a night of punk in sacramento

May 10th, 2026

Channel24 in Sacramento hosted a night of Punk royalty as Pennywise and Circle Jerks continued their West Coast 2026 tour - joined by the always-electric H2O and DFL.

The night in Sacramento started off a bit different than the rest of the tour, with H2O taking DFL’s place as opener - and the moment they took the stage, the chaos erupted. As they started with “Nothing to Prove,” they continued to tear through their setlist with “Everready,” “Faster Than the World,” and ending strong with “5 Yr. Plan,” - leaving the crowd more excited than ever for what was to come.

After a few minutes, DFL took to the stage to deliver half an hour of back-to-back high energy hits - with the circle pit getting wider and more chaotic as they progressed. With sweat on his brow and a now-full room of punks buzzing for more, Tom Davis delivered a heartfelt thanks and proceeded to introduce the upcoming Circle Jerks, fronted by the iconic Keith Morris.

Formed in 1979, Circle Jerks have come to take their place in the Punk Hall of Fame - with hits such as “Wild in the Streets,” “Live Fast, Die Young,” and “World Up My Ass,” being among some of the most popular. Backed by static, warm lighting - Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, Zander Schloss, and Joey Castillo took to the stage. After about a minute of introductions of each member, the set began abruptly with “Deny Everything,” the short and sweet intro to their most iconic album, “Group Sex.” As they powered through the massive 26-song setlist, Keith made sure to include some of his always eclectic but ever-significant monologues - this time humorously speaking on the state of the world, and American politics, and why it wouldn’t be the best idea for him to own a firearm.

The 45-minute set concluded with “Nervous Breakdown,” - a song Keith originally wrote and performed during his time with Black Flag, an equally recognizable punk band which he also helped found in 1979. As the applause settled and attendees went for a refill on their drinks and a smoke on the patio, Pennywise readied to take the stage for their headliner performance.

One set change and 20 minutes later, Pennywise - led by Jim Lindberg - began to take to the stage. As Jim introduced each member and took the time to thank the venue and each department, he also warned that the venue - which just celebrated its 1st birthday - was “a little too clean,” and promised to “to dirty it up a bit,” by the end of the set. Fletcher Dragge - guitar around his neck and solo cup in-hand - continued tuning his instrument and proceeded to give a ready nod to indicate that it was time to get the show started.

The set kicked off with “Homeless,” - a 95BPM high-energy single from their self-titled debut album Pennywise - and the crowd erupted.