The Offspring

Formed in Garden Grove, California in 1984, The Offspring built their name on fast, hook-heavy punk rock fronted by Dexter Holland with guitarist Noodles. Their 1994 album Smash, home to "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem", became the best-selling independent-label record of all time and pulled Nineties punk into the mainstream. Their 2026 "Just the Punk Stuff" theatre shows in Quebec City and Montreal dig deliberately into the band's rawest early material.