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Best ska for sunny days with friends? All recommendations welcome!

I'm writing a feature including a list of ska songs to start a happpy summer with. Let me clarfy:

Uptempo ska gives me this feeling of just drinking at a lake or something, not feeling any shame and having the most pointless conversations with your friends, some of who you don't even know that well. Everything is so peacefull, and when you listen to certain ska songs (okay, for cliché, "Goldfinger" - "Superman"), you just dance around and make weird dance/skank moves in the sand.
And then its like 8pm and ur the passenger princess going back home, all warm in your fresh clothes and sunburned and you don't really talk anymore in the because you're tired but all good. This feeling I get with tunes like "Beef" - "Take it Easy".

Do I make sense to anyone?I love ska and it's variety and have always listened to it, but I'm not up to date or know all classics.

TLDR: Asking for mostly uptempo ska, but also ska punk, "goofy ska" recommendations. Just "sunny feeling" songs. Wanted to include old and new ska bands, uptempo classics, maybe some new releases? +1 if they have a cliche, skate, beer, sun videoclip lol

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u/xnovasix — 1 day ago
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Sublime Fest Loses Another Headliner As the Interrupters Are the Latest to Bail

Sublime fest has updated their website and social media today with new posters showing former infowars contributors ‘the Interrupters’ have been replaced by Yelawolf. The festivals promoter Brewhaha hasnt commented on the artist replacement.

Cypress Hill dropped off this same show a month or so ago due to Sublime’s MAGA affiliation. While the interrupters reasoning is unknown, it’s unlikely to be political as they are well known in the ska scene for their right wing political affiliations .

https://www.sublimefest.com/

ETA: the ataris have also dropped off of the Portland date as well.

u/GarfieldButHesaDog — 2 days ago
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Let's carpool!

Anyone around Gainesville, Ocala, or further north going down to this? Something came up with my ride, and I don't have a car right now. I live in Ocala, right near downtown.

u/GenghisCoen — 1 day ago
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Sell/transfer 2 VIP weekend passes

Just like the title reads. I bought 2 tickets for September and my boyfriend broke up with me. He was going to drive us from Pennsylvania. I'm too sad to go now, anyway. How can I sell these? Please be kind, guys.

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u/L3mmyKilmister — 2 days ago
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New Girth Control video and vinyl

Hey there r/ska, it's your upstate NY pals Girth Control! Great to see some of you in person at This is Not Croydon Fest last month.

We recently teamed up with Fail Harmonic Records to release the 10-year anniversary edition of our first album, "What Got You Stoked in the First Place?" on 10" neon beer bong green vinyl. Originally recorded live at an Albany basement show in 2015, we celebrated a decade of "Stoked" with newly recorded studio versions of the tracks and reimagined album artwork by Joe Ski (www.artbyjoeski.com). Check it out here: https://failharmonicrecords.com/products/girth-control-what-got-you-stoked-in-the-first-place-10 

To mark the occasion, the super talented Walker Dubois (www.walkerdubois.com) made an animated visualizer video for the title track! He's made stuff for the Offspring, A Simple Plan, and now, uh, Girth Control?!

Got a bunch of shows coming up in the northeast this summer/fall, including Pioneer Valley Ska Fest in July and the New York State of Ska run with Ben Basile, Doomstompers, and the Abruptors! Hope to see ya soon!

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u/GirthControlBand — 4 days ago
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Has anyone come across a cover of "I like bouncing (boing boing boing)"?

I did a quick google and couldn't find anything, but I'd love to hear this parody covered by an actual 2tone band... if such a thing exists. And if it doesn't, and any of you are in a band and feeling bored, well it might be an option.

And if nobody has anything to add, then do your worst for coming up with a 3rd or 4th Verse.

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnpY2vCwvU0
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Not-the-nine-oclock-news-i-like-bouncing-lyrics

u/More_Dependent742 — 3 days ago
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ska foo/los skarnales allegations

does anyone know what the hell is happening? dude allegedly beat his girlfriend but all I've heard is a comment on IG calling him out and my friend who heard it from someone else

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u/myvisioniscorrupted — 3 days ago
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Reggae/ska punk show

Hey portland people! I used to be a lot like most, scornful of ska and associating it all with Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtracks and mozzarella sticks. You get it. I would have never considered myself someone who would enjoy ska music.

Well. In October of 2025 I was invited to see the Cherry Poppin Daddies at Dante's with my friends. Sure. I showed up early and the very first band that played absolutely blew me away. I quickly realized I had an incredibly narrow view of ska. I got into Jamaican ska, rocksteady and roots reggae. Now these are my absolute favorite genres of music. I can't get enough. My catalyst was this band, the Georgetown Orbits. They're really great musicians. No one tell them I said any of this or I'll look goofy.

If you like ska, you should come see them. If you think you don't, like I did, but have an open mind, you should also come see them. Maybe they'll change your mind like they did for me. I promise, the musicianship on display tonight will be evident to anyone with ears. The Skylarkers are also top notch, easily one of my favorite portland bands. Our DJ, Honey-D, is an excellent musician and songwriter. These are all people who have inspired me to create and play in my own ska band (Hand Stuff). Not only that, they are willing to let us be on a bill with them. I'm incredibly honored.

These are great people. I hope some of you see what I see in them. GTO is coming all the way down to Portland from Seattle just because I asked them to. Really cool of them. Anyway yeah come to our show! June 20th, 2026. Doors at 8pm. World Famous Kenton Club. $15

u/HandStuffPDX — 3 days ago