The Smash: 20th Anniversary Tour (also known as the Smash Anniversary Tour) was a concert tour by American rock band The Offspring, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the band's third album Smash. The trek began on May 3, 2014 in Belgium, and wrapped up on September 13, 2014 in Sacramento.
Background The possibility of a Smash anniversary tour was mentioned in August 2012 by frontman Dexter Holland. In regards to the possibility, guitarist Noodles stated, "When it's 20 years of Smash, it's also 25 years of our first record. So, I don't know, we're going to have to do both of those back to back. I don't know, we'll see. That's only two years from now."
The Smash anniversary tour was announced on The Offspring's official website on April 8, 2014, the 20th anniversary of the album's original release date. On each date, the band played the Smash album in its entirety. To coincide with the anniversary, The Offspring released a special edition of Smash in mid-August on Epitaph Records, and toured to promote it. On May 12, 2014, it was announced that The Offspring would embark on the Summer Nationals 2014 tour from July to September, supported by their former labelmates Bad Religion and Pennywise as well as The Vandals, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun. To coincide with the Summer Nationals tour, The Offspring released cover versions of Pennywise's "No Reason Why", and Bad Religion's "Do What You Want" and "No Control" on their YouTube account.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEuropeMay 3, 2014MeerhoutBelgiumGroezrockBullignyFranceFestival "Jardin du Michel"SzántódHungaryPannónia FesztiválNurembergGermanyRock im ParkNeuchâtelSwitzerlandFesti'neuchDonington ParkUnited KingdomDownload FestivalNickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock FestivalMadridSpainNeox Rocks FestivalMontendreFranceFree Music FestivalTallinnEstoniaTallinn Song Festival GroundsNorrköpingSwedenBråvalla FestivalTromøya, ArendalNorwayHove FestivalNibeDenmarkNibe FestivalTurkuFinlandRuisrockSofiaBulgariaSofia RocksNorth AmericaCosta MesaUnited StatesOC FairPittsburghStage AEBaltimorePier Six PavilionAsbury ParkThe Stone Pony Summer StagePhiladelphiaElectric FactoryNew York CityTerminal 5TorontoCanadaTD Echo BeachBurlingtonUnited StatesBurlington Waterfront Park - Lake Champlain Maritime FestivalMontrealCanadaHeavy MONTRÉALBostonUnited StatesHouse of BluesTampaMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatreWest Palm BeachCruzan AmphitheatreCape CanaveralExploration Tower at Port CanaveralSt. AugustineSt. Augustine AmphitheatreAtlantaThe MasqueradeOklahoma CityDowntown AirparkAlbuquerqueIsleta Amphitheatre - EdgeFest 2014EnglewoodFiddler's Green AmphitheatreMagnaThe Great SaltairLas VegasThe JointMesaMesa AmphitheatreChula VistaSleep Train AmphitheatreMountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreSterling HeightsChill on the HillCincinnatiHorseshoe Casino CincinnatiMilwaukeeEagles BallroomCouncil BluffsHarrah's BallroomChicagoRiot FestSacramentoAftershock Festival
References
External links The Offspring touring history