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    2025 Upstate NY Ska & Reggae Shows

    ¡Viva Mayhem!

  • Friday, May 9th -- ¡Viva Mayhem! (Ithaca NY post-wave ska) at Hopshire Farm and Brewery in Freeville NY, outside Ithaca. 21+ w ID, no cover, show 6-8pm.

    5 Head

  • Friday, May 9th -- 5 Head (Rochester NY ska-swing-soul) at B-Side in Fairport NY, outside Rochester. 21+ w ID, no cover, show 7:30-10:30pm.

    The Toasters

  • Thursday, May 15th -- The Toasters (New York City NY ska), Turkey Blaster Omega (Rochester NY ska-punk), Some Ska Band (Rochester NY ska-rocksteady-reggae) at Photo City Music Hall in Rochester NY. 18+ w ID, $22.94 advance, $25.07 day of show, doors 6pm.

  • Saturday, May 17th -- The Toasters (New York City NY ska), The Big Takeover (Hudson Valley NY roots reggae) and many, many more at Froggy Daze 19 in Narrowsburg NY. More details soon.

    Less Than Jake

  • Saturday, June 21st -- Less Than Jake (Gainesville FL ska-punk), The Suicide Machines (Detroit MI ska-punk), Fishbone (Los Angeles CA ska-punk), Bite Me Bambi (Orange County ska-punk) at Buffalo Riverworks in Buffalo NY. 16+ w ID, advance general admision $32.00, doors 6pm, show 7-11pm. Less Than Jake Summer Circus Tour. After Dark Presents.

    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 Action!

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

    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.

    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.

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