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Fri. June 21st 2024 Victoria Curling Club Victoria BC $45-$59.50

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The Suicide Machines, The Slackers, The Creepshow, Space Chimp, DJ I-Lot

SKA LEGENDS for Night 3 of Victoria's 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Fest!
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Fri. June 21st 2024 + Add to Calendar Victoria Curling Club (All Ages)
7:30pm $45 - $59.50 advance

Artists

The Suicide Machines
from Detroit Michigan
Available for Shows/Gigs
The Slackers
from New York New York
Available for Shows/Gigs
The Creepshow
Psychobilly from Toronto Ontario
Unknown
Space Chimp
Reggae Rock with Mandolin from Vancouver BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
DJ I-Lot

Presented by:

Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society
Entertain, Educate, Unite
Victoria BC
Open / Operational
Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival
North America's largest and longest running SKA & REGGAE FES...
Victoria BC
Open / Operational

Event Description

Our Saturday Curling Club show is truly for the punks and rudies. Making their Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival debut is Detroit, Michigan’s finest purveyors of punky grit and grime, THE SUICIDE MACHINES! Drawing influences from both Jamaican ska and brutal hardcore, the group’s sound is equal parts sour and sweet, with songs that will get you skanking one second and swirling in a chaotic mosh pit the next. Originally exploding onto the scene with their legendary debut album, 1996’s Destruction by Definition, the group quickly established itself as one of the most aggressive yet catchy groups to emerge from ska’s Third Wave. After brief flirtations with power-pop and hard rock around the turn of the millennium, The Suicide Machines brought back the ska and hardcore in a big way on the highly vicious and political A Match and Some Gasoline and War Profiteering is Killing Us All. The two LPs saw the band build upon their trademark sound and imbue it with a heavier focus on political rage, with lyrics criticizing the military-industrial complex, police violence, voter apathy, and several other topics that are every bit as important two decades later. With new music and a perpetually burning flame for social change, we can’t wait for these punk legends to grace our festival stage.

It wouldn’t be a proper 25th Anniversary Celebration without THE SLACKERS, would it? Originally appearing at the fourth annual Ska and Reggae Fest back in 2003, NYC’s kings of soulful ska are making their fourth appearance at the festival. Performing a blend of Caribbean riddims and tender Americana, the group has aptly christened its music “Jamaican Rock n’ Roll.” Offering exquisite musicianship and singer-organist Vic Ruggiero’s impassioned voice and lyrics, it’s easy to see why they’ve amassed a cult following around the globe. Much like The Suicide Machines, these guys are still putting out some of their strongest material 30 years into their career. Also joining us on the bill is Burlington Ontario’s THE CREEPSHOW. Perhaps Canada’s favorite psychobilly band, the group has perfected the blend of punk and vintage rock n’ roll, sporting big hair, bigger hooks, and a twisted love of the macabre. Opening the evening is Vancouver’s own SPACE CHIMP, whose punky reggae rock will bring some groovy BC vibes to the stage. Ska, hardcore, psychobilly, and reggae all under one roof? That’s the Ska and Reggae Fest for you. See you on the dancefloor!

Venue

Victoria Curling Club
1952 Quadra Street
Multi-Purpose / Hall
Capacity1430
Accessible
Open / Operational

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The Suicide Machines, The Slackers, The Creepshow, Space Chimp, DJ I-Lot - Dec 22nd @ Victoria Curling Club

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