Playing Groezrock in May 2015

Social Distortion will play Groezrock in Meerhout, Belgium.

Tickets will be on sale soon at http://www.groezrock.be/tickets

 

New Year’s Eve in Pomona on sale Friday

Join us for New Year’s Eve at the Fox Theater Pomona! We’re looking forward to spending our last night of 2014 at home with family and friends. Kicking the night off will be the incredible duo from Austin, TX, The Mastersons followed by the fabulous Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas from Detroit, MI. It’s going …

Watch Mike Ness’ video for Red Kap

Take a tour of Mike’s studio, one of his favorite vintage cars, and his Northern California ranch in this video from Red Kap

Mike to pay tribute to Joan Jett at Little Kids Rock benefit

Mike is looking forward to honoring Joan Jett at Little Kids Rock’s benefit on October 23 at the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in NYC. The event will raise money to help low-income public school districts expand their music programs for children.

More info: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cheap-trick-kathleen-hanna-with-ad-rock-mike-ness-all-added-to-little-kids-rock-charity-benefit-honoring-joan-jett-on-october-23-279023881.html

Tickets: www.littlekidsrock.org/2014benefit/reservations/ or call 973-746-8248…

Sweet Relief signed guitar auction

Auction proceeds of this Epiphone Les Paul signed by Social Distortion will benefit Sweet Relief.

View the auction and place your bid here.

Mike Ness in Noisey’s Made In America

In this installment of Noisey‘s Made in America series, Watch Mike talk about what the LA and OC punk scenes were like when Social Distortion started.

Watch the full episode here

RIP Jay Adams

Skateboarding and surfing were an integral part of the punk movement — rebellion and self expression. Jay Adams and his friends were there in the beginning and made their own history. Love and respect, my friend. Z-Boys forever.

– Mike Ness…

Schedule announced for Riot Fest Chicago

Social Distortion will play Riot Fest Chicago on Sunday, September 14.

View the entire schedule:…

Riot Fest Denver: New venue announced

Riot Fest has had to move the Denver festival from its inaugural home in Byers, CO, and have just announced the new venue is Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in downtown Denver on Sept. 19-21st. All tickets will be honored at the new location and refunds will be issued to people who bought …

RIP Tommy Ramone

I’m sorry to hear about Tommy Ramone’s passing. I feel very fortunate I’ve been able to play these great songs with CJ Ramone on a couple tours. The Ramones were such a huge influence on Social Distortion.

I know Tommy didn’t play on this record, but the year ‘Halfway to Sanity’ came out was a …

Schedule announced for Riot Fest & Sideshow Denver

Social Distortion will perform at Riot Fest & Sideshow in Byers, CO on Saturday, September 20.

Single day tickets are now on sale. Weekend passes and layaway options are also available.

Playing Riot Fest in Chicago, Denver, and Toronto this fall

Social Distortion will play Riot Fest in Chicago, Denver, and Toronto this year.

Toronto’s Riot Fest and Expo is September 6-7 at Downsview Park. The 10th Anniversary Riot Fest and Carnival in Chicago’s Humboldt Park is September 12-14. Denver’s Riot Fest and Sideshow is at May Farms September 19-21.

Tickets are on sale now.

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Jonny Two Bags single on iTunes now

Jonny Two Bags’ single “One Foot In The Gutter” is available on iTunes now. Buy it here.

The song is from his upcoming solo album Salvation Town, out April 1.…

RIP Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger was not satisfied just having spectators. He believed that getting people to sing with him would bring them together, bringing more awareness to social injustice.

RIP Pete Seeger.

– Mike Ness…

Hear Jonny Two Bags at Rolling Stone now

A lot of you are already aware, but our own Jonny Two Bags has been hard at work on his first solo album. Some of you have been fortunate enough to see him and his band perform the tunes live but now you can check out the premiere of his first single “One Foot In

LISTEN TO MIKE NESS’ SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Mike put together this Spotify playlist of songs that influenced him, including Creedence Clearwater Revival Official’s “Up Around The Bend,” our cover of the song that appears in the film Free Birds, and some commentary about the song and John Fogerty.

ROLLING STONE PREMIERES “UP AROUND THE BEND” COVER

Rolling Stone has premiered Social Distortion’s cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Up Around the Bend”, recorded for the upcoming animated movie Free Birds.

Click HERE to check it out.

Mike Ness recorded commentary for “Up Around the Bend” as well. You can hear it on Spotify:

MIKE NESS ANNOUNCED AS BANDFUSE: ROCK LEGENDS IN-GAME MENTOR

Mike Ness will be an in-game mentor for BandFuse: Rock Legends on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game will be released in North America on November 19 and in Japan on December 19. A release date for Europe will be announced soon.

For more info, read the post on Mike’s Facebook page.

Check

SHOW SOCIAL DISTORTION YOUR LIVE PHOTOS THIS MONTH

Social Distortion are about to start a month-long tour in the U.S. and Canada. If you’re coming to any of the shows, we’d like to see your photos. Tag them with #SDTour2013 and share them on Instagram or Twitter, and we’ll repost our favorites from each show. See all the tour dates HERE.

#SDTour2013…

WIN TICKETS FROM AUDIENCE.FM

We’ve teamed up with Audience.fm to give away a pair of tickets to each of our headlining shows this month to people who join Audience.fm and listen to Social Distortion on Spotify. Winners will be contacted 3 days before each show. Get more details HERE.

Good luck!…

HOOTENANNY TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK

We’re looking forward to playing the Hootenanny again this year. Check out the rest of the lineup, and get your tickets this week:

KROQ presale: May 21st at 10am &em; May 22nd at 10pm (more info HERE)

On sale Thursday, May 23rd at 10am

R.I.P. GEORGE JONES

R.I.P. George Jones. Farewell to the voice of Nashville and greatest male Country singer of all-time. I’m grateful to you for all that I learned listening to your music. – Mike Ness…

DATES ADDED TO US & CANADA TOUR THIS SUMMER

Social Distortion has just announced a few more US dates in June with special guests Cheap Time and Dave Hause.

Tickets for these shows will be available at 10 AM local time on Friday April 12. Click here for the complete list of shows.

June 15: Hampton Beach NH @ Hampton Beach Casino
June 19: …

NEW US & CANADA TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Social Distortion will play a few shows this summer in Tulsa, Asheville, Richmond, Baltimore, Buffalo, and Asbury Park. The band will also join the lineup at the free-to-attend NXNE @ Dundas Square in Toronto. Broncho will open the show in Tulsa. Joining the band on all the remaining shows but NXNE are Cheap Time and …