The Offspring are a four piece punk band formed in Huntington Beach, CA. The guys met while running on the high school cross country team. Since then, they have released eight full length albums. And before they made the main stage on their own, they toured with fellow world class rockers like Pennywise and No Doubt. This year's BFD is The Offspring's first Bay Area show since 2005's Warped Tour and we're stoked to have them headlining our main stage! | website
LISTEN: "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid"
MAIN STAGE: 311
Since their first show (opening for Fugazi in Omaha!) over a decade ago, 311 has come a long way from their Nebraska roots. This 5 piece reggae-punk-funk band has released eight albums, with a ninth studio album, Uplifter, slated to hit the world on June 2nd this year, just in time for BFD! website
LISTEN: "Hey You"
MAIN STAGE: YEAH YEAH YEAHS
This New York CIty rock trio is fresh out of the recording studio with their latest release, It's Blitz! in hand. Led by Karen O, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will hit the main stage at BFD for their first Bay Area show of 2009! Even more Bay Area love: the video for their new song, Zero, was filmed right in the heart of San Francisco! website
LISTEN: "Heads Will Roll"
MAIN STAGE: DEAD CONFEDERATE
This 5 piece rock band hails from Athens, Georgia (that hot Atlanta music scene that also brought us The Whigs, Of Montreal and Deerhunter) with a sound that mashes up alternative country and grunge rock. The guys first gained national attention at 2008's South by Southwest music festival and released their first full length album, "Wrecking Ball," in September. | website
LISTEN: "The Rat"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
Taking Back Sunday have come a long way from Long Island, New York. Currently on a headlining tour with Anberlin, the band is heading west for BFD. Their latest album, New Again, hits the scene on June 2nd. With a track record that includes three studio albums and a current headlining tour with Anberlin, the guys are gearing up for one helluva summer. | website
LISTEN: "Sink Into Me"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
ALKALINE TRIO
Back for an encore performance, Alkaline Trio returns to the Bud Light Festival Stage at this year's BFD. The Chicago punk rockers have released 6 studio albums since forming in 1996 and have big plans to get started on album #7 later this year! | website
LISTEN: "Help Me"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
REBELUTION
The guys of Rebelution first met at Santa Barbara City College and got their roots rock band together in 2004. Their album, Courage to Grow, was the iTunes editors' choice for best reggae album of 2007. Since then, the guys have toured through 23 states, and now head back to their native California to rock out at BFD this summer! | website
LISTEN: Safe and Sound"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
METRIC
Metric's fourth studio album, Fantasies, was just released in April. They've toured through Canada with Tokyo Police Club. And now, led by singer Emily Haines (Broken Social Scene), this Canadian new wave/indie pop band are geared up for their first Bay Area appearance in two years!
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LISTEN: "Help, I'm Alive"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
MUTEMATH
The AP says "This is one band you must see before you die!" Originally from New Orleans, Grammy Award-nominated Mutemath combines elements of new wave, psychedilia, jazz and ambient vocals into an unforgettable sound. You can rock out with Mutemath at home- their song "Typical" is available on RockBand. The guys are currently working on their second full length album. BFD is Mutemath's first local show since Download Festival 2008! | website
LISTEN: "Spotlight"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
GLASVEGAS
Glasvegas is tearing up the Bay Area music scene. This Scottish rock band sold out their popscene and Great American Music Hall shows and are back for more at this year's BFD! Their single "Daddy's Gone" was a hit with NME in 2007. And in 2008, they released a holiday minialbum featuring "A Snowflake Fell (and it felt like a kiss)." You've heard their hit "Geraldine" on Radio Soundcheck. Now get ready to rock out with the guys from Glasgow.
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LISTEN: "Geraldine"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
ANBERLIN
Anberlin started out as a Christian rock band called SoGah. Now the guys have four studio albums, and their latest effort, New Surrender, hit #13 on the Billboard charts. From Winter Haven, Florida, Anberlin heads to Mountain View, CA to rock out at BFD! | website
LISTEN: "Feel Good Drag"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
LIVE 105 was the first radio station in America to play Airborne Toxic Event's current breakthrough smash, "Sometime Around Midnight"! This indie rock band from L.A. played their first gig in Echo Park in 2006, and the music quickly took off. "Sometime Around Midnight" was named the #1 alternative song of 2008 on iTunes. And they even got a shout out from U2's Adam Clayton on Shirley Manson's radio show. | website
LISTEN: "Sometime Around Midnight"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
From Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cage the Elephant has hit the ground running! They're currently on an international tour and recently opened for Silversun Pickups last month at SXSW in Austin! The buzz from Soundcheck's Aaron Axelsen is that they were the best live band out of the thousands at the festival! Now, a year after releasing their debut album, Cage the Elephant is ready to take over the festival stage at BFD! | website
LISTEN: "Ain't No Rest For the Wicked"
BUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:
AUDRYE SESSIONS
Local Oakland indie rockers Audrye Sessions return to BFD (they played in 2007) with their new full length album in hand. The band's been busy, hitting the stages at Noise Pop, SXSW and recording a Daytrotter session last fall too. Now they head back home to the Bay Area to rock out with their biggest radio fans - all of us at LIVE 105! | website
