After a tumultuous stretch of weather leading up to the SUPERCHARGED WORLDWIDE IN ’25 tour—including a massive haboob and thunderstorms that delayed the previous night’s show at Talking Stick Amphitheater—Mother Nature granted the Valley a reprieve, blessing Phoenix with clear skies for a night of nostalgia at the outdoor venue. The stacked lineup featured pop-punk veterans New Found Glory, the Valley’s own Jimmy Eat World, and the night’s main event, The Offspring. The tour, which celebrates and promotes The Offspring’s latest album, SUPERCHARGED, is nearing its end, with only 7 stops to follow the Phoenix show on August 27.

New Found Glory, often referred to as the “godfathers of pop-punk,” kicked off the night, performing hits like “Understatement,” “Hit Or Miss,” and “Dressed To Kill” from their early discography, as well as their newest single, “100%.” Speaking on the new single, New Found Glory shared, “No matter what, life is gonna hit you with unexpected tough times. It’s unavoidable. Sometimes we are lucky to prepare for them and other times they come out of nowhere. In those moments we can choose to face them head on and rise to the challenge…This song 100% is meant to inspire fans and people going through hard times. Giving 100% of yourself whatever that is.” When considering the meaning behind the song, it is hard not to think about New Found Glory’s guitarist and backing vocalist, Chad Gilbert, who has been battling cancer for many years. While cancer and its treatments have taken a significant toll on Gilbert’s body, he makes it out to perform with the band as often as he is able, making sure to “give 100% regardless of how big that 100% is.” While Gilbert is out taking care of his health, Dan O’Connor of Four Year Strong and Dave Knox of Real Friends have stepped in to take over guitar duties. New Found Glory brought an impressive energy to the stage and interacted well with the crowd. Frontman Jordan Pundik joined fans in the pit for “All Downhill From Here,” taking the already energetic crowd’s energy up a notch. The mosh pit was going and the entire crowd sang along as the band ended their set with “My Friends Over You.” After all these years, the band still has it! Although tour is coming to a close soon, the band is set to take their show overseas, touring the UK with Real Friends and Koyo Bloom in October and making appearances on the Good Things Festival lineup for multiple dates across Australia in December. New Found Glory also signed with Pure Noise Records earlier this year and is set to release a new record (release date currently unknown). 

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Up next, beloved hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World were met with thunderous cheers as the familiar opening notes of “Pain” rang out. The alt-rock band’s set drew from the early years of their extensive catalog, featuring songs from Clarity and Chase This Light, with a heavy emphasis on Bleed American and Futures, the latter of which celebrated its 20th anniversary late last year. Fans sang along to every song, including favorites like “Let It Happen,” “Just Tonight,” “Bleed American,” and their newer release “Something Loud,” a track about everything that makes music special. Frontman Jim Adkins reminisced about attending shows at the very same venue as a child, sitting on the lawn and rushing the barricade for Green Day. He joked with the audience about his age, calling rock and roll “the bomb” and clarifying, “That’s right! I say ‘the bomb’ because I’m old!” As an Arizona native who has seen Jimmy Eat World more times than I can count, I can attest that they deliver a tight performance every time, sounding just as good live as they do on record—and tonight was no different. The crowd grew rowdy, especially during the final three songs, clapping and shouting “woahs” in unison and sending a constant stream of crowd surfers over the barricade as the band closed their set with Bleed American’s “A Praise Chorus,” “Sweetness,” and “The Middle.” The ground seemed to shake from the roar of the crowd as the band exited the stage, giving the hometown boys a proper sendoff. Soon after this tour wraps, the Arizona quartet is set to make several festival appearances, including the Four Chord Music Festival on September 13 in Washington, Pennsylvania, and Furnace Fest on October 3 in Princeton, Alabama, before capping off the run with a specially curated set for their appearance at the Best Friends Forever festival on October 10 in Las Vegas.

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As if the crowd wasn’t already fired up, a hype man in a gorilla mask  took to the stage and the crowd, sending the energy soaring. While eagerly awaiting The Offspring, fans competed for their moment on the big screen with themes like the “kiss cam,” “booty cam,” “head banging cam,” and “pretty fly for a white guy cam.” Overhead, a glowing green blimp adorned with The Offspring’s logo floated through the amphitheater as a countdown lit up the screen. The masked hype man kept the crowd roaring until, at last, sparks erupted from the stage and The Offspring burst out to kick off their set with a bang. They opened their set with “Come Out and Play,” which had the audience shouting back every word. There’s no doubt that “YOU GOTTA KEEP ‘EM SEPARATED” could be heard from blocks away. While the setlist featured just two tracks from their latest album, SUPERCHARGED, the rest of the night was a whirlwind tour of their career-defining hits, including tracks like “Want You Bad,” “All I Want,” and “Original Prankster.” After a few songs, a towering inflatable skeleton arose from each side of the stage, glowing as plumes of smoke bellowed from their mouths. Large screens lined the back of the stage, playing videos and displaying visuals curated for each song, further enhancing the show’s production. The crowd could be seen moshing and crowdsurfing all night, so much so that frontman Dexter Holland commented on how unstoppable the crowd was, noting how they may be the best crowd the tour has seen to date. The band took a moment to chat with the crowd, with the discussion turning to the topic of cursing and how studies have shown that people who curse frequently tend to have higher intelligence before leading into “Bad Habit,” which had the crowd enthusiastically cursing in unison at the song’s opening. The band took a moment to honor Ozzy Osbourne before performing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne covers, “Paranoid” and “Crazy Train.” The set also saw a cover of the Ramones “I Wanna Be Sedated.” Then came a quieter, more vulnerable moment, as Holland sat at the piano for a stripped-down version of “Gone Away,” a song he explained had helped him through a time of loss. He reminded the crowd of music’s power to heal, asking them to raise their phone lights in memory of loved ones. In an instant, the amphitheater transformed into a sea of glowing stars, each one representing someone gone but not forgotten. The mood shifted back to playful chaos with “Why Don’t You Get a Job,” as enormous beach balls were unleashed into the crowd, bouncing over fans’ heads. Energy soared even higher during “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy),” when inflatable tube men, straight out of a car wash, shot up from the stage, perfectly mirroring the goofy swagger of the song’s music video. Cameras swept across the crowd, landing on fans dressed as the video’s iconic character, which sent waves of laughter and cheers through the amphitheater. The Offspring wrapped up their main set with a performance of “The Kids Aren’t Alright,” the audience screaming every lyric back at them, before stepping offstage. Moments later, they returned for an encore that brought the night full circle, ending the set with “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” followed by “Self Esteem.” It was the kind of show that left the crowd sweaty, hoarse, and grinning, proof that The Offspring can still throw down after all these years.

After wrapping the North American leg of the SUPERCHARGED WORLDWIDE IN ’25 tour next week, The Offspring will take the tour overseas for the EU and UK leg of the tour, this time featuring Simple Plan. The tour kicks off in Madrid on September 26 and continues through mid November, ending with a show in Glasgow on November 18th. In the middle of the tour, the band will make its way back to the US to appear on the When We Were Young lineup October 18th and 19th. Tickets can be purchased here.

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