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Screeching Weasel was a punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They formed in 1986, fronted by future Maximum RocknRoll columnist Ben Weasel (aka Ben Foster) and John Jughead (aka John Pierson). Through the years, the band went through many line-up changes up until their 2003 break-up. Members included renowned punk rock record producer Mass Giorgini on bass guitar, Dan Panic (born Dan Sullivan) on drums, and Danny Vapid (born Dan Schafer, currently in The Methadones and briefly Sludgeworth) on guitar and bass, depending on the band's necessity. Their lyrics reflected Weasel's "anti-everything" apolitical orientation set to music that was melodic and derivative of the Ramones. Girls and paranoia were common subjects for songs as well. Many centered on his relationship with Weasel's then girlfriend Portia. Their music has transformed from the traditional punk when they began, to their long-standing, distinctive punk/pop sound, and later to a more fast-paced and melodic type of punk. Through his writings in Maximum RocknRoll, fanzines, and lyrics, Ben Weasel established himself as one of the most pungent internal critics of the punk scene. As an example, in the 1999 song Tightrope, Weasel launched a rather pointed attack on the glorification of violence and chauvinism by what he termed "tough-guy, so-called working class or street punk bands." Later, punk band Rancid referred briefly to this song in the liner notes of their 2003 album, Indestructible. Members of Screeching Weasel have gone on to form bands such as: The Methadones, The Mopes, Even in Blackouts, and Sweet Black And Blue. Screeching Weasel has also included members of Green Day, Sludgeworth, Common Rider, Squirtgun, and Teen Idols. For a short time during one of many break-ups, Weasel and Vapid also formed The Riverdales. Additionally, Ben Weasel released a solo record in 2002 entitled Fidatevi. Screeching Weasel officially broke up for (roughly) the third - and allegedly final - time on July 6, 2001. In 2004 Ben Weasel rescinded all of the Screeching Weasel and Riverdales masters from Lookout! Records in the wake of long-running financial and personal conflicts. The masters were subsequently licensed to and reissued by Asian Man Records.
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Yes, Screeching Weasel is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Screeching Weasel concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Screeching Weasel tour is scheduled for 13 dates across 12 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Screeching Weasel is scheduled to play 13 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Screeching Weasel's tour starts Mar 21, 2026 and ends on Sep 06, 2026. They will play 12 cities; their most recent concert was held in Brooklyn at The Brooklyn Monarch and their next upcoming concert will be in Las Vegas at House of Blues Las Vegas.
As part of the Screeching Weasel tour, Screeching Weasel is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
