The Show Must Go Off!

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The Show Must Go Off! is a live concert DVD series produced by Kung Fu Films, an offshoot of the Kung Fu Records label run by Vandals bassist Joe Escalante, who also acts as producer for the series. The series began in 2002 and has thus far included 19 "episodes," the most recent of which was released in 2005.

The series initiated in July 2002 with the release of a live Vandals concert DVD recorded in December 2001 at their annual "Christmas Formal" concert. However, this release did not originally bear the "Show Must Go Off!" moniker. The series title came into use with the second release in the series, a performance by Mest at the House of Blues. This was later re-labeled as "Episode 2" in the series, with the Vandals Christmas DVD being re-labeled "Episode 1." The series consists mostly of punk rock and pop punk bands from various eras, including older groups that experienced their heyday in the 1980s, later groups who rose to popularity in the 1990s, and younger acts that have formed or gained popularity in recent years.

As the series has progressed its production values have improved, and numerous special features have been incorporated into the DVD releases. Episode 9, The Vandals Live at the House of Blues uses the most of such bonus features thus far, including a "Josh Freese cam" with a picture-in-picture close-up of his foot pedal, optional on-screen lyrics, and multiple band commentaries.

[edit] Episodes

Year	Episode	Artist	Title	Other information
2002	1	The Vandals	Oi to the World! Live in Concert	Recorded at the Sun Theater in Anaheim, California December 2001.
2003	2	Mest	Live at the House of Blues
	3	One Man Army	Live at the Troubadour	Recorded at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, February 4, 2003.
	4	Alkaline Trio	Halloween at the Metro	Recorded at The Metro in Chicago, Illinois, October 31, 2002.
	5	Neil Hamburger	Live at the Phoenix Greyhound Park
	6	Guttermouth	Live at the House of Blues	Includes bonus live concert CD.
	7	Pistol Grip	Live at the Glasshouse	Recorded at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California.
	8	Reel Big Fish	Live at the House of Blues	Recorded at the House of Blues June 20, 2003.
2004	9	The Vandals	Live at the House of Blues	Recorded at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, July 5, 2003. Includes bonus live concert CD. Numerous special features including "Josh Freese cam" with picture-in-picture close-up of foot pedal, optional on-screen lyrics, and commentary.
	10	The Adolescents	Live at the House of Blues
	11	Goldfinger	Live at the House of Blues	Recorded at the House of Blues July 19, 2003.
	12	Zebrahead	Live at the House of Blues
	13	Bleeding Through	This Is Live, This Is Murderous
	14	The Matches	Live at the House of Blues	Recorded at the House of Blues October 21, 2003.
	15	Throw Rag	Live at the House of Blues	Recorded at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, April 29, 2004.
2005	16	Circle Jerks	Live at the House of Blues
	17	Tsunami Bomb	Live at the Glasshouse	Recorded at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California, September 10, 2004.
	18	Dance Hall Crashers	Live at House of Blues L.A.	Recorded at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California.
	19	The Bouncing Souls	Live at the Glasshouse