The Offspring: Let The Bad Times Roll Tour with Radkey at Fillmore Auditorium

This is a big year for The Offspring, first they are celebrating 25 years of their fourth studio album, Ixnay on the Hombre. Released way back in February 1997, The title combines Pig Latin "Ixnay" and Spanish "hombre", to convey the message "fuck The Man", as in "fuck authority". Debuting at number 9 on the Billboard 200, the album was well received by both critics and fans. Ixnay on the Hombre has been certified platinum, and has sold over three million copies worldwide.

They have also, finally, after a nine-year break, released a brand-new album. Let the Bad Times Roll is the tenth studio album by the Offspring, and was released in April 2021. This has been the longest gap between albums for the Offspring, with their last release being Days Go By in 2012. Wall of Sound scored the album 9/10, stating it was "one of the punk world’s best releases of the year so far." The new album charted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, number 2 on the Top Rock Albums, and number 1 on the Top Alternative Albums charts.

The Offspring formed in Garden Grove, California, in 1984 and are often credited, alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day and Rancid, for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s. They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling punk rock bands in history.

The current lineup is lead singer and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist and singer Noodles, and bassist Todd Morse, they are joined by tour members, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Jonah Nimoy, and drummer Josh Freese.