(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Summer may be over but The Stone Pony Summer Stage isn't done yet. On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the stage hosts Rise Against with Alkaline Trio and Teen Mortgage. Gates open at 5:30pm; showtime is 6:30pm.
Few bands have ever been as accurately named as the Chicago punk quartet Rise Against. While fleeting styles and fashionable imitations have entered and exited vogue, Rise Against have remained a north star of artful resistance. While continuously updating their formula, they’ve sustained their original spirit of rebellion over a quarter century – amassing a body of work that doubles as a chronicle of our collective unraveling. Melodic hardcore detonations co-exist in perfect tension with dire warnings about looming dystopia. And on their latest release, Ricochet, they’ve made what might be their most visceral, urgent, and high-stakes song cycle.
“We rely on each other, whether we like it or not,” Rise Against lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and lyricist, Tim McIlrath says. “Everything that you do will affect somebody.”
“We are not as isolated as we think,” the musician said. “What we do, good or bad, creates one big ricochet effect.”
Ricochet is a success at simplest level: a collection of indelible rock and roll songs with infectious hooks that sound best played at eardrum-shattering volume. But it also functions as something more profound: a document of artists capturing the chaos of the moment, articulating complex truths with seismic power, and an awareness of the consequences that may befall us. This is an album built to be a part of the solution.
In more than 25 years together, Alkaline Trio has created their own little universe in their songs, one that is a bit dark, a bit brooding, and always just a few short steps away from Armageddon. Their music has been a reliable black mirror of reality. And now, as the band releases their 10th album, the real world looks more like an Alkaline Trio song than ever before.
“A lot of the stuff that was inspiring me on this record was this apocalypse culture that we live in,” says guitarist Matt Skiba. “Without sounding trite, it’s the way that we get our information now through social media. There’s always been good and there’s always been horror, but it feels like the horror hits our doorsteps much quicker these days.”
“It’s tough all around right now,” adds bassist Dan Andriano. “We can’t do drugs anymore because they’ll kill you. We can’t go anywhere safely because people are shooting places up. It’s dark and it’s a bummer.”
The Stone Pony Summer Stage is located at 913 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
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