Vegas is about to get a lesson in longevity. The Offspring are rolling into When We Were Young 2025, and if 2023’s set was anything to go by, the desert’s in for another sweaty, beer soaked masterclass in punk rock.
The festival, set for October 18–19 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, is already stacked to the rafters with nostalgia heavyweights including Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, Weezer and Avril Lavigne. The Offspring aren’t here to ride the coattails of anyone’s youth though, they’ve been setting fire to stages since Smash blew the doors off the mainstream in ’94, and they’ve still got that same, sneering energy that makes a pit instantly feel like home.
Dexter Holland and Noodles have made a career out of turning sharp hooks and sharper wit into sing-along fun. From Self Esteem to Pretty Fly (for a White Guy), Come Out and Play to All I Want, they’ve got one of the most bulletproof festival setlists in the game. The kind that’ll have every sunburnt, dust covered body shouting every word like their teenage years depend on it!
Back To Vegas
Last time (2023), they ripped through When We Were Young like it was their own personal backyard show, high-octane, no filler, just hit after hit with zero interest in slowing down. That’s the thing with The Offspring, they don’t feel like a “throwback” band and they’re not here for a victory lap. Touring and releasing albums consistently since forming in the 90’s.
Further Details & Tickets
When they hit the stage in Vegas, you’ll know exactly what’s coming and will still lose your mind like when the first chords of Come Out and Play hit. When We Were Young’s stacked line-up might make it hard to pick a favorite set, but The Offspring’s is the one that’s going to feel the most like a middle finger to time itself.
Get your tickets and find out more: https://www.whenwewereyoungfestival.com/
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