The Riptides

Happy Pride month! 🌈 🤘😎

🔥What a night!🔥so incredibly honoured to share the stage with our friends and one of the best bands on the planet, the almighty already looking forward to the next time you come back to the nation’s capital 🇨🇦🤘😎🤘miss you guys already… ❤️

Also, a HUGE thanks to everyone that came out to party and to the amazing folks at for hosting such a rad show. You RULE ❤️

Until next time Ottawa… 🤘😎🤘

GET STOKED👉🔥FRIDAY MAY 8TH at TARG🔥 You’re NOT going to want to miss this! Let’s welcome Austria’s 🇦🇹 own DEECRACKS back to the nation’s capital along with Thee Soreheads from Montreal… On top of all of that, FREE PLAY INCLUDED! AMAZING PEROGIES! DELICIOUS BEER! Seriously, how many more reasons do you need? 🤘😎🤘 More info below 👇 click the link in bio for advanced tickets, and LET’S PARTY!🔥

🇦🇹 DEECRACKS + 🇨🇦 THE RIPTIDES + 🇨🇦 THEE SOREHEADS
📅 Friday, May 8, 2026
🕗 Doors 8PM | 19+
💵 $15 (INCLUDES FREE PLAY!)

Get ready for a full night of high-energy punk rock + unlimited access to 45+ pinball & classic arcade machines 🕹️⚡

🔥 LINEUP:
🇦🇹 DEECRACKS – Austria’s punk legends
🔗 https://linktr.ee/deecracks
🔗 https://deecracks.com


🇨🇦 THE RIPTIDES – Ottawa punk since ‘98
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/theriptides/
🔗 https://linktr.ee/Theriptides

🇨🇦 THEE SOREHEADS – MTL feminist punk
🔗 https://linktr.ee/theesoreheads


🎟️ ADVANCE TICKETS:
👉 https://www.houseoftarg.com

📲 FB RSVP:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/houseoftarg

🍻 Come early, play games, stay loud.
This one’s gonna rip. 💀🔥

Arcade TheRiptides DeeCracks TheeSoreheads

🔥We did a thing🔥 HUGE thanks again to everyone who came out to party this past weekend, especially who DESTROYED 🤘😎🤘 Let’s get nuts again next week at Targ on Friday May 8th… more to come 😉👍

Photos by the great 📸

Special thanks me to .on.the.rocks ❤️

That’s a wrap! 🔥 HUGE thanks to for an amazing Weekend Bizarro of shows. It was an honour to welcome them to the north and share the stage with these dudes. The best. 🤘😎🤘🔥🇨🇦

Also, huge thanks to everyone who helped make it happen including .on.the.rocks .mtl

And of course, HUGE thanks to everyone who came out to the shows. We’ll do this again and we super appreciate all of you 😎❤️🔥

‘Till next time…

Welcome to the Nation’s Capital 🇨🇦😎

⭐️ Passenger Princess ⭐️ GET READY Ottawa- Saturday, April 25th will be 🔥🔥🔥 will be joining us and at for a RAD show you’re NOT going to want to miss… click the bio/links above or go to theriptides.com to grab your tickets NOW… GET STOKED! 🤘😎🤘🔥

Support local business! Craving authentic Montreal style smoked meat and deli fare in the Nation’s Capital!? Of course you do and has got you covered 🤘😎🤘Check them out this weekend and help support a great local business! 🔥❤️🔥🤤 .nibbles

🔥APRIL 24-26!!!🔥 Later this month we’ll be heading out with our pals in the legendary HUNTINGTONS for 3 Canadian-only 🇨🇦 shows in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal! RAD! Click on the bio/links, or go to theriptides.com for tickets 🔥Weekend Bizarro!!!🔥LET’S GO!!!🔥🤘😎🤘

Poster by the great

SHOWS:

Friday, April 24th - Sneaky Dee’s (Toronto) w/ 65 Ronin, Ian BW

Saturday, April 25th - Dominion Tavern (Ottawa) w/ Passenger Princess


Sunday, April 26th - Piranha Bar (Montreal) w/ Fast Food Fairies .mtl