Following bout with tonsil cancer, Mike Ness brings Social Distortion to Clearwater

The band plays 'Mommy’s Little Monster' in full for the show co-headlined by Bad Religion.

By Josh Bradley on Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 1:35 am

Photo by Nicole Kibert elawgrrl.com

Social Distortion plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 12, 2010.

It’s been a whirlwind of a year for Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness.

During production of the band’s long-awaited, upcoming eighth studio album (no information has been revealed yet) he got a call from his doctor, telling him that he had stage-one tonsil cancer.

While radiation and chemo was needed and surgery did a number on his voice, Ness seems to have bounced back, and will perform the band’s debut album Mommy’s Little Monster—which celebrated its 40th anniversary last summer—in full

Tickets to see Bad Religion and Social Distortion play the BayCare Sound in Clearwater on Sunday, April 28 are still available and start at $49.50.
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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

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