What: Reel Big Fish at Vans Warped Tour.
When: Gates open 11 a.m. June 16.
Where: Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland.
Cost: $35 to $45 through TicketsWest, 800-992-8499 or http://ticketswest.com.
Information: Vans Warped Tour
Be ready for instant action when Reel Big Fish takes the stage — no matter where or when.
That’s the word from drummer Ryland Steen
“Pretty much from word go, from note one, we do our best to give the audience an action-packed show,” Steen said in a recent telephone interview. “These days, you want to leave a show feeling like you’ve been somewhere. We do our best to give them a fun show, that kind of experience, and the music, universally, just makes people go crazy — in a good sort of way.”
The music is ska punk, something the band helped popularize in the United States in the 1990s, along with other Orange County, Calif., bands such as Sublime and No Doubt.