The Offspring next month in Helsinki

por Emil Gil Bretón · 30/09/2025

American punk rock band THE OFFSPRING will play in Helsinki next month as a part of their new tour Supercharged Worldwide in ’25. The concert will be at the venue Jäähalli (Helsinki) on October 7. THE OFFSPRING was Originally formed under the name MANIC SUBSIDAL, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Bryan «Dexter» Holland, lead guitarist Kevin «Noodles» Wasserman, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy, and drummer Brandon Pertzborn.

THE OFFSPRING is often credited (alongside fellow California punk bands GREEN DAY, NOFX, BAD RELIGION, RANCID, and PENNYWISE) for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock during the mid-1990s. During their 41-year career, the band has released eleven studio albums and sold more than 45 million records, making them one of the best-selling punk rock bands.

THE OFFSPRING is primarily a punk rock band, part of the skate punk, pop-punk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore and punk metal sub-genres, but have also been described as alternative rock, hard rock and post-grunge. With the mainstream success of «Smash», going six times multi-platinum and earning worldwide airplay, the band’s impact persists to this day. As one of the most popular punk bands of the 1990s, they are credited with reviving popular interest in punk rock and bringing the genre back into the mainstream, and have influenced younger artists such as AVRIL LAVIGNE and SIMPLE PLAN. The Los Angeles-based radio station KROQ listed THE OFFSPRING at No. 21 in «The KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of 1980–2008» Countdown by Year memorial, with 30 appearances on the station’s year-end countdowns as of 2008.