fellow Californians Green Day, and went on to sell a historic 11 million copies for indie label Epitaph Records. But as Green Day turned more serious, The Offspring thrived by playing the court jesters on 1998’s blockbuster Americana, mocking white kids’ appropriation of gangsta-rap culture on “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” and spinning the ska-tinged anti-freeloader anthem “Why Don’t You Get a Job?” into the Warped Tour generation’s “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” Firmly ensconced among the world’s biggest alt-rock bands, The Offspring could afford to record more sporadically in the 21st century. But as their 2007 disco-grooved mega-hit “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” and their 2015 chart-topping glam stomper “Coming for You” attest, whenever this group decides to come out and play, they play to win.
Members of The Offspring include, or have included, Pete Parada, Dexter Holland, and Todd Morse.
Musical InfluencesThe Offspring's musical influences include Nirvana, Aerosmith, The Misfits and more.
Influenced by The OffspringThe Offspring has influenced the music of blink-182, Wesso, All Time Low and more.
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