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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Social Distortion Jul 18^th, 2015 at 5:11am US tour starts in one week. Anybody else going? One of the best bands on the planet IMO. And they can cover the Stones better than anybody. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OVpzeUXfdQU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Re: Social Distortion
Reply #1 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 8:04am

I flew over to London to see them at Shepherds Bush Empire two months ago. They were utterly brilliant as always.

Agree totally. Just simply one of the best bands on the planet. Any rock n roll fan who doesnt know them is really missing out on something special.

The cover of 'Wild Horses' they did that night worked surprisingly well.

Here's the tour dates. Go and see them if they play anywhere near you. You're in for a treat. Great rock 'n' roll.

http://www.socialdistortion.com/tours/

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andrews27 Rocks Off Regular Online Wake up Bowie or we all through!! Posts: 1,598 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #3 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 8:45am Not to hijack, but do many people know (remember?) The Tragically Hip from Canada? OK, I hijacked.
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munichhilton Rocks Off Regular Offline The bell tolls for thee Posts: 531 Texas Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #4 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 9:11am Houston on my birthday! Some people like to rock n roll but you're always singing the blues...
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Gimme Shelter Rocks Off Regular Offline THE ROLLING STONES #1 Posts: 1,397 Bend, OR Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #5 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 1:34pm I've seen them twice before. I'll see them in Bend, Oregon in September.
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Re: Social Distortion
Reply #6 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 3:05pm

munichhilton wrote on Jul 18^th, 2015 at 9:11am:

Houston on my birthday!

Some people like to rock n roll but you're always singing the blues...

Seeing them at the House of Blues Houston as well. It will be my first time and really looking forward to this gig.
PM me if you would like meet up.

Rick

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Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze.

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sirmoonie Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 3,477 Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #7 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 10:34pm How do you not love that band? Rock and roll, 100%.
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The Wick Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 969	Re: Social Distortion Reply #8 - Jul 18^th, 2015 at 11:58pm I love em. There are very few bands who are true to their music and their roots. They represent everything about rock and roll that I love. Can't get enough of them.
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sweetcharmedlife Agent Provocateur Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,932 San Mateo Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #9 - Jul 19^th, 2015 at 12:22pm Love them as well. Seen them twice. First was real good. Second not so much. But Mike Ness was sick that night, so I'll give them a pass on that one. Seen Mike guest with Springsteen about 3 times. Always brings it. Love their last studio album. Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes.
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Bluzdude Rocks Off Regular Offline I'm here-that's all that matters. Rocks Off Rules! Posts: 439 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #10 - Jul 19^th, 2015 at 10:25pm Greek Theater in September!!!!!
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Re: Social Distortion
Reply #12 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 9:54am

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 8:41am:

Bluzdude wrote on Jul 19^th, 2015 at 10:25pm:

Greek Theater in September!!!!!
You rock!

Didn't they play in Hollywood last night and tonight?

Don't know.....didn't see anything on setlist.fm or pollstar...

BTW the Greek Theater show is on a Saturday night. I have 2 tickets coming. I figure I'd throw it out to you first SCL (before I ask my son).

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Re: Social Distortion
Reply #13 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 11:28am

Bluzdude wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 9:54am:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 8:41am:

Bluzdude wrote on Jul 19^th, 2015 at 10:25pm:

Greek Theater in September!!!!!
You rock!

Didn't they play in Hollywood last night and tonight?

They added these shows at the last minute to kick off the tour.........I'd love to see them at the Greek. Saturday night works out great! You rock!

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Bluzdude Rocks Off Regular Offline I'm here-that's all that matters. Rocks Off Rules! Posts: 439 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #14 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 11:58am See you in September
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sweetcharmedlife Agent Provocateur Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,932 San Mateo Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #15 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 12:56pm Bluzdude wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 11:58am: See you in September Cool, thanks man.
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Pdog Rocks Off Regular Online Posts: 6,118 aTx Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #16 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 7:26am I might go if family obligations don't get in the way… how punk rock is that? My buddy is their sound guy and also a fan, he said this new tour has been the best…
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leonid Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 497	Re: Social Distortion Reply #17 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 10:18am Saw them in 1988 on the Prison Bound tour. Their cover of Under My Thumb is great. They also covered Backstreet Girl.
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Bluzdude Rocks Off Regular Offline I'm here-that's all that matters. Rocks Off Rules! Posts: 439 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #18 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:40pm On one hand, I wonder why Social D isn't more popular...... On the other hand, I love the fact I can see them in great, smaller venues.
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Reply #19 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 5:39pm

So true! I saw them years back at the Ice Garden in Rostraver, PA. A total shithole, but when the lights when out it was magic. Mike still jokes about that place when he comes back to Pittsburgh.

Before the concert, there was an impromptu hot rod and custom car show in the parking lot. Mike came out the check out all the rides. A few fans wanted to talk about music with him, but he was only interested in the cars.

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Re: Social Distortion
Reply #20 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 6:57pm

Bluzdude wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:40pm:

On one hand, I wonder why Social D isn't more popular......

On the other hand, I love the fact I can see them in great, smaller venues.

You rock!

Its really strange - when you see how huge Green Day became (similar genre, but IMO a pretty ordinary band)

I just think they've never really pushed themselves commercially and Ness presumably is happy enough to be a 'cult act' (thankfully, no dreary crossover power ballads like GD). After all, they never did national TV in the US until they did Jimmy Kimmel about four years ago - and that was despite being around for about 30 years.

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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #21 - Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 3:43pm "Rolling Stone" Q and A with Mike Ness. Interview was released yesterday. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/story-of-my-life-mike-ness-talks-25-years...
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #22 - Jul 30^th, 2015 at 4:35am Well, one great rock and roll band was and still is playing all the songs from one of their most popular albums live this tour. It also looks like they will start recording a new album by the end of the year!
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Bluzdude Rocks Off Regular Offline I'm here-that's all that matters. Rocks Off Rules! Posts: 439 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #23 - Jul 31^st, 2015 at 12:13am Greek theater - row 2....just behind the very small pit!!!!
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sweetcharmedlife Agent Provocateur Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,932 San Mateo Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #24 - Jul 31^st, 2015 at 1:47pm Bluzdude wrote on Jul 31^st, 2015 at 12:13am: Greek theater - row 2....just behind the very small pit!!!!
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #25 - Aug 21^st, 2015 at 4:08am Tonight! I'll post photos on Facebook.
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #26 - Aug 22^nd, 2015 at 1:16pm Excellent show as expected. I was close to the front center stage for most of the show, which I'll never do again. I'm too old to be kicked in the head by crowd surfers, or have beer spiiled as over me by slam dancers. Next time I'll retreat to the lawn, and have a seat there.
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Reply #27 - Aug 22^nd, 2015 at 6:47pm

robpop wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2015 at 1:16pm:

Excellent show as expected. I was close to the front center stage for most of the show, which I'll never do again. I'm too old to be kicked in the head by crowd surfers, or have beer spiiled as over me by slam dancers. Next time I'll retreat to the lawn, and have a seat there.

Sounds like a good idea. Fuck you Gazza, Will ya?

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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Online Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,186 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #28 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 4:22pm Meh. I did all that three years ago this week in Dublin. Taking up slam dancing at the age of 49 is pretty surreal. Even more so when you're a shortarse.
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sweetcharmedlife Agent Provocateur Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,932 San Mateo Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #29 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 5:50pm Gazza wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 4:22pm: Meh. I did all that three years ago this week in Dublin. Taking up slam dancing at the age of 49 is pretty surreal. Even more so when you're a shortarse. The Human Bowling Ball.
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Online Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,186 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #30 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 7:20pm LOL. I wondered why I was a bit painful 'down there' afterwards
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Bluzdude Rocks Off Regular Offline I'm here-that's all that matters. Rocks Off Rules! Posts: 439 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #31 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 7:57pm Just curious, here it appears that most of the mosh pit slammers at Social D shows are motorcycle gang bangers. Is that the case also in Europe????
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #32 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 11:39pm No biker gang bangers in the pitt at Pitt. Just a bunch of drunken punk-ass kids.
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Bluzdude Rocks Off Regular Offline I'm here-that's all that matters. Rocks Off Rules! Posts: 439 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #33 - Aug 24^th, 2015 at 12:05am They sure don't look like the kind if dudes you'd find in the So Cal pit.
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Re: Social Distortion
Reply #36 - Aug 24^th, 2015 at 2:30pm

Bluzdude wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 7:57pm:

Just curious, here it appears that most of the mosh pit slammers at Social D shows are motorcycle gang bangers. Is that the case also in Europe????
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I've seen them three times. Once in Dublin (2012) and twice at Shepherds Bush in London (2011 and 2015). Hard to make a generalisation from the Dublin crowd, but in London it was predominantly older punks and skinheads.

I was seated at the London shows, but from what I saw before, during and after the gigs, they seemed a much friendlier bunch than their appearance suggested.

They tend to mostly play festival dates in Europe though so I guess its not really 'their' audience.

Some quality mentalists at this German festival from 2009, though.

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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #38 - Aug 26^th, 2015 at 3:16pm Nineteen minute interview with Mike Ness (audio only). http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/24/interview-coffee-and-recovery-with-s...
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Reply #39 - Aug 26^th, 2015 at 9:19pm

Gazza wrote on Jul 18^th, 2015 at 8:04am:

I've never even heard of them before, not ever! How bloody bizzare. They seem to be well known in UK & US. I must investigate.

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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Online Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,186 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #40 - Aug 27^th, 2015 at 7:39pm not really that well known in the UK at all, mate. They seem to be a bit more popular in places like Germany. A bit of a cult act in the US I would presume - especially in California. Here's the last album they did :
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: Social Distortion Reply #41 - Oct 9^th, 2015 at 8:41pm Has anybody ever been to a Jonny Two Bags show, or heard anything about one? He'll be in my area, just a bit of a drive, though.
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