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    2025 Upstate NY Ska & Reggae Shows

    The Aquabats

  • Wednesday, June 25th -- The Aquabats (Huntington Beach CA comedic-ska-rock), The Koffin Kats (Detroit MI psychobilly), Mike V & The Rats (California punk) at Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY. All ages, under 16 only with parent, advance general admission $39.75, doors 6pm.

    Pepper

  • Thursday, June 26th -- Pepper (San Diego CA reggae-rock), Cydeways (Santa Barbara CA alt-reggae) at Electric City in Buffalo NY. All ages, advance general admission $32.92, doors 6pm.

    The Pietasters

  • Saturday, July 12th -- SKACHESTER MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA: The Pietasters (Washington DC ska-soul), Some Ska Band (Rochester NY ska-rocksteady-reggae), Motherwort (Ithaca NY farm grrrl folk punk), Captain Tom & The Hooligans (Buffalo NY polka-swing-ska-Celtic), Turkey Blaster Omega (Rochester NY ska-punk) at Tropix Eatery & Lounge in Rochester NY. 21+ w ID, $25 advance, $30 day of show, doors 5pm.

    The Big Takeover

  • Wednesday, July 16th -- The Big Takeover (New Paltz NY reggae-ska-soul) at Empire State Plaza in Albany NY. All ages, FREE SHOW, The Big Takeover will play from 5:30-6:30pm. The headliner Gogol Bordello (Ukrainian gypsy-punk) will play from 7-8:30pm. Entire show is FREE.

    Millington

  • Friday, July 18th -- Millington (Albany NY "brass-emo") at Empire Underground in Albany NY. 16+ w ID, $29.35 advance, doors 6pm, show 7pm.

    The Action!

  • Friday, July 18th -- The Action! (Syracuse NY rock-ska) at The Ridge in Chittenango NY, just east of Syracuse. Show 7pm.

    John Brown's Body

  • Thursday, July 24th -- John Brown's Body (Ithaca NY roots reggae-dub) at East Park in Norwich NY, southeast of Syracuse. All ages, FREE EVENT, show 7pm. 2025 NBT Bank Summer Concert "Thursday in the Park" series held in East Park, 1 East Main St, downtown Norwich.

    Girth Control

  • Friday, July 25th -- Girth Control (Albany NY ska-punk), PWRUP (Western Mass ska-punk-thrash), The Best of the Worst (New Jersey ska-punk), The Kings of Nothing (Albany NY punk) at Ophelia's in Albany NY. 18+ w ID, $10 advance, $15 day of show, doors 7pm, show 8pm.

    Slightly Stoopid

  • Friday, August 1st -- Slightly Stoopid (San Diego CA reggae-rock), Iration (Santa Barbara CA reggae-dub-pop), Little Stranger (Charleston SC alternative hip hop) at Artpark in Lewiston NY, outside Buffalo. All ages admitted, $37.00 for general admission, $77.00 for front of stage standing area, $87.00 for reserved seating section, gates open 6:30pm.

    Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad

  • Friday, August 8th -- Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad (Rochester NY roots reggae-dub), iGNITE Reggae Band (Rochester NY roots reggae) at City of Rochester Public Market in Rochester NY. All ages, FREE EVENT, doors 5:30pm, show 6-10pm. Part of the "Bands on the Bricks" series in downtown Rochester.

  • Friday, August 15th -- John Brown's Body (Ithaca NY roots reggae-dub), The Medicinals (Rochester NY roots reggae) at City of Rochester Public Market in Rochester NY. All ages, FREE EVENT, doors 5:30pm, show 6-10pm. Part of the "Bands on the Bricks" series in downtown Rochester.

    Big D

  • Friday, August 15th & Saturday, August 16th -- BUFFALO SKA FEST 2025: Big D and the Kids Table (Boston MA ska-punk), The Aggrolites (Los Angeles CA reggae-ska), Working Class Stiffs (Niagara Falls NY ska-punk), The Abruptors (Buffalo NY ska-soul-reggae), Kill Lincoln (Washington DC ska-punk), Potato Pirates (Denver CO ska-punk), The Kilograms (Boston MA ska-reggae-punk), Hans Gruber and the Die Hards (Austin TX thrashy skacore), Do It With Malice (Buffalo NY skacore), The What Nows?! (Reading PA ska-punk), The Best of the Worst (New Jersey ska-punk), Skamagotchi (Buffalo NY ska-punk), The Chemical Imbalance (New Jersey skacore), The Manipulators (Philadelphia PA ska-punk), Turkey Blaster Omega (Rochester NY ska-punk), Part-Time Genius (Buffalo NY ska-reggae-rock) at Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY. All ages until 9pm each day, 18+ w ID after 9pm, $69.82 for advance 2-day pass. The first two sold out in advance. Presented by Riot Squad Media.

    Sublime

  • Friday, August 22nd -- Sublime (Long Beach CA ska-punk-reggae), The Interrupters (Los Angeles CA ska-punk) at CMAC in Canandaigua NY, outside Rochester. All ages, $40.20 and up, show 7pm. Back with the original lineup and Jakob Nowell singing his father's songs.

    UB40

  • Friday, August 29th -- UB40 (England reggae-pop-dub) at Artpark in Lewiston NY, outside Buffalo. All ages, $35.10 for general admission, gates open at 7pm.

    Catbite

  • Friday, September 12th-- Catbite (Philadelphia PA ska), Rodeo Boys (Lansing MI punk), On The Cinder (Buffalo NY punk) at The Bug Jar in Rochester NY. 18+ w ID, 18-20 admission is $22.85, 21+ admission is $17.70, doors 8pm, show 9-11:55pm.

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