They were there for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, though, as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act had fans standing to sing along on hits that included “Bad Reputation,” “Crimson & Clover” and “I Love Rock ‘n Roll.” Jett also played “Cherry Bomb” and “You Drive Me Wild,” a pair of songs by her first band, the Runaways, and closed out strongly with “I Hate Myself For Loving You.”Īnd they were there for the Distillers, who reformed in 2018 after about 15 years on hiatus.
Yet whether it was concert overload - there were a ton of shows in Orange and Los Angeles counties on Saturday - or a busy weekend before Halloween, the show wasn’t sold-out and for much of the day fans missed out on much of the strong under card. had put together for the day were true to his north star - honest, emotional, raw rock and roll - while also being different enough to serve a fun variety of sound. The day was billed as Sounds From Behind the Orange Curtain and the sounds Ness & Co. “Ring Of Fire,” Social Distortion’s classic cover of the Johnny Cash hit, and “Story Of My Life,” which is simply irresistible, so good are its lyrics and melody, wrapped up the night while underscoring what a treasure Ness and Social Distortion still are after four decades in rock. The encore opened with the previously noted “Born To Kill” and then “Sometimes I Do” saw Ness bring out both his oldest son Julian to play dad’s signature guitar - “Orange County” and a Woody Woodpecker sticker emblazoned on its gold finish - as well as Joan Jett, who’d played just before Social Distortion.
(The fiddle player who joined for those last two songs also added a lovely sound to the rootsy rock sound of the band.) 2 on the alternative rock charts in 1992 is arguably the band’s biggest hit, and “Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown,” an almost tender tune from 2011’s “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,” the most recent Social Distortion release.Ī pair of new songs, “Over You” and “Born To Kill” - from the as-yet-untitled album Ness announced is coming next year, prompting cheers from the crowd - sounded great played live.īut older hits such as “Prison Bound” or “Dear Lover,” an aching heartbreak song, made stronger connections. “Because white is not superior.”Īt least one song from each of the band’s seven full-length albums, which early in the show offered up such highlights as “Bad Luck,” which by reaching No. “Social Distortion is gonna make racism wrong again,” he told the crowd at its finish. “Don’t Drag Me Down” kicked off the night with its anti-racism lyrics and visuals underscoring the one political point Ness has always made. The set initially hewed close to shows Social Distortion has played earlier this year as it marked four decades since Ness dropped out of high school at 17 to pursue the only thing he ever wanted to do. Ness had arrived onstage dressed like of those Depression-era bank robbers that show up in songs such as “Machine Gun Blues,” a highlight from the middle of the set: Three-piece suit with high-waisted pants, white shirt, black tie, flat cap and spiffy white lace-up shoes. Mike Ness and Social Distortion throw a terrific 40th anniversary party in Irvine – Orange County RegisterĪnd then, with the la-la-las that open his signature song, “Story Of My Life,” Ness and the band delivered the final thrilling moment of the 15 songs Social Distortion played for its anniversary celebration.
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