Phenomenon Concerts Presents:

Authority Zero/Mad Caddies

Friday Nov 1, 2024

Authority Zero is an American punk rock band from Mesa, Arizona, United States, formed in 1994.^[1] The band’s style is rooted in reggae and skate punk, with Spanish/Portuguese influences.^[2] They have released seven albums to date, two DVDs and nine singles. The band regularly tours North America, Europe and Japan.

Authority Zero
Background information
Origin	Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Ska punk skate punk art punk surf rock punk rock reggae rock alternative rock experimental rock melodic hardcore
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Lava Atlantic Big Panda Suburban Noize Viking Funeral Hardline Entertainment Bird Attack Records Concrete Jungle Records
Members	Jason DeVore Mike Spero Chris Dalley Brandon Landelius
Past members	Bryan Sandell J. W. Gordon Jerry Douglas Bill Marcks Dean Farmer Zach Vogel Jim Wilcox Jeremy Wood Dan Aid Josh “Ralphie” Schneider Chris Bartholomew Chad Martin Eric Walsh
Website	authorityzero.com

The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) is an American ska punk band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released seven full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs. To date, Mad Caddies have sold over 500,000 albums worldwide.

The Mad Caddies sound has influences from broad ranging genres including ska (especially ska 3rd wave), punk rock, hardcore punk, reggae, dixieland jazz, Latin music, polka, cowpunk (“Crew Cut Chuck”), and sea shanties (“Weird Beard”).^[1][2][3][4]