Today, the Offspring announced the Canadian tour dates for Let The Bad Times Roll Tour.
The tour is in support of their album of the same name released earlier this year. The nationwide tour, featuring support from Canadian rockers Simple Plan, will kick off at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on October 31 and hit 18 cities coast to coast.
Frequently regarded as one of the best punk rock bands of all time, The Offspring have garnered a reputation for their unmistakable sound and social comment. The multi-platinum band first achieved worldwide success in the 90’s with the release of their album Smash, which sold over 11 million copies. Following Smash, they continued to release hit after hit, popularizing punk rock at a mainstream level.
Throughout their career, they’ve sold over a staggering 40 million albums, and toured arenas, and built a global fan base. Let the Bad Times Roll marks the band’s tenth studio album and third album produced by the legendary Bob Rock. True to the irreverence at the core of punk rock music, the band and lyricist Dexter Holland took a view to today’s cultural moments and didn’t shy away from creating topical material in this album.
“This album is probably the most cathartic thing we’ve done,” says Holland. “The messages might be dark, but at the end what’s left is that communication is important, working through feelings is important and most of all, hope is important.”
Joining the band on tour is Montreal’s Simple Plan, who have seen no shortage of success throughout their career. The multi-platinum, Montreal-based band boasts worldwide sales topping 10 million, along with accolades including a 2005 Teen Choice Award, 2006 JUNO Fan Choice Award, and 2012 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. Simple Plan have remained an international sensation for over 20 years with worldwide sales topping 10 million and over 1 billion streams across all streaming platforms. Most recently the #ImJustAKid trend on Tik Tok has over 4.3 billion views and the #ImJustAKidChallenge hashtag has over 590.9 million views and counting.
Let the Bad Times Roll 2022 Canadian Tour Dates
- October 31, 2022 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
- November 2, 2022 – Saguenay, QC – Centre George Vezina
- November 4, 2022 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
- November 5, 2022 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron
- November 7, 2022 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- November 9, 2022 – Peterborough, ON – Peterborough Memorial Centre
- November 11, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
- November 12, 2022 – Kingston, ON – Leon’s Centre
- November 13, 2022 – St. Catharines, ON – Meridian Centre
- November 15, 2022 – Windsor, ON – Caesars Windsor Colosseum
- November 18, 2022 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
- November 19, 2022 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
- November 21, 2022 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
- November 22, 2022 – Grande Prairie, AB – Bonnetts Energy Centre
- November 23, 2022 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Casino
- November 25, 2022 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
- November 26, 2022 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
- November 27, 2022 – Victoria, BC – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday, September 9th at 10 a.m. local time and will be available online at ticketatlantic.com, evenko.ca and livenation.com.
The presale begins Wednesday, September 7th at 10 a.m. local time.