Back to the Beach brings 2 days of punk and ska to Huntington

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Festival co-presenter Travis Barker of Blink-182 plays drums for Goldfinger during the Back to the Beach Festival on Sunday at Huntington State Beach.

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Festival co-presenter John Feldmann performs with his band Goldfinger during the Back to the Beach Festival on Sunday.

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Fans make the shape of a bat in anticipation of the Aquabats taking the stage during the first day of the Back to the Beach Festival on Saturday.

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The Aquabats’ Christian Jacobs, aka the “MC Bat Commander,” performs on Saturday during the Back to the Beach Festival in Huntington Beach.

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Aquabats bassist and vocalist Chad Larson, aka “Crash McLarson,” left, and “MC Bat Commander” Christian Jacobs perform during Day 1 of the Back to the Beach Festival on Saturday.

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Angelo Moore of Fishbone thanks the audience as the band closes its set Sunday with “Party at Ground Zero” during the Back to the Beach Festival.

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Angelo Moore fronts Fishbone during Day 2 of the Back to the Beach Festival on Sunday at Huntington State Beach.

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Two artists paint an image of Save Ferris lead vocalist Monique Powell during the Back to the Beach Festival on Sunday.

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Save Ferris singer Monique Powell invites Fishbone’s Angelo Moore onstage to perform Reel Big Fish’s “She Has a Girlfriend Now” on Sunday at the Back to the Beach Festival.

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Save Ferris’ Monique Powell sings on Sunday during the Back to the Beach Festival in Huntington Beach.

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Members of Sunday’s crowd relax under a colorful overhang at the Back to the Beach Festival at Huntington State Beach.

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Mighty Mighty Bosstones guitarist Lawrence Katz performs on Day 1 of the Back to the Beach Festival on Saturday.

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A mohawked fan watches the Mighty Mighty Bosstones perform Saturday at the Back to the Beach Festival.

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Mighty Mighty Bosstones frontman Dicky Barrett, left, high-fives “dancing man” Ben Carr as they perform on Saturday, the first day of the Back to the Beach Festival in Huntington Beach.

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Vocalist Aimee Allen of the Interrupters greets the crowd Sunday at the Back to the Beach Festival.

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The backdrop for Sublime with Rome is raised during the Back to the Beach Festival on Sunday.

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Singer-guitarist Rome Ramirez plays during Sublime with Rome’s set at the Back to the Beach Festival on Sunday.

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Bassist Eric Wilson starts Sublime with Rome’s show Sunday at the Back to the Beach Festival in Huntington Beach.

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The crowd tosses around beach balls before Sublime with Rome’s headlining set Sunday at the Back to the Beach Festival.

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By Daily Pilot staff

May 1, 2018 12:10 PM PT

The debut of the two-day Back to the Beach Festival over the weekend at Huntington State Beach brought together acts that popularized punk and reggae-infused ska in the 1980s and ’90s, many of them from Orange County.

The event, presented by KROQ/106.7 FM, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Goldfinger’s John Feldmann, included concerts by headliners Sublime with Rome and 311, plus Fishbone’s original lineup and Goldfinger featuring Barker.

The roster also included the Interrupters, the Aquabats, Save Ferris, the Aggrolites, the Untouchables, Hepcat, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake and Mustard Plug.

The festival essentially was a ska-punk summit, with bands such as Save Ferris and Goldfinger bringing on guest players from other bands, including Orange County favorite Reel Big Fish, which wasn’t on the bill due to obligations to this summer’s Warped Tour.

Back to the Beach brings 2 days of punk and ska to Huntington

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