Editing The Show Must Go Off!

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'''''The Show Must Go Off!''''' is a live concert [[DVD]] series produced by [[Kung Fu Films]], an offshoot of the [[Kung Fu Records]] label, which began in 2002.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Show Must Go Off! |url=http://www.kungfurecords.com/films.php |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Kung Fu Records}}</ref> The producer was [[The Vandals|Vandals]] [[bassist]] [[Joe Escalante]]. As of 2005, the series featured at least 19 "episodes".{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} The series features [[punk rock]] and [[pop punk]] bands from various eras – from older groups that were popular in the 1980s and 1990s, to more recent acts.

The series title ''The Show Must Go Off!'' was first used for the recorded performance by [[Mest]] at the [[House of Blues]], which was later re-labeled as "Episode 2" in the series, while the Vandals Christmas DVD released in 2002 became known as "Episode 1."<ref name=":0" /> 

In later installments, numerous special features were incorporated into the DVD releases. Episode 9, The Vandals ''[[Live at the House of Blues (Vandals album)|Live at the House of Blues]]'' was recorded using eight cameras, including a "[[Josh Freese]] cam" with a picture-in-picture close-up of the drummer's foot-pedal.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The DVD also included optional subtitles for the lyrics,<ref name=":1" /> and commentary from band members.<ref name=":0" />

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Episode
!Artist
!Title
!Other information
!Ref.
|-
|2002
|align="center"|1
|[[The Vandals]]
|''Oi to the World! Live in Concert''
|Recorded at the [[The Grove of Anaheim|Sun Theater]] in [[Anaheim, California]] December 2000.
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|align="center" rowspan="7"|2003
|align="center"|2
|[[Mest]]
|''Live at the House of Blues''
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|align="center"|3
|[[One Man Army (band)|One Man Army]]
|''Live at the Troubadour''
|Recorded at [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour]] in [[West Hollywood, California]], February 4, 2003.
|
|-
|align="center"|4
|[[Alkaline Trio]]
|''Halloween at the Metro''
|Recorded at [[Metro Chicago|The Metro]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], October 31, 2002.
|
|-
|align="center"|5
|[[Neil Hamburger]]
|''Live at the Phoenix Greyhound Park''
|
|
|-
|align="center"|6
|[[Guttermouth]]
|''[[Live at the House of Blues (Guttermouth album)|Live at the House of Blues]]''
|Includes bonus live concert [[CD]].
|
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[Pistol Grip]]
|''Live at the Glasshouse''
|Recorded at the Glasshouse in [[Pomona, California]].
|
|-
|align="center"|8
|[[Reel Big Fish]]
|''[[Live at the House of Blues (Reel Big Fish video)|Live at the House of Blues]]''
|Recorded at the House of Blues June 20, 2003.
|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="7"|2004
|align="center"|9
|[[The Vandals]]
|''[[Live at the House of Blues (Vandals album)|Live at the House of Blues]]''
|Recorded at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, July 5, 2003. Includes bonus live concert [[CD]]. Numerous special features including "[[Josh Freese]] cam" with picture-in-picture close-up of foot pedal, optional on-screen lyrics, and commentary.
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Berger |first=John |date=February 10, 2004 |title=Vandals CD offers DVD footage of concert |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-vandals-cd-offers/150474283/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|10
|[[Adolescents (band)|Adolescents]]
|''[[Live at the House of Blues (Adolescents album)|Live at the House of Blues]]''
|Includes bonus live concert CD
|
|-
|align="center"|11
|[[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]]
|''Live at the House of Blues''
|Recorded at the House of Blues July 19, 2003.
|
|-
|align="center"|12
|[[Zebrahead]]
|''Live at the House of Blues''
|Recorded at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, October 21, 2003.
|
|-
|align="center"|13
|[[Bleeding Through]]
|''[[This Is Live, This Is Murderous]]''
|
|
|-
|align="center"|14
|[[The Matches]]
|''Live at the House of Blues''
| Recorded at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, October 21, 2003.
|
|-
|align="center"|15
|[[Throw Rag]]
|''Live at the House of Blues''
|Recorded at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, April 29, 2004.
|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|2005
|align="center"|16
|[[Circle Jerks]]
|''Live at the House of Blues''
|
|
|-
|align="center"|17
|[[Tsunami Bomb]]
|''Live at the Glasshouse''
|Recorded at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California, September 10, 2004.
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gonzales |first=Ron |date=August 31, 2004 |title=Touring Tsunami Bomb to drop new album |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/324234408/fulltext/7E628D960F224006PQ/1 |access-date=2024-07-02 |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|18
|[[Dance Hall Crashers]]
|''Live at House of Blues L.A.''
|Recorded at the House of Blues in [[Los Angeles, California]].
|
|-
|align="center"|19
|[[The Bouncing Souls]]
|''Live at the Glasshouse''
|
|
|-
|}

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