Certainly with the Cinco de Mayo holiday falling on a Saturday, bands will be rockin’ across the country, celebrating culture and history with reggae vibes on blast! So if you and your buds are looking for something to do for Cinco de Mayo, look no further…

This weekend is all about reggae-rock shows hitting up the East Coast! From Brooklyn to West Palm Beach, fan favorites like SOJA, Passafire, and Three Legged Fox are jammin’ at venues down the Coast.

The Supervillains are staying posted in their home-state this weekend, playing shows all over Florida. With the release of their new EP, Robots, that hit the scene on Tuesday May 1st, fans can bet on some new material! With shows in New Smyrna Beach on Friday, Downtown Orlando for Cinco de Mayo, and Sunday with KayaVibe in Pensacola, The Supervillains are going to be ragin’ for their Florida fans!

Cruising south from their hometown in Maryland, Ballyhoo! will be bringing their music and love to fans in South Carolina. With their departure for the 311 Caribbean Cruise just next Thursday May 10, Ballyhoo! is prepping for a weekend with Passafire, Dirty Heads, and the legendary 311. So will be they be playing new songs, covers, or special versions of their tunes that they will be playing on the Cruise? Guess you are going to have to check them out at the South Carolina shows this weekend!

Being a holiday weekend, those California reggae-rockers are celebrating with tacos, tequila, and tunes! Long Beach, California, home to the timeless music of Sublime, is celebrating the weekend with back-to-back shows. After 60 years of supporting locals’ passion for music, DiPiazza’s Restaurant and Lounge is rockin’ the night away with Sinizen, Sono Vero, and more! As Sinizen’s tour launch party for their upcoming tour, the cozy venue is bound for a great night.

As for Saturday night, Seedless and Zen Robbi,will be hitting up the Gaslamp with other local bands! So if you are nearby, get ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, reggae-rock style! But there’s something for everyone this weekend so check out the dates below!

Remember to come by here every Friday to see whats going on for the weekend. You may also view our built-in Show Locator, where you can search by artist & view all of their upcoming shows, w/options to purchase tickets for select shows!

Friday, May 4th

The Beautiful Girls w/Mat McHugh, Katchafire
@ Espaço Trésor, Curitiba, Brazil

Ballyhoo!
@ Spartanburg Square, Spartanburg, SC

The Aggrolites w/Old Man Markley, Spies Like Us
@ Jack’s Bar, San Antonio, TX

The Supervillains
@ Beachside Tavern, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Passafire w/Crazy Carls, Sidereal, Naked Jane
@ Double Down Live, Gainesville, FL
=The Pier Will Be In Attendance=

Pacific Dub w/Tribal Theory
@ Typhoon Saloon, San Diego, CA

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
@ The Silo Loft, Reading, PA

Natural Vibrations
@ Mt. Tabor Theater, Portland, OR

Mike Pinto Band w/Three Legged Fox
@ Recher Theatre, Towson, MD

Natural Incense w/Top Shelf, Ease Up
@ Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara, CA

Jet West
@ PressBox Sports Bar & Grill, Anaheim, CA

Wallpaper
@ California State University Monterey, Seaside, CA

Fiction 20 Down w/Sunshine State
@ West End Trading Company, Sanford, FL

Authority Zero w/Versus the World
@ Le Pub, Newport, United Kingdom

Dub Trio w/The Waldos, Johnny Thunders’ Heartbreakers
@ Bowery Electric, New York, NY

The Black Seeds
@ Gleis 22, Münster, Germany

Groundation
@ C-Club, Berlin, Germany

Sinizen w/Sono Vero, Element of Soul
@ DiPiazza’s, Long Beach, CA

Saturday, May 5th

SOJA w/Michael Franti and Spearhead, Girl Talk, All American Rejects, Third Eye Blind
Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL (Sunfest)

The Expendables w/Paper Diamond, Slim Thug, Dirt Nasty, Three Loco, Doughbeezy, Roosh Williams, Skrause, TSOL X Cardy
@ Cablestock at Texas Ski Ranch, New Braunfels, TX

The Beautiful Girls
@ Sunset Lounge Music Hall, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Tomorrows Bad Seeds w/Pacific Dub, Veragroove, Herb N Life, Wednesday Machine, Weird is the New Cool
@ Dos Gringos, Scottsdale, AZ

Ballyhoo!
@ The Music Farm, Charleston, SC

The Aggrolites w/Old Man Markley
@ Red 7, Austin, TX

The Supervillains w/The 506 Crew
@ Downtown Orlando, Orlando, FL (WJRR’s Cinco de Mayo Street Bash)

Passafire w/Burning Tree
@ Filthy McNasty’s, Vero Beach, FL (Free)

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad w/Toubab Krewe
@ Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY

The Holdup w/Vokab Kompany
@ Blu Club at MontBleu Resort Casino, Stateline, NV

Seedless w/Zen Robbi, Chapter Eleven, Doug Means Project
@ Gaslamp, Long Beach, CA

Natural Vibrations
@ Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Mike Pinto Band w/Three Legged Fox, Among Criminals, Life in the Way
@ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA

Natural Incense w/Top Shelf, Ease Up
@ SLO Brew, San Luis Obispo, CA

Fayuca w/Cesar Chavez Duran & Mariachi Fuego Del Sol, Kommon Measure
@ Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ

Jet West w/Snakehead, Broken Toys
@ San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, Victorville, CA

Fiction 20 Down
@ Blue Water Island Grill, Jacksonville, FL

Authority Zero w/Versus the World
@ Lock 42, Leicester, United Kingdom

77 Jefferson w/Josh Heinrichs, SkillinJah, Lance Sitton
@ Californos, Kansas City, Missouri (Album Release Party)

The Black Seeds
@ C-Club, Berlin Germany

Groundation
@ Rockhal, Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg

Rootz Underground w/Louie Culture
@ Hope Botanical Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica

Thrive w/Outlaw Nation, Whiskey Avengers
@ Ogden Amphitheater, Ogden, UT

Sunday, May 6th

Matisyahu w/The Fray
Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL (Sunfest)

Ballyhoo!
@ The Boathouse, Myrtle Beach, SC

The Supervillains w/KayaVibe, Fat Lipped Fish
@ Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola, FL

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad w/Tweed, The Common Room
@ Mojo Main, Newark, DE

Natural Vibrations w/Two Story Zori, DJ Tone
@ Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA

Dumpstaphunk w/DJ Soul Sister
@ Tipitina’s Uptown, New Orleans, LA

Thrive w/Lady Rieko & The SCP, Tierra Buena
@ The Aruba Hotel, Las Vegas, NV


If you’re a group that would like to be included in our Friday Show Locator, submit your shows in a direct email to Alyssa@ThePier.org before Wednesday of each week to make our weekly Friday publish!

Show Locator & Article By: Alyssa Torres


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