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Announces West Coast Tour
February 23rd, 2026 by Jimmy Alvarez
Punk rock had been a big-big part of our culture since its humble beginnings in the mid ’70s. Bands like Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Clash, Buzzcocks, New York Dolls and Ramones led the way on their high-energy road to ruin.
Since then, bands like Social Distortion, Dropkick, The Paradox and Lambrini Girls are making it cool to be punk again. That said, there is one mainstay of the punk fray who is still delivering on their message of organized mayhem – the band is Pennywise.
As 2026 is taking off fans who like their music loud and in your face, received some long-awaited news, Pennywise is hitting the road for a West Coast swing.
Like any legit legacy band, it’s the fame and infamy that are synonymous with each other. So much so, Pennywise even has its own exhibit at the Punk Rock Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. So, who is responsible for the sonic journey that is Pennywise? The culprits are founding members Jim Lundberg on vocals and Fletcher Dragge on guitar. The band rounds out with Randy Bradbury bass and Byron McMackin on drums. Collectively, they put on a dynamite live performance, and the music is simply best described as electricity personified.
Pennywise is best known for “Victim of Reality,” “Stand by Me,” “Fuck Authority,” “Alien,” and “Bro Hymn.” These punkers from Hermosa will hit the road in May with their pals The Circle Jerks, H2O and DFL.
For the punk rock purest, it doesn’t get better than Pennywise with former Black Flag crooner Keith Morris behind the mic, and he will make shit hit the fan for sure!
Their first stop will take place May 6th at the Filmore in San Fracisco and moving down the coast.
The tour will hit SoCal at SOMA in San Diego on May 15th, then two dates at the House of Blues in Anaheim on May 16th and 17th.
Get your tickets for this one; they go on sale this Friday, at 10 a.m. local time.
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