Booking
PhillySka.com Presents...
This is our ongoing concert series delivering to you high quality ska shows on roughly a monthly basis. With sizes ranging from smaller free shows at the Rotunda to larger high-profile shows at the Trocadero, we strive to bring a wide range of talent through Philadelphia for your enjoyment.
Since our first concert in January of 2006, we have grown to become one of the top ska promotion groups in the country. Our work has revived the city's ska scene which had been ailing for several years. Once a city that was frequently passed over by many ska tours, Philadelphia is now a prime destination.
PhillySka.com Show History
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: The Slackers, Jordan Valentine and the Sunday Saints, The Forthrights, and Sonni Shine & the Underwater Sounds
@ The TLA
9pm. $15. All Ages.
4-packs of tickets available for $45 (only $11.25/ticket)!
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: FREE SHOW! featuring The Moon Invaders (Belgium), The Caroloregians (Belgium), and On Display
@ The Rotunda
7pm. $0. All Ages.
2 amazing Belgian bands. Absolutely not to be missed! Presented in cooperation with WKDU's University Goes Ska.
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: Wareika Hill (CD release!) with the Philly Reggae Girls, Solomonic Sound System, and Ital Sound
@ Tritone
10pm. $5. 21+.
Come celebrate the release of Wareika Hill's killer first record. They will be finishing off the night by covering The Harder They Come soundtrack in its entirety.
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK! featuring Jah Point (NYC), DJ Geofferson (Cognizant Sound), and DJ Version Girl (Philly Reggae Girls)
@ Liberties
9pm. $5. 21+.
Listening party for Pama International's new album from 9-10pm.
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Bullbuckers, and On Display
@ North Star Bar
9pm. $15. 21+.
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK! featuring the Philly Reggae Girls with special guest Lord Action Wood (10 Commandments/Moonshot!)
@ Liberties
10pm. $5. 21+.
Our monthly reggae night. Come out and join in on the fun!
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: Ruder Than You, Tip The Van, Bigger Thomas, The Forthrights, Case of the Mondays, and The Bullbuckers
@ Trocadero
6:30pm. $13. All Ages.
$11 adv / $13 door. Presented by RTY, PhillySka.com, and University Goes Ska. After-party in the Balcony (age:21+) with Ital Sound, DJRuder1, and more ska/reggae DJs!
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK! featuring the Philly Reggae Girls, King Stout, and DJ Geofferson
@ Liberties
10pm. $5. 21+.
Note the new location! 2nd and Fairmount. The action will be upstairs.
2010
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK! featuring the Philly Reggae Girls and DJ Livity
@ Dr. Watson's 3rd Floor
10pm. $2. 21+.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: **Rescheduled due to Weather** The Slackers, The Bullbuckers, and DJ100dbs
@ The TLA
8pm. $18. All Ages.
$15 adv / $18 door / $11.25 each with 4-pack / $7.50 each with 2-for-1 Coke promo code: drinkcoke. Presented in cooperation with WKDU's University Goes Ska and Live Nation.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK! featuring Philly Reggae Girls, DJ Bella, and Sister Niko
@ Dr. Watson's 3rd Floor
9pm. $2. 21+.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and The Groovement
@ M Room
9pm. $10. 21+.
Presented in partnership with Village Green Productions.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: **Moved** SKA IS DEAD TOUR featuring The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Deal's Gone Bad, Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause (last show!), and Victor's Lament
@ Starlight Ballroom
7pm. $17. All Ages.
$15 door / $17 adv. Advanced tickets on sale now! Please note that the venue has changed.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: SKALLOWEEN 2009 featuring Bomb The Music Industry, Chotto Ghetto, and Tsunami Rising
@ Fire
6pm. $10. All Ages.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK! featuring the Philly Reggae Girls and Ital Sound System
@ Dr. Watson's 3rd Floor
10pm. $0. 21+.
A FREE reggae DJ night in a sweet lounge space. Enter through the alley next to Dr. Watson's and take the stairs straight up to the 3rd floor.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Ruder Than You (CD release!), Wareika Hill, Case of the Mondays, and the Philly Reggae Girls
@ World Cafe Live
7pm. $15. All Ages.
$13 adv / $15 door
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT featuring Wareika Hill
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
FREE! Specials include $3 island brews, $5 margaritas, 5 tacos for $4, and $4 Jim Beam black drinks and shots.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT featuring the Philly Reggae Girls
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
FREE! Specials include $3 island brews, $5 margaritas, 5 tacos for $4, and $4 Jim Beam black drinks and shots.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT ***Canceled This Week***
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
Canceled This Week.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT featuring DJ Ruder1 and John Woodman (of RTY)
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
FREE! Specials include $3 island brews, $5 margaritas, 5 tacos for $4, and $4 Jim Beam black drinks and shots.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT with DJ Champe
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT featuring the Philly Reggae Girls
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
Specials include $3 island brews, $5 margaritas, 5 tacos for $4, and$4 Jim Beam black drinks and shots
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE ATTACK featuring the Philly Reggae Girls, DJ Ruder1, and DJs Aggro & Sweet
@ Dr. Watson's 3rd Floor
10pm. $0. 21+.
FREE! Enter though the alley next to Dr. Watson's.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: We Are The Union, Legitimate Business, The Snips, and No Risk
@ Fire
6pm. $8. All Ages.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT featuring act(s) TBA
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT with The Dialects and DJ Ruder1
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
A FREE reggae night. The bar is the former Whiskey Dix, right next to the Electric Factory. $3 island brews, $5 margaritas, 5 tacos for $4, and $4 Jim Beam black drinks and shots.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT with DJ Go Feet
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
A FREE reggae night. The bar is the former Whiskey Dix, right next to the Electric Factory. $3 island brews, $5 margaritas, 5 tacos for $4, and $4 Jim Beam black drinks and shots.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: DJ Go Feet
@ JD McGillicuddy's
9pm. $0. 21+.
A FREE reggae night. The bar is the former Whiskey Dix, right next to the Electric Factory.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: The Aggrolites, Sneaky Sea Lions, and DJ Version Girl
@ M Room
9pm. $12. 21+.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: REGGAE NIGHT featuring Philly Reggae Girls, Ital Sound System (Philly), and DJ Bobby Babylon (Baltimore)
@ Dr. Watson's Pub
10pm. $0. 21+.
FREE. On the 3rd floor. 3rd Saturdays.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Bomb The Music Industry!, Barnaby Jones, Whiskey Flask Revenge, and the Retrotones
@ Fire
6pm. $10. All Ages.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Ruder Than You, Bigger Thomas, Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause, Rudie Crew, Case of the Mondays, and DJ Lord Action Wood
@ Trocadero
7pm. $10. All Ages.
Ruder Than You 20th Anniversary SKA Blowout
Music starts at 7:15 - Free CD to the first 50 people!
Advance tkts avail from the bands and PhillySka or from Ticketmaster. $10 adv / $12 door.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Among Criminals, Tsunami Rising, Murphy's Kids, and Someday Providence
@ 941 Theatre
7:30pm. $8. 21+.
BYOB, so come prepared!
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Hub City Stompers, King Django, Wareika Hill, and the Forthrights
@ 941 Theatre
7:30pm. $12. All Ages.
BYOB, so come prepared if you're old enough. Otherwise, just come and dance!
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Reggae Night featuring Philly Reggae Girls, Lord Action (from 10 Commandments), and DJ Go Feet (Kevin from PhillySka)
@ Dr. Watson's Pub
10pm. $0. 21+.
On the 3rd Floor. Another FREE DJ night courtesy of PhillySka.com. The last one was a lot of fun, so you won't want to miss it!
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Reggae Night featuring Philly Reggae Girls, Tommi Infamous (of Bomb Town), and DJ Ruder1 (Doug from Ruder Than You)
@ Dr. Watson's Pub
10pm. $0. 21+.
On the 3rd Floor. A FREE DJ night courtesy of PhillySka.com.
2009
PhillySka.com Presents: Eastern Standard Time, Bigger Thomas, and Infinite Detour
@ 941 Theatre
7pm. $12. All Ages.
Now BYOB! Please note the change in venue.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause (CD release!), We Are The Union, On Display, and The Uninspired
@ Legendary Dobbs
6pm. $10. All Ages.
Preview selections from the upcoming album Sunrays To Starlight at myspace.com/lastmartyrsofalostcause. Special price of $5 at this show only (50% off!).
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: Skalloween 2008 featuring The Toasters, The Pietasters, Deal's Gone Bad, Ruder Than You, and Wareika Hill
@ The TLA
6pm. $17. All Ages.
$15 ADV / $17 DOOR. In association with Live Nation. The Philly Reggae Girls will be spinning between sets.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: The Slackers and the Downgrades
@ First Unitarian Church
8pm. $14. All Ages.
$12 ADV / $14 DOOR. A co-promotion with R5 Productions.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: The Flaming Tsunamis, The Ray Gradys, Whiskey Flask Revenge, Murphy's Kids, and **Tsunami Rising**
@ Skool House
7pm. $10. All Ages.
BYOB +$5. Come out and support our show at this awesome new venue so that we can keep them coming! **FREE Red Bull on hand**
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: RX Bandits, Portugal The Man, and Maps & Atlases
@ The TLA
6:30pm. $15. All Ages.
$13 adv / $15 door. Tickets on sale now.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: *Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause*, *On Display*, Sneaky Sea Lions, and Not Quite Sure
@ The Rotunda
7pm. $0. All Ages.
Another FREE show from your friends at PhillySka.com! DGB and Bomb Town BOTH had a member hospitalized.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: Paul Green School of Rock Fest 2008 featuring Dropkick Murphys, Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, Westbound Train, Suburban Legends, School of Rock All Stars, and more
@ Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
11am. $35. All Ages.
$30 adv / $35 day of show. Tickets are on sale now! PhillySka is co-promoting with Live Nation.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: Hub City Stompers, Tri-State Conspiracy, Abstract Roots, and Drive-Thru Pharmacy
@ The Rotunda
7pm. $0. All Ages.
FREE SHOW. We will be raffling off 4 tickets to the 6/29 show. The first 20 people through the door get an extra entry in the raffle.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause, The Taj Motel Trio, Whiskey Flask Revenge, Awful Waffle, and The Uninspired
@ Circle of Hope
7pm. $8. All Ages.
Right near the Ellsworth-Federal stop on the Broad Street Line.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: The Flatliners, Tsunami Rising, No Regrets, Not Quite Sure, and the Retrotones
@ Trocadero Balcony
6pm. $10. All Ages.
Tickets are on sale now! 21+ to drink.
2008
PhillySka.com Presents: ***Updated Lineup***Big D and the Kids Table, The AKA's, and Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause
@ The TLA
7pm. $15. All Ages.
We've teamed up with Live Nation to co-promote this event. $13 adv / $15 door.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Skalloween 2007 with Rudie Crew, One Night Band, The Downgrades, Among Criminals, and The Uninspired
@ The Rotunda
5pm. $0. All Ages.
FREE show!
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Mustard Plug, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Bomb The Music Industry, Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause, and Left Alone
@ PhilaFunk Live
5pm. $14. All Ages.
$12 in advance (will call only) / $14 at the door.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: The Slackers, Westbound Train, and Hub City Stompers
@ First Unitarian Church
7:30pm. $12. All Ages.
Presented in cooperation with R5 Productions.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: The Aggrolites, Steadfast United, the Low Budgets, and the Arkhams
@ First Unitarian Church
7:30pm. $12. All Ages.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: King Django, Deal's Gone Bad, Wareika Hill, and On Display
@ First Unitarian Church
6pm. $12. All Ages.
$10 adv / $12 day of show.
In collaboration with R5 Productions.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: The Flaming Tsunamis, Fatter Than Albert, No Regrets, Tsunami Rising, and the Supersmashers
@ Fire
7pm. $7. All Ages.
21+ to drink.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Bomb The Music Industry!, Drive Thru Pharmacy, Awful Waffle, Chotto Ghetto, and the Retrotones
@ Trocadero Balcony
6pm. $10. All Ages.
21+ to drink.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Steadfast United (featuring Lynval Golding), Wareika Hill, and One Night Band
@ Bubble House
9pm. $8. 21+.
Only $5 with College ID.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Dan Potthast (MU330 Lead Singer), Rick Johnson Rock and Roll Machine (Mustard Plug), The Brasshole Fiasco, Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause, and Among Criminals
@ Trocadero Balcony
6pm. $10. All Ages.
Must be 21+ to drink. CD release for the Brasshole Fiasco.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, Steadfast United, The Developments, and On Display
@ The Rotunda
7pm. $0. All Ages.
Another FREE show with a killer lineup!
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: The Skatalites, The Players Band, and The Legendary Moses Livingston & The Raggamuffins
@ Trocadero
7pm. $15. All Ages.
Some of the originators of ska. Not to be missed!
Darren from Intensified Sound System will be spinning between sets.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Winter Reggae & Ska Fest with Ruder Than You, Eastern Standard Time, Bigger Thomas, and Wareika Hill
@ World Cafe Live
6pm. $8. All Ages.
$10 at the door. This will be on the main stage. 21+ to drink.
2007
PhillySka.com Presents: Ruder Than You, King Django, The Rootworkers, and Fink's Constant
@ The Rotunda
7pm. $0. All Ages.
FREE show as a gift to all the fans. Spread the word!Only 2 blocks away from 40th Street Station along the Market-Frankford Line.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: The Toasters, The Aggrolites, The Supervillians, Ghost Town Locals, Stereo Freeze, and the Brasshole Fiasco
@ Trocadero
6pm. $15. All Ages.
In celebration of the 1 year anniversary of the launch of PhillySka.com!
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Skalloween featuring Ruder Than You, Wareika Hill, Ghost Town Locals, Deals Gone Bad, Bombtown, Pressure Sounds, Case of the Mondays, Whiskey Flask Revenge, and In The Face
@ Trocadero
5pm. $12. All Ages.
Come out and celebrate Halloween with a kick ass PhillySka show! $10 ADV / $12 DOORS.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Hub City Stompers, Ruder Than You, the Brasshole Fiasco, Stereo Freeze, and The Downgrades
@ Trocadero Balcony
6pm. $10. All Ages.
2 Megalith bands! $8 ADV and $10 DOORS. 21+ to drink.
***Los Skarnales have cancelled their tour just this week. They will now be replaced by the Downgrades***
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: The Pietasters, Wareika Hill, Ghost Town Locals, and The Skautopsies
@ Trocadero
7pm. $13. All Ages.
Tickets are on sale now.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Westbound Train, Ghost Town Locals, Razbari Sumthing, The Downgrades, and The Skautopsies
@ Trocadero Balcony
6pm. $8. All Ages.
All Ages. 21+ to Drink. Our first Ska Sunday at the Trocadero Balcony!
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: The Bluebeats, Bigger Thomas, Wareika Hill, Even Further, and The Brasshole Fiasco
@ The Rotunda
6:30pm. $0. All Ages.
FREE All Ages Show!! 2 Bands off of the Megalith label (both formerly on Moon Ska)!
4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: PhillySka Fest 2006 with Ruder Than You, Case of The Mondays, Long Shot Hero, Public Service!, Ghost Town Locals, Axum, Wareika Hill, Drive-Thru Pharmacy, and The Downgrades
@ Trocadero
5:00pm. $10. All Ages.
$10 ADV, $12 DOS, All Ages!
9 Bands. 2 Stages.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Wareika Hill, Messenjah C.A., ***The Dead Pets***, Drive-Thru Pharmacy, and The Downgrades
@ The Rotunda
4pm. $0. All Ages.
FREE show! Wareika Hill's premiere. They will also be backing Messenjah C.A., a Jamaican DJ. 4014 Walnut Street.
Just Added: The Dead Pets (UK punk/ska)!
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: The English Beat with Bigger Thomas and Darren from Intensified!
@ Five Spot
9pm. $20. 21+.
Get your tickets from TicketWeb.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Ruder Than You, The Pietasters, The Tossers, and Case of the Mondays
@ Trocadero
7pm. $13. All Ages.
***Note the venue change***
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Axum, Soulamite!, and Darren from Intensified
@ Five Spot
9pm. $8. 21+.
A night of reggae and soul! Located at 5 South Bank Street.
$2 Domestic Beers and $3 Well Drinks from 9-11pm.
2006
PhillySka.com Presents: Ruder Than You, Eastern Standard Time, The Vicars, and No Regrets
@ The Rotunda
6:30pm. $0. All Ages.
Free show! PhillySka.com's first show!
Is your ska band interested in performing in Philadelphia?
Whether you live in the area or are just passing through, we will try to help. It is in your interest to provide us with as much information as you can about your band. A bio, gig highlights, and demo tracks are required at the least.
Do you want a ska band to play at your event, club, bar, or venue?
We can help hook you up with plenty of great local acts as well as ones from outside of the area. Just browse through our Bands section to learn about all of the bands we have worked with.
Here is what you need to do
First, read our Booking FAQ.
Then, just shoot us an e-mail and we will get talking. Direct those booking e-mails to:
Serious inquiries only, please.