NOFX slots Missoula show

If you go to work wasted on Sunday, May 4, you’ll be able to hear NOFX sing about it at the Wilma that same day.

The pop-punk pioneers will be making their first ever Missoula appearance later this spring. Tickets will be $21 in advance and at the door.

Mark Dinerstein, promoter for Missoula’s former Bravo Entertainment, recently purchased by Knitting Factory Entertainment, said those interested in getting into the show better act fast.

“We expect it to sell out really quickly,” Dinerstein said.

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. today at Rockin’ Rudy’s and Ear Candy. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.ticketweb.com or by phone, 1-800-965-4827.

Dinerstein said that the Knitting Factory had the choice of bringing the band to Spokane, Wash., or Boise, Idaho, before confirming them to play in Missoula.

He said the band had played both cities before and he was sure they would get an enthusiastic turnout here.

“In this case, I really wanted NOFX to be in Missoula,” Dinerstein said.

Fellow California punk groups No Use For A Name and American Steel are scheduled to open.

NOFX became a household name in 1994 after releasing “Punk In Drublic.” The album launched the band into mainstream stardom in the pop-punk boom of the decade also punctuated by The Offspring’s “Smash” and Green Day’s “Dookie.”

NOFX released their last LP, “Wolves In Wolves’ Clothing,” in 2006. Their most recent release was their second live album, “They’ve Actually Gotten Worse Live!” in November 2007. The album has been described as their “sloppiest, drunkest, funnest, and best sounding recording ever,” according to a press release from Fat Wreck Chords.

NOFX frontman and Fat Wreck Chords founder Fat Mike wrote in a recent drunken e-mail, “There’s nothing easier than being an alcoholic in a punk rock band. We didn’t start out being alcoholics, but we’re definitely gonna finish that way.”

Dinerstein, who put on previously hot-selling Wilma performances like Queens of the Stone Age, said that he has already booked 10 concerts for the Wilma between now and June, with more shows promised to come.
“This year, I’m easily going to double that amount,” Dinerstein said.
In other breaking band news, Australian jam-band John Butler Trio has been confirmed to play the Wilma Theatre in mid-April, according Dinerstein.
An official announcement with more details will be released next week.