Legendary American rock band The Offspring will take part in an exclusive event tonight for UK residents. The online chat will take place on Tuesday 20th April at 7:00pm via Zoom and will be hosted by a special guest, Dj and presenter Matt Stocks. The unique happening is a celebration of The Offspring’s latest release ‘Let the Bad Times Roll’ that came out 16th April.
TOMORROW- ROUGH TRADE LIVE Q&A
with Dexter and Noodles from the legendary So-Cal punk group @theoffspring.Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album or grab a £5 stream only ticket.
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The live stream ticket costs only £5 and will include a physical copy of the new album in the format of your choice. More info about the product can be found on Rough Trade Page. Tickets for the event can be purchased here. Please note there are only 300 of them.
The California band is one of the longest lasting rock groups. They debuted in 1995 with an album ‘Smash’ that have sold over 40 million records worldwide. It’s been nine years since their last album from 2012 ‘Days Go By’ and since then, they have been thinking about their next release.
Last week The Offspring’s 10th studio album came out, under new record label Concord Records. Dexter Holland said in an interview: “Whenever Bob [Rock, producer] had time to be with us, he’d fly in and we’d meet here in the studio in Huntington Beach and focus on a song or two. He’d usually come out for a couple of weeks. Then we go off on our own ways, come back in and give it a listen with fresh ears and either work on a song we’ve been working on or start something new.”
When asked about the name of the new album, the band said: “Are we trying to say the bad times are still rolling, or is this some sort of referendum on what’s happened in the past few years? We’re still facing a lot of challenges, and I don’t see it going away any time soon. Fingers crossed, we’re getting over the hump, but man, I think the bad times are still rolling.”
The new album ‘Let the Bad Times Roll’ has received three stars review from Kerrang. They described it as “The Offspring as they’ve always been, without apology, sending themselves up as much as tackling really quite serious issues such as the opioid crisis (The Opioid Diaries)”. Adding: “Let The Bad Times Roll represents a welcome return from a band who undoubtedly make the world all the brighter with their presence”.
As part of the celebration of the new album, The Offspring has appeared in video game ‘World of Tanks. The album ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ is available to purchase here.
