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Here's your latest excuse to pretend it's the late 90s and 00s: The Offspring and Simple Plan are teaming up for a heap of 2025 Australian shows, heading Down Under in a year that's also bringing Green Day this way on their own tour. Who needs one reason to grab your sneakers, your huge sense of nostalgia and head to a gig when you can have two?
The Offspring just played an Aussie gig on Sunday, November 24, 2024 as part of Victoria's Always Live music season — but it was their only concert on this trip, and it sold out in 30 seconds. So, next May, they're returning to hit up arenas in four cities. The tour kicks off on Sunday, May 4 at AEC Arena in Adelaide, then heads to Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney and Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
It's been a quarter of a century since The Offspring earned a claim to fame that every music fan Down Under should know: topping Triple J's Hottest 100 with 'Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)', a win that still ranks as the annual countdown's most-controversial result to date. 2024 also marks four decades since the band first formed in the early 80s, and more than 30 years since it came to mainstream attention with hits like 'Come Out and Play' and 'Self Esteem' — and the Californian outfit isn't done belting out its catchy brand of punk just yet.
While the band released albums Let the Bad Times Roll and Supercharged in 2021 and 2024, respectively, you can still expect to hear their famous tracks — including 'Gotta Get Away', 'Why Don't You Get a Job?', 'The Kids Aren't Alright' and the song that's forever cemented in Australian radio history, obviously.
Still led by frontman and guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland — the group's only remaining member from its initial 1984 lineup, so you can definitely call him the original prankster — The Offspring will have company in the form of Canada's Simple Plan.
From The Offspring alone, you'll get the words "gunter glieben glauchen globen" stuck in your head for another couple of decades.
The Offspring Supercharged Worldwide in '25 Australian Tour
Sunday, May 4 — AEC Arena, Adelaide
Wednesday, May 7 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Sunday, May 11 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Wednesday, May 14 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
The Offspring are touring Australia in May 2025. Early-bird pre-sale tickets go on sale at 9am local time on Thursday, November 28, 2024, with general tickets on sale at 9am local time on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Head to the tour website for further details and to register for early ticket access.
The Offspring images: Daveed Benito.