MUSIC COMPETITION
The Mad Caddies Double Passes — Performing at Totara Street (R.18) in Tauranga on Wednesday, April 15 and The Tuning Fork (R.18) in Auckland on Thursday, April 16.
Kiwi ska punks rejoice! Acclaimed Fat Wreck Chords ska champions Mad Caddies are heading back to New Zealand to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2020.
Even better news is we have a double pass up for grabs to each of their Tauranga and Auckland shows for you to take in what will be one mother of a show!
Bringing a set list full of fan favourites from their 25-year, seven-album back catalogue this will be a celebration like no other.
Loved for their essential distillation of ska, reggae and pop punk, Mad Caddies have attracted a loyal and committed global fan base since breaking out of a Californian high school jam room two and a half decades ago.
Their latest album, Rocksteady, is a real ripper. Get a taste of it here (madcaddies.bandcamp.com/ album/punk-rocksteady).
It’s chock full of covers that were handpicked by Fat Mike and the band. Every original song that was chosen for this album has a memorable melody that could easily translate to a reggae melody and as the band has stated, a good song is a good song no matter what style it’s played in.
Look out for great versions of Green Day’s She, Bad Religion’s
Sorrow and Lagwagon’s Alien8 to name but a few.
The Mad Caddies are at a point in their career where they can do whatever the heck they want and have proven that they are the King Midas of Fat Wreck Chords. Everything they touch turns to gold and their new album Punk Rocksteady is all the proof you need.
Along with contemporaries The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt and Rancid amongst others, Mad Caddies rode high on the mid90s third wave ska revival, doing their part to turn a whole new generation onto the vital sounds first born in late 50s Jamaica and later crossed with the burning energy of 70s punk rock.
While trends and times have changed, Mad Caddies have committed and stayed true to their original blueprint, celebrating their love of ska and reggae, creating urgent and dynamic music with universal appeal for punk fans across the planet.
Mad Caddies 25th Anniversary Tour will be a Kiwi punk rock ‘n’ ska party like no other. Tickets from davidroywilliams.com/ tours/madcaddies/ for Tauranga and from Ticketmaster for Auckland
Competition by Fill The House Tickets Project — proudly supporting families of children with cancer.
To be in the draw for the double passes, email your name, address and daytime phone number(s) to hnfthcomps@gmail.com, with ‘The Mad Caddies’ in the subject, by midday Friday, February 7.