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Sublime Returning With New Singer

Last February, 13 years after lead singer Bradley Nowell died from an overdose, the remaining two members of Sublime, Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, appeared at a Sparks, Nev. club with singer Rome, a 20-year-old Northern California native. A My Space blog entry on Gaugh's Del Mar band page called it "Sublime reuniting and playing with new singer Rome."

Despite the immediate clamor over the possibility of one of the '90s' biggest groups returning with a new singer, the trio, which drew raves on internet message boards like, "The show was unreal" and "The new singer sound amazing," has been silent. Rumored appearances at Bamboozle and opening for No Doubt were just that -- rumors.

However, Sublime are ready to hit the stage again and bring songs like 'What I Got, 'Santeria, 'Date Rape' and 'Doing Time' to a new generation of fans. The new lineup will have their official coming out party this October when they join Slipknot, Pennywise, Goodie Mob, the Geto Boys, Cheech and Chong and many more at the return of Cypress Hill's Smokeout Festival Oct. 23 and 24 in San Bernardino, California.

"The last minute addition of our very special guests Sublime is crazy. We always strive to make our shows a once in a lifetime event. I know Bud, Eric and Rome can't wait to tear up the Smokeout stage," promoter Chang Weisberg said in a statement. While there unquestionably will be some doubters on this, given how Sublime's legacy has grown exponentially since Nowell's death, we can pretty safely guarantee there will be a lot of people watching Smoke Out now. Organizer B-Real agrees, saying "This will be our best Smokeout ever."

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TOMMY DUBS

"how dare you even mention their name is a negative tone...."

This is Funny.... Do your homework. SUBLIME is over... I love them, but you would have thought that the remaining memebers would have learned from the death of BRAD, but instead they took a legacy and drug it threw the mud with bands like Long Beach Dub Allstars and shortbus. They took a fortune and legacy and blew it on tweak. People are free to speak their minds negative or positive... not listening to other views show a weakness in your position...

Forward!

October 30 2009 at 12:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Badfish

This sucks, I heard the new version of Date Rape on KROQ today, it sucks, its not the same. 40oz to freedom or Bad Fish sound better. It will be interesting to see if they come up with new material. Brad was the brains, this is going to be like another cover band, but they are trying to have a new sound and its just sucks. I love Sublime and would like them to live forever, but this is only 2/3s of the deal.

October 23 2009 at 7:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
B-rads bud

it is ALL about money!!!! granted yes they do make money
BUT....i talked to Troy and Jake face to face and they were appauled about using the SUBLIME name to sell out!!!..Quote..i ultimatly own the SUBLIME name,call it something else at least.Brad would have never used that name if it was the other way around!!!!!

absolutly sickening!!!!

October 23 2009 at 12:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill Kurtis

I'm Bill Kurtis.

September 08 2009 at 5:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
The truth

Sublime are officially sell outs.

September 01 2009 at 2:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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