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Ready to Trick or Treat to the Beat
July 15th, 2026 by Kevin Gomez
All systems go! The Aquabats are back to haunt your October and this time on a much larger scale. Last year the OC ska-punk superheroes hosted the inaugural Trick or Treat to the Beat – four concerts that were “a Halloween costume party freak out.” With two shows in October and two in November, they featured support from Home Grown, Left Alone, and Mike V and the Rats.
This year the boys decided to triple that number, playing nearly a dozen shows through October around the West Coast. The tour kicks off October 1st in Chico, CA with openers CJ Ramone and the Fast Movers and Sullvn. Openers will be shifting each night, with three chances to catch this tour in Southern California.
The Aquabats will be stopping by the Glass House in Pomona on October 16th with Sullvn and an opener to be determined. They will stop by The Observatory North Park in San Diego with Mariachi El Bronx and Mrs. Magician on October 23rd. The tour will conclude October 24th at the House of Blues Anaheim with Manic Hispanic and Mrs. Magician.
It’s really a lot of fun, the usual, incredible live show from The Aquabats with even more people decked out in costumes than normal. With support CJ Ramone, Mariachi El Bronx, and Manic Hispanic, all three legit headliners on their own, this is going to be one spooky event you don’t want to miss.
And yet, perhaps the one special show I’m most excited about is not one of the Trick or Treat to the Beat shows.
The band also announced that just days before they play the October 16th Glass House gig, they will be performing at the Glass House on October 10th. However, this show will be specifically The Aquabats! Tribute to the Cure!
I’ve been fortunate enough to catch this act a few times, most recently this past May when they supported Sweet & Tender Hooligans.
The normally cheerful and bouncy Aquabats do a dead-on gloomy impression note for note tribute to all your favorite Cure songs. At the conclusion of the performance that night, lead singer MC Bat Commander announced how much fun the band has when they play these shows and promised they would be playing them more.
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