The Smash: 20th Anniversary Tour (also known as the Smash Anniversary Tour) was a concert tour by American rock band The Offspring, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the band's third album Smash. The trek began on May 3, 2014 in Belgium, and wrapped up on September 13, 2014 in Sacramento.
| World tour by The Offspring | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Start date | May 3, 2014 |
| End date | September 13, 2014 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 44 |
| The Offspring concert chronology | |
Background
editThe possibility of a Smash anniversary tour was mentioned in August 2012 by frontman Dexter Holland.[1] In regards to the possibility, guitarist Noodles stated, "When it's 20 years of Smash, it's also 25 years of our first record. So, I don't know, we're going to have to do both of those back to back. I don't know, we'll see. That's only two years from now."[2]
The Smash anniversary tour was announced on The Offspring's official website on April 8, 2014, the 20th anniversary of the album's original release date. On each date, the band played the Smash album in its entirety. To coincide with the anniversary, The Offspring released a special edition of Smash in mid-August on Epitaph Records, and toured to promote it.[3] On May 12, 2014, it was announced that The Offspring would embark on the Summer Nationals 2014 tour from July to September, supporting their former labelmates Bad Religion and Pennywise as well as The Vandals, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun.[4][5] To coincide with the Summer Nationals tour, The Offspring released cover versions of Pennywise's "No Reason Why", and Bad Religion's "Do What You Want" and "No Control" on their YouTube account.[6]
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||
| May 3, 2014 | Meerhout | Belgium | Groezrock |
| June 6, 2014 | Bulligny | France | Festival "Jardin du Michel" |
| June 8, 2014 | Szántód | Hungary | Pannónia Fesztivál |
| June 9, 2014 | Nuremberg | Germany | Rock im Park |
| June 12, 2014 | Neuchâtel | Switzerland | Festi'neuch |
| June 13, 2014 | Donington Park | United Kingdom | Download Festival |
| June 15, 2014 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Nova Rock Festival |
| June 20, 2014 | Madrid | Spain | Neox Rocks Festival |
| June 21, 2014 | Montendre | France | Free Music Festival |
| June 27, 2014 | Tallinn | Estonia | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds |
| June 28, 2014 | Norrköping | Sweden | Bråvalla Festival |
| July 1, 2014 | Tromøy, Arendal | Norway | Hove Festival |
| July 2, 2014 | Nibe | Denmark | Nibe Festival |
| July 4, 2014 | Turku | Finland | Ruisrock |
| July 6, 2014 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Sofia Rocks |
| North America | |||
| July 11, 2014 | Costa Mesa | United States | OC Fair |
| July 29, 2014 | Pittsburgh | Stage AE | |
| July 30, 2014 | Baltimore | Pier Six Pavilion | |
| August 1, 2014 | Asbury Park | The Stone Pony Summer Stage | |
| August 2, 2014 | Philadelphia | Electric Factory | |
| August 4, 2014 | New York City | Terminal 5 | |
| August 5, 2014 | |||
| August 7, 2014 | Toronto | Canada | TD Echo Beach |
| August 8, 2014 | Burlington | United States | Burlington Waterfront Park - Lake Champlain Maritime Festival |
| August 9, 2014 | Montreal | Canada | Heavy MONTRÉAL |
| August 11, 2014 | Boston | United States | House of Blues |
| August 14, 2014 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | |
| August 15, 2014 | West Palm Beach | Cruzan Amphitheatre | |
| August 16, 2014 | Cape Canaveral | Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral | |
| August 19, 2014 | St. Augustine | St. Augustine Amphitheatre | |
| August 20, 2014 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | |
| August 22, 2014 | Oklahoma City | Downtown Airpark | |
| August 23, 2014 | Albuquerque | Isleta Amphitheatre - EdgeFest 2014 | |
| August 24, 2014 | Englewood | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | |
| August 26, 2014 | Magna | The Great Saltair | |
| August 27, 2014 | Las Vegas | The Joint | |
| August 29, 2014 | Mesa | Mesa Amphitheatre | |
| August 30, 2014 | Chula Vista | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | |
| August 31, 2014 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
| September 6, 2014 | Sterling Heights | Chill on the Hill | |
| September 7, 2014 | Cincinnati | Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati | |
| September 9, 2014 | Milwaukee | Eagles Ballroom | |
| September 11, 2014 | Council Bluffs | Harrah's Ballroom | |
| September 12, 2014 | Chicago | Riot Fest | |
| September 13, 2014 | Sacramento | Aftershock Festival | |
References
edit- ^ Brunetti, Itaici (9 August 2012). "Exclusive: Offspring plans to tour the album Smash for 2014". Rolling Stone Brazil. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Offspring To Work On New Album After 'Days Go By' Tour". Ultimate Guitar. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Smash 20th Anniversary". Offspring.com. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Summer Nationals 2014 Tour Announcement". Offspring.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Summer Nationals tour announced". thebrpage.net. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Offspring Promote Tour by Covering Bad Religion + Pennywise". Loudwire. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.