Bouncing Souls: Born to Be Tour

Bouncing Souls play The Observatory North Park on Friday, February 12, 2027. They're sharing the bill with The Suicide Machines and The Aggrolites, so it's a full night of punk and ska rather than a single band. Doors open at 6 PM, and the show starts at 7 PM.

If you're not familiar with them, Bouncing Souls are a New Jersey punk band from Asbury Park, formed in the late 1980s by Greg Attonito on vocals, Pete Steinkopf on guitar, Bryan Kienlen on bass, and drummer Shal Khichi. They played their first show at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Bernardsdale, NJ, in 1989, and have been on the road since 1995. Along the way, they've played Wembley Arena with Green Day and Tokyo's Budokan with My Chemical Romance, and appeared on seven editions of the Vans Warped Tour, all while staying away from major labels and corporate radio.

Their touring truck, 'The White Castle', became a bit of a legend in its own right—an honorary fifth member that clocked over 300,000 miles before it was finally retired. In 2009, to mark 20 years together, the band released one original song every month and put them out as 7" vinyl compilations on their own label, Chunksaah Records.

The night doesn't end when the music stops: the venue is connected to the West Coast Tavern, so you can head over there for dinner and drinks after the show. Doors open at 6 PM, and the music kicks off at 7 PM.