This year marks the 25th anniversary of the East Coast F U tour. In 1999, hardcore band H20 from New York and punk band The Bouncing Souls from New Jersey embarked on this tour, which helped spread their name and music along the East Coast.

The Bouncing Souls formed in 1989 and H20 formed in 1994. Both bands are integral to shaping the sounds of modern punk and hardcore, with many bands and artists citing them as influences. Three decades later ,and they both still draw legions of fans to see them perform.

On the first iteration of this tour, they came to Fort Lauderdale. Twenty-six years later, they return with a local musician opening for them who's also one of the many artists they inspired.

"[The Bouncing Souls] were the first punk band I ever heard, and I saw them on my 17th birthd

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