Reel Big Fish Storms Warped Tour

Southern California ska-punk stalwart Reel Big Fish has been blazing a trail of angst-filled, shenanigan-loaded rock for 15 years now. And it seems their legendary summer treks are always a rite of passage for fans. This summer will be no different when the band takes its hi-jinx brand of ska/punk rock to the main stage of the Vans Warped Tour on a daily basis.

Touring in support of their self-produced Monkeys For Nothin’ And The Chimps For Free release, singer Aaron Barrett is anxious to hit the road. "We can't wait to get back out on tour and get our hands dirty,” Barrett declares, “and since it's the Warped Tour, probably everything else dirty too. Oh and playing music will be fun as well!"

In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard the new tunes on Monkeys For Nothin’ And The Chimps For Free expect weirder and sillier songs this time around. The record covers classic Reel Big Fish fare, including random gibberish, love songs, hate songs, drinking songs and even songs about girlfriends (even though the band members are all married now). "It's everything you ever wanted, needed and never expected from Reel Big Fish," Barrett points out.

Currently in the studio working on a hush-hush, top secret project of epic proportions, please stay tuned for further details.

Having just won over a bevy of fans in Mexico City last month, RBF will play Brazil for the first time in the fall after Warped Tour wraps up.

Tour dates are below:

06/20 - Fairplex Park – Pomona, CA
06/21 - Pier 30/32 - San Francisco, CA
06/22 - Seaside Park - Ventura, CA
06/25 - Cricket Wireless Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
06/26 - New Mexico State University - Intramural Field - Las Cruces, NM
06/28 - Utah State Fair - Salt Lake City, UT
06/29 - Invesco Field At Mile High - Denver, CO
07/01 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St Louis - Maryland Heights, MO
07/02 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Bonner Springs, KS
07/03 - Superpages.com Center (formerly Smirnoff Music Center) - Dallas, TX
07/05 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Selma, TX
07/06 - Sam Houston Race Park - Houston, TX
07/09 - Lakewood Exhibition Center - Atlanta, GA
07/10 - Central Florida Fairgrounds - Orlando, FL
07/11 - Vinoy Park – St. Petersburg, FL
07/12 - Bicentennial Park - Miami, FL
07/13 - St Johns County Fairgrounds - Elkton, FL
07/14 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Charlotte, NC
07/15 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, VA
07/16 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
07/17 - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City - Cleveland, OH
07/18 - Comerica Park - Detroit, MI
07/19 - Downsview Park Allen Road - Toronto, ON
07/20 - Park Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC
07/23 - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield, MA
07/24 - Darien Lake P.A.C. - Darien Center, NY
07/25 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
07/26 - Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
07/27 - Toyota Pavilion - Scranton, PA
07/28 - Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ
07/29 - Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake - Pittsburgh, PA
07/30 - Riverbend Amphitheatre - Cincinnati, OH
07/31 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Noblesville, IN
08/01 - Marcus Amphitheater - Milwaukee, WI
08/02 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
08/03 - Canterbury Park - Shakopee, MN
08/05 - Credit Union Centre - Saskatoon, SK
08/06 - Race City Speedway - Calgary, AB
08/08 - Idaho Center Amphitheatre - Nampa, ID
08/09 - Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA
08/10 - Columbia Meadows - St. Helens, OR
08/13 - Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA
08/14 - Coors Amphitheater - Chula Vista, CA
08/15 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
08/16 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Marysville, CA
08/17 - The Home Depot Center - Carson, CA

Comments

[boxcarblink94]

cant wait

[reelbigfish432]

too bloody right, reel big fish are by far the best band on the bill, just wish that warped would come to uk. hell i wish the fish would come to the uk again, cant wait until they do! RBF rule!

[stitches31]

i love rbf! not a big fan of most of the other bands tho. ill see them when they come to comerica park.

[billruption26]

reel big fish is pretty much the only reason i would go to warped this yr, well maybe pennywise to but still the lineups pretty weak. i kinda wish they werent on it though cuz the ska tours theyve done the last two yrs were awesome and they made for a great headliner on that tour.

[break-me-in]

reelbigfish432 wrote:

too bloody right, reel big fish are by far the best band on the bill, just wish that warped would come to uk. hell i wish the fish would come to the uk again, cant wait until they do! RBF rule!

They came to the UK just a few months back with Streetlight Manifesto and Sonic Boom Six...

Anyway, this hint at new studio material is cool.

[Soadfan8]

yay. must see them.

[Dead_End]

awesome, i might have to hitch a ride to the Ohio one, although warped seems to get more bands that i hate everytime i go, its worth seeing RBF

[therescue06]

cool.

[mulletboy14]

07/20 - Park Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC
07/23 - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield, MA

They have to go through my province between these dates.
DAMMIT.

[Havox]

RBF fully put me on the side of going to warped.

IT'S GONNA BE INTENSE!

[Scorge]

finally a reason to go to warped tour.....reel big fish rules.

[emr_steelmech]

They played at my college last fall. I wasn't really into them but I went cause it was free. Their live show was AMAZING. They played one song 8 different times in 8 different musical styles--it was really cool. And they were hilarious. Huge fan now.

[blasphemus666]

swweeett!!!

[mrfinkle213]

They played one song 8 different times in 8 different musical styles--it was really cool. And they were hilarious. Huge fan now.

That woulda been S.R. It's really cool when they do taht.

[mrfinkle213]

**that

[Hella_Br00tal]

Only reason I'm going.

[rasveer]

one of the best bands around atm im glad they're sp nutty hehehe

[whosamerica]

really i believe the best band to play warped since 03

[NoobMuncher3000]

RBF is my favorite band, w00t!

[skarocker50]

Awesome Band! They played at my University two years ago and I was blown away! They put on a really energetic show and I recommend seeing them!

[vanceboy]

haha, funny title...monkeys for nothing and chimps for free...though the little ska teeny boppers won't understand its referance.

[Pyro_TheVampire]

I wish they did a world tour.

[iplay6string]

reel big fish are amazing live, anyone who hasnt seen em should.

[Adam_Harrison9]

Shouldn't even be classified as a ska band. Piss poor. Shitty lyrics and shitty instrumentation. They're a bad pop-punk band with trumpets.

[reelbigfish432]

reelbigfish432 wrote:

too bloody right, reel big fish are by far the best band on the bill, just wish that warped would come to uk. hell i wish the fish would come to the uk again, cant wait until they do! RBF rule!


They came to the UK just a few months back with Streetlight Manifesto and Sonic Boom Six...

Anyway, this hint at new studio material is cool.

yeah i know, i went to that tour lol, (i went to both recent ones) i meant i want them to come back to the uk, because i do believe their tour has ended