The Fad Concert History

The Fad was a band from Long Island, NY that played a mix of punk, ska, and hardcore. Founded in 2000 under the name "Death: 101", the band originally consisted of Jimmy Doyle, Jay Beiner, Matt McGregor, and Dave Solomon of High School Football Heroes. Death: 101 broke up after Doyle left for college, however Doyle, McGregor, and Beiner soon reunited under the moniker "The Fad", adding Tom Malinowski on guitar. In 2004, they released their 8-song debut, "Number 5", after which Beiner and McGregor left the band to pursue college.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 28, 2018
Fest 17 (Day 3)
Nothington / Mustard Plug / Iron Chic / Brendan Kelly / The Copyrights / The Fad / Hospital Job / City Mouse / Mobina Galore / Nightmarathons / Sincere Engineer / Ether / Matt Caskitt
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Gainesville
Show Duplicate for Oct 28, 2018
Oct 26, 2018 –
Oct 28, 2018
THE FEST 17 2018
The Get Up Kids / Lagwagon / Cursive / The Menzingers / Comeback Kid / Metz / Mom Jeans / The Flatliners / Torche / The Lawrence Arms / Mustard Plug / Adult Mom / Days N' Daze / Piebald / Such Gold / Lemuria / Riverboat Gamblers / Iron Chic / Tsunami Bomb / Masked Intruder / Dead to Me / Red City Radio / Prince Daddy & The Hyena / Just Friends / Rozwell Kid / Banner Pilot / Nothington / Kississippi / Tim Barry / Frameworks / Broadway Calls / The Copyrights / Dikembe / Direct Hit / RVIVR / Elway / The Stereo / Mock Orange / Slingshot Dakota / Pkew Pkew Pkew / Sundowner / PEARS / Spanish Love Songs / The Creeps / Drag the River / Radioactivity / Night Birds / annabel / David Dondero / Audio Karate / War on Women / Dollar Signs / Bridge City Sinners / Daggermouth / Sincere Engineer / Guerilla Poubelle / Signals Midwest / Demons / Weakened Friends / The Bollweevils / Bad Cop/Bad Cop / Shellshag / Brendan Kelly / Timeshares / Coffee Project / Joystick / Last Gang / Arms Aloft / Happy Accidents / American Pinup / MakeWar / Crusades / Friendly Fire / The Fad / Insignificant Other / Riskee and the Ridicule / Whiskey & CO. / Worlds Scariest Police Chases / Tiltwheel / Drakulas / Late Bloomer / Brutal Youth / Intervention / Officer Down / alright / Gillian Carter / King Complex / Derek Ted / Dead Bars / Radon / Wet Nurse / A Vulture Wake / Naked Naps / Aspiga / Mean Girls / Quitters / Hospital Job / Woolbright / Doc Hopper / Boston Marriage / The CafFiends / Expert Timing / Brightr / Burn Burn Burn / Return to Sender / Bike Tuff / DFMK / Greg Rekus / cave of swimmers / Hans Gruber & the Die Hards / Report Suspicious Activity / BOIDS / Gutless / Kinder Than Wolves / Doll Baby / Foxy Dads / Totally Slow / Chris Fox / Andrew Cream / Alumine / Boss' Daughter / Binary Heart / Airstream Futures / Tied to a Bear / No Sugar / Bat Boy / Liquid Limbs / Jason Guy Smiley / meatwave / Custody / Donkng / 430 Steps / Nectar (IL) / Sports Reference / Blackdots / Dead Tropics / Ceramicats / Night Witch (Tallahassee, FL) / GILT (FL) / Velour Academy / International Dipshit / The Randy Savages (US) Show all bands
  Setlists
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Aug 10, 2018 –
Aug 11, 2018
Wild Fest 3! 2018
Iron Chic / This Is Hell / Sainthood Reps / Mikey Erg / Primitive Weapons / The Fad / Latex Generation / Wax Phantom / Ellen and the Degenerates / MAKESHIFT (US)
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Amityville Music Hall Amityville, New York, United States
Jun 30, 2018
The Fad / Joystick (NOLA) / Crazy Baldhead / Freya Wilcox & The Howl / Radio Daze El Cortez Safari Room New York, New York, United States
Mar 23, 2018
The Fad / Escarioka / Junta / Ensamble Calavera Rubulad New York, New York, United States
Sep 30, 2017
We Are The Union / The Fad / Binary Heart Saint Vitus Bar New York, New York, United States
Jun 18, 2015
Catch 22 / The Fad / High School Football Heroes / Sammy Kay Marlin Room at Webster Hall New York, New York, United States
Apr 10, 2015
The Suicide Machines / Break Anchor / Bastardous / Derek Grant / The Fad
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Gramercy Theatre New York, New York, United States
Mar 28, 2015
Go Big / The Fad / Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine Hollis Woods Community Church New York, New York, United States
Dec 27, 2014
High School Football Heroes / The Fad Revolution Bar & Music Hall Amityville, New York, United States
Nov 02, 2014
Sport / Still Alive / The City On Film / The Fad

Fest 13 Day 3

  Setlists
Various Venues Gainesville, Florida, United States
Oct 31, 2014 –
Nov 02, 2014
FEST 2014
Descendents / Mineral / Lifetime / The Marked Men / Billy Liar / Late Bloomer / Old Flings / Totally Slow / Jeff Rosenstock / The Bennies / The Fad / The Slackers / We Are The Union / Dear Landlord / Tim Barry / Laura Stevenson / Chris Farren / 7 Seconds / Hot Water Music / Survay Says! / Kill Lincoln Show all bands
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FEST 2014 Gainesville, Florida, United States
May 31, 2014
Dan P & the Bricks / Sammy Kay and the Fast Four / Johnny Too Bad And The Strikeouts / The Huxtables / I Voted for Kodos / The Fad / Murphy's Kids Cake Shop New York, New York, United States
May 17, 2014
Mustard Plug / Deals Gone Bad / Butcher Knives / The Fad Knitting Factory New York, New York, United States
Apr 19, 2014
The Fad / Nix86 / Murphy's Kids / The Pandemics / The Best of the Worst / The Shipwrecks Revolution Bar & Music Hall Amityville, New York, United States
May 25, 2012
The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches / Dan Potthast / The Fad / Hardcore Karaoke Pile-On Extravaganza! Heirloom Arts Theatre Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Dec 06, 2009
The Fad / Interrobang!? / Brunt of It The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Dec 14, 2008
The Have Not$ / The Fad / Grimis / Blastronauts The Middle East - Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 06, 2008
Bomb The Music Industry / The Fad / Cheeky / Legitimate Business / Exploder One Sullivan Hall New York, New York, United States
Feb 15, 2008
The Fad / The Slackers Luna Lounge New York, New York, United States

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The Fad / Mirror Image on Mar 7, 1985 [190-small]

The Fad / Mirror Image
Mar 7, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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The Fad / Turmoil / Children's Day / The Hags / The Coolers / The Flies on Mar 9, 1985 [189-small]

The Fad / Turmoil / Children's Day / The Hags / The Coolers / The Flies
Mar 9, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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The Things, The Untold Fables / The Fad / The Beguiled / Reverie / The Things / Zanti Misfits on Jun 15, 1985 [344-small]

The Things


The Untold Fables / The Fad / The Beguiled / Reverie / The Things / Zanti Misfits
Jun 15, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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The Untold Fables / The Fad / The Beguiled / Reverie / The Things / Zanti Misfits on Jun 15, 1985 [343-small]

The Untold Fables / The Fad / The Beguiled / Reverie / The Things / Zanti Misfits
Jun 15, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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The Untold Fables / The Fad / The Beguiled / Reverie / The Things / Zanti Misfits on Jun 15, 1985 [342-small]

The Untold Fables / The Fad / The Beguiled / Reverie / The Things / Zanti Misfits
Jun 15, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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The Fad / Havana / Love and Terror / Infalable You on Apr 24, 1985 [115-small]

The Fad / Havana / Love and Terror / Infalable You
Apr 24, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Danzig Pop / The Fad / The Bedrockers / Miranda (A Play) on Apr 20, 1985 [113-small]

Danzig Pop / The Fad / The Bedrockers / Miranda (A Play)
Apr 20, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Safari Sam's All Star Jam on Mar 17, 1985 [097-small]

Safari Sam's All Star Jam
Mar 17, 1985
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Fad had?

The Fad has had 38 concerts.

What genre is The Fad?

The Fad is most often considered to be Punk, Hardcore, Ska, Ska Punk, Modern Ska Punk, Crack Rock Steady, Deep Acoustic Pop, Skacore, and Ska-Core.

When was the last The Fad concert?

The last The Fad concert was on October 28, 2018 at Various Venues in Gainesville, Florida, United States. The bands that performed were: Nothington / Brendan Kelly / The Copyrights / Arms Aloft / The Fad / Ramona / Counterpunch / Western Settings / Garrett Dale / Sincere Engineer / No Dead Heroes.

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