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Sublime and Slightly Stoopid Launch Me Gusta Touring Festival.
The air is about to get thick with the sweet, skunky aroma of nostalgia and fresh-cut grass as two titans of the SoCal soundscape, Sublime and Slightly Stoopid, officially plant their flag for the summer with the announcement of the Me Gusta Touring Festival, kicking off May 9th in the unlikely, yet increasingly relevant, locale of Fort Worth, Texas. This isn't just another package tour; it's a full-blown cultural resurrection, a traveling circus of sun-bleached melodies and bass-heavy grooves that promises to be the sonic equivalent of a perfect, endless summer day.For those who came of age with a discman loaded with ‘40oz. to Freedom’ and a beat-up skateboard, the mere mention of Sublime’s name, now carried forward with poignant reverence by original drummer Bud Gaugh and the phenomenally capable Rome Ramirez on vocals and guitar, is a direct conduit to a specific time and place—a world of checkerboard Vans, DIY backyard shows, and the raw, unfiltered sound of Long Beach rebellion.They are the foundational text, the sacred scrolls of third-wave ska-punk, and their reunion, however bittersweet without the iconic Bradley Nowell, has proven to be less a tribute act and more a vital keeping of the flame alive, a testament to songs so potent they transcend any single individual. And right alongside them, like the little brothers who grew up to be legends in their own right, are Slightly Stoopid, the O.G. pioneers of a self-made empire built from a simple handshake with Nowell himself.Their journey, from teenage prodigies on Bradley’s Skunk Records to becoming the undisputed kings of a genre-bending fusion of reggae, rock, hip-hop, and funk, is the stuff of modern music folklore. They didn't just open for their heroes; they absorbed the DIY ethos and amplified it, creating a grassroots following so loyal it can fill amphitheaters from coast to coast.The Me Gusta tour, therefore, feels less like a business arrangement and more like a family reunion, a passing of the torch that actually happened decades ago but is now being celebrated on a grand, national scale. This touring festival model, a savvy move in an era of skyrocketing ticket prices and fan fatigue, offers a deeper, more immersive experience than a standard concert.It hearkens back to the heyday of Lollapalooza and Warped Tour, where the entire day was an event, a community gathering built around a shared sonic identity. Fort Worth is just the starting gun; one can already map the inevitable trail of sold-out shows and parking lot tailgates stretching from the heartland back to the California shores, a caravan of good vibes and heavy rhythms.In a fractured musical landscape, the enduring power of this particular sound—a blend of laid-back island rhythms and punk rock urgency—speaks to a universal craving for authenticity and unpretentious fun. It’s the sound of resilience, of good times persevering through bad ones, and with Sublime and Slightly Stoopid headlining this traveling party, the Me Gusta tour is poised to be the must-see live music event of the summer, a potent reminder that some grooves are simply timeless.
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